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Turning a Small-Scale Side-Job Into a Substantial Business
When he and his wife, Patty, first bought a small portable restroom company and an old Ford pumper truck more than 20...
Editorial
Want to Grow Your Pumping Business? Get Out There and Sell!
You likely got into the pumping profession because you enjoy working with equipment and doing a tough, physical job in the great...
Editorial
How Can We Sell Our Business Fast?
It’s been a tough few years for the folks at family-owned pumping company John’s Septic Solutions in Wilmington, Massachusetts. John and Paula...
Online Exclusives
Use an 'Undercover Interview' to Weed Out Undesirable Candidates
Interviews can provide great insight. But do you know what a potential new hire is really thinking? Sometimes you don’t. That’s why the undercover interview...
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Break Into the Wedding Market With a Restroom Trailer
An old axiom says a business must spend money to make money. A good example is the restroom trailer purchased by Tidy...
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Building a Business: North Carolina Pumper Assembles His Own Trucks
Mike Stancil puts his experience building trucks to good use. To date, he's assembled 17 vehicles — including vacuum trucks — for his septic...
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Tailor Your Truck to Your Needs, Not the Other Way Around
Sometimes it’s the little things in life that make the biggest difference — like having extra toolboxes on your 2013 International vac...
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An In-House Treatment Plant is the Key to Clean Delaware's Operation
Clean Delaware Inc. has built a business over 30 years that includes septic tank, industrial and portable restroom pumping. One business decision...
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Industry News: March 2017
Kenworth names 2017 Dealer Council
Kenworth Truck Company has named its 2017 Kenworth Dealer Council members. The council features eight executives representing more...
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10 Tips for Hiring Millennials
As the Baby Boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — retire in droves, and Generation X — born between 1965...
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Too Many Skid-Steer Attachments? There's No Such Thing.
Rick Miene gets teased about all the attachments he has for his skid-steers. But no one’s laughing when he’s got the right...
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How to Get Free Publicity In Your Local Newspaper
It’s one thing to find out your local paper is writing a story on your small family-owned septic pumping company. It’s quite...
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How to Help Employees Through Personal Crisis
As an employer, you don’t always know what your team members are dealing with in their private lives. When there is a...
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EPA Offers $55,000 Reward for Septic Nitrogen Sensor Ideas
The U.S. EPA and its partners have launched a technology challenge for an advanced septic system nitrogen sensor with a total award...
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Industry News: February 2017
Clear Computing merged with 1bg.com
Effective January 2017, Clear Computing merged with 1bg.com, a Colorado-based service software development firm, to form ServiceCore. Current...
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Beginning a Mentorship Can Benefit You and Your Company
Back when the fax machine was cutting-edge technology, I worked in a busy office where one of the senior managers would pick...
















