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Embezzlement can do serious damage to your business. But you can take several common-sense steps to protect the company.

Should your company name include a family moniker or a humorous play on words? Branding expert Christopher Johnson weighs in on choosing a name that will be good for your septic or portable sanitation business.

Several steps will help you navigate big changes within a mid-sized, family-run business

Do you have a joke on the side of your truck? One pumper shares his advice on avoiding one-liners that might give your business a less-than-stellar reputation.

Some agreements among competing companies – such as boycotting reverse auctions for portable sanitation services – are illegal, says a Federal Trade Commission attorney

Gregg Sundstrom of Full Moon Rentals in British Columbia, Canada, shows off his array of portable trailer restrooms. They furnish special events and film sets and also provide temporary fencing and waste tanks.

Follow these four steps to raise the level of enthusiasm and feeling of job satisfaction among your workforce

Arbitration can help businesses settle disagreements faster and with less expense than filing a lawsuit

With readers’ help, maybe we’re getting closer to explaining why some concrete septic tanks are having issues

Work with your attorney on ways to streamline legal work and tailor billing practices. And above all, stay out of court if possible.

Uncompromising customer service and an expanding menu of wastewater services is the recipe for revenue-building for a Vermont pumper

After a successful pilot, a Michigan landfill expands its unique biogas recovery program, giving area pumpers a new disposal option and creating renewable energy