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Get Back to the Business Marketing Basics
Long gone are the days when word-of-mouth referrals alone were sufficient to drive business growth.
That said, these days, it’s easy to get...
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Three Keys to Building Stronger Supervisor-Employee Relationships
Today's leadership strategies are stepping away from self-serving approaches and shifting focus towards the holistic growth and wellbeing of individuals. Brian Hess, president...
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Recruit Young People to Join the Wastewater Industry
Name and title or job description: Robert McInerney, partner
Business name and location: United Cesspool Service Inc., Oakdale, New YorkServices we offer: Sanitary/septic...
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Will Robots Be Part of Your Future Workforce?
It’s no secret that staffing shortages facing most businesses today are extremely challenging. It is also highly unlikely that these challenges are...
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Goulet Septic Rolls the Dice With an Environmental Disposal Solution
A decade ago, René Goulet was at the start of a scientific experiment at his pumping business, Goulet Septic Pumping & Design,...
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How Employee Recognition Programs Can Stop the Worker Exodus
For more than a year now, approximately 4 million American workers a month have left their jobs — that’s nearly 49 million...
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Adding Services Adds to Your Customer Base and the Bottom Line
The tools and skills we have as pumpers and onsite installers allow the ability to add other services we can offer to...
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Avoid Complacency on the Job Site
What is complacency in the workplace? It can be defined as self-satisfaction, especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies....
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Think Rightsizing Rather Than Downsizing for Your Business
During seasons of economic uncertainty, business owners must sometimes make difficult decisions about their workforce. In some cases, this might mean putting...
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Responding to Customers Quickly is Imperative
I call it the 10-minute window.
That's the time you have to respond to a phone call from a customer to ensure you...
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Coping With Stress on the Job Site
Construction is an inherently stressful job for a lot of reasons. Difficult weather conditions, long and irregular hours, tight deadlines and equipment...
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Plumbing Contractors Learn the Potential Value of Artificial Intelligence
How many of you have heard of ChatGPT?That was a question framed to the foremen who recently attended the PHCC Educational Foundation’s...
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The Difference Between Employee and Employer: Free Time for Family
Mark Chase spent 32 years as a refuse truck driver for a large company in Phoenix with a relentless focus on the...
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Reinvigorate Your Business Marketing Efforts
Developing marketing strategies on a regular basis is just part of the job for a business owner.
And if you’ve done something great...
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Use Positive Management Strategies to Make Your Employees Feel Valued
Do your employees feel like they matter? In other words, do they feel valued by and connected to their managers and coworkers,...
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Product Spotlight: Routing program helps growing fleets stay organized
Organization is key to efficiency, and as businesses grow, that can become a challenge. OnTerra developed RouteSavvy, an automated software to help...















