A few years after Dirk Feikema bought Wesley Feikema & Son Sanitation Services from his father in 2006, he changed the name...
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Septic Service and Land Application Are a Package Deal
Located in a village of 1,100 people in cottage country in central Ontario, Total Site Services has had to diversify and expand...
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A Pumping Legacy: Carrying on a Family Tradition of Success
First profiled by Pumper magazine in November of 2008, Brown Septic in Del Norte, Colorado, has nearly doubled its staff and increased...
Editorial
Pumping Dad Inspires Son’s Career Choice: 'This Was My Destiny.'
Unlike many small-business owners, Karl Alm had a succession plan from the day he launched his septic pumping enterprise in West Brookfield,...
Editorial
What’s the Secret to Longevity for a Small, Family Pumping Operation?
It’s rare for a small family business to prosper into a fourth generation. That’s a source of pride to Jody and Penny...
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The Morales Family Recognized Changes in the Demand for Its Products and Took Action
Southwest Site Services of Riverside, California, has an enviable problem — this family-owned business is growing so fast that its owners are...
Editorial
7 Keys to Small-Business Longevity
Everyone who starts or leads a business dreams of passing it along to the next generation. But few are successful in making...














