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When the recession hit more than a decade ago, business changed for Frank’s Septic Services in Vacaville, California. The company responded with...

According to Jeff Kuras, the kids are all right. Kuras, the founder of Team Kuras in Port Clinton, Ohio, says he marvels...

One of your employees is acting weird. Typically personable and engaged, this guy suddenly seems distant and distracted. As the odd behavior adds...

Steve Moon, owner of King’s Services in Headingley, Manitoba, Canada, knows working in the portable restroom and septic service industries isn’t the...

“Have a blessed day.” That’s something Matthew Moseng of Norway Septic tries to say to customers every day. It’s a phrase that exemplifies...

Relationships matter — not just in your personal life, but in your business life, too. To start with the obvious point, long-term...

Many business owners talk about their employees being part of the family. But they might not go as far as Chris Lanoue,...

One of the most recent implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the complete overhaul of the W-4 form. With...

Back in the day, marketing a septic services business was simple. You’d make sure you had a logo and a phone number...

When Tom Arts and his wife purchased A-1 Septic Service and Installation in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 20 years ago, he had no experience...

Like father, like son. So far, that’s been the operating principle for decades at C.L. Boswell Jr. Septic. Thankfully, that method has worked...

For Doug Wilton, owner of Wilton Sanitation in Flesherton, Ontario, the decision to attend the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport...

Maznek Septic Service does a brisk business in septic system evaluations for home sales. Both owner Larry Maznek and team member Trace...

There’s no doubt which machines are the MVRGs — most valuable revenue generators — at C & W Hanover Septic in Mechanicsville,...

In Cadott, Wisconsin, the winters can be harsh, and having a truck loaded out with the right equipment is the key to...

When the polar vortex hit the U.S. earlier this year, you may have noticed that many people — but not all —...

For the first few years you were in business, you may have done it all. You were the business. The success or failure depended...

Tim Mylin and his sons Matt and Ethan Mylin — who together own Snyder & Mylin Septic Service and several other companies...

A septic services company with longevity and local history says a lot to a potential customer, according to Misty Price, co-owner of Price’s...