Business & Technology

A lot of pumpers start out as a one-man operation, and many remain one. Growth is great, but sometimes making a good...

“Few things are more powerful as a teaching tool than the example of success.”That’s what Tom McLaughlin, longtime owner of Metro-Rooter in...

Diversity isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a quality to be prized, sought after and protected. Diversity is an asset to your business....

In 2009, Pumper featured Rowell’s Sewer & Drain in Northfield, New Hampshire, run by Mandie Hagan and her husband, Ian. At the...

Recently I was asked if the internet of things (IoT) is going to be adopted by the industry for management of onsite...

When the winter season is approaching, pumpers should remember the Boy Scout motto: “Be prepared.”That’s what several pumpers in regions with long...

The presidential election is coming up and we’ve been bombarded with advertisements either praising or lambasting the candidates for many months. As politics...

Having a formal, written paid-time-off policy is important for any business. The implications of your policy are various. They can have a...

We have all had those days. The type of day where nothing seems to go your way, no matter what you do....

Advertising revenue for newspapers has been on the decline for years, while social media seems to have taken over the world. You’ve...

Facebook’s platform is always expanding — and the options it provides are always in flux — so it can be hard for...

Terry Smith, owner of Smitty’s Septic Service, took a slow and calculated approach to growing his pumping business. He started part time,...

Take a look at the advertising circulars that come with your Sunday newspaper and it’s not hard to find yourself asking this...

Point of Rental Software announced the integration of its rental management software products with Xero, a global leader in cloud-based accounting software.Now...

Finding work in the first place can be hard enough. Then, devoting the resources to actually performing the work is often no...

As business-savvy as most in the pumping industry are, some are stuck in the age of June and Ward Cleaver when it...

You don’t have to be a marketer or even especially tech savvy to understand the importance of Google’s search engine results pages...