It’s estimated that nearly 90 percent of family-owned businesses fail after a third generation takes the reins. Angela Chalmers, the majority owner...
Entries Tagged Septic System Pumping/Maintenance
Editorial
On Vancouver Island, The Government And Onsite Professionals Are Subsidizing Some System Upgrades
If you’re a pumper on Vancouver Island in Canada’s British Columbia, you have reason to feel good these days about public awareness...
Online Exclusives
Google Gods: 7 Ways to Make It to the Top
Try this experiment: Head to your computer or pick up your smartphone and conduct a Google search for the term “pizza.” Chances...
Online Exclusives
5 Easy Ways to Secure Small-Business Loans
Starting a new business, or even expanding an existing business, often brings with it the need for some added financing. Hopefully, you...
Online Exclusives
Our 10 Most Popular Stories of 2014
As the end of the year approaches, here’s a recap of some of the top stories on pumper.com. If you missed any...
Editorial
Prepare A Flood Recovery Plan Ready For Your Septic Service Customers
QUESTION:Do I need to worry if water ponds over my system?ANSWER:This question was posted recently at a homeowner website, and elaborating on...
Online Exclusives
3 Creative Ways to Avoid the Winter Slump
Sometimes summers are so hectic that by the time winter rolls around you’re ready for a break and it’s a welcome relief....
Online Exclusives
Every Little Bit Helps
If there is one thing onsite professionals should do, it’s to educate people about how protecting their septic system investment helps the...
Online Exclusives
Do You Know How To Price a Job?
You want to make more money. Good for you. And it’s good business. Here’s the problem. A customer balks at your prices....
Online Exclusives
Pumper Rewind: Pumper Makes Leap From Employee to Owner
We celebrate the continued dedication and hard work of septic service contractors by revisiting companies profiled 10 years ago in Pumper magazine....
Online Exclusives
Keeping It Simple
Take a look at this Maritime Liquid Waste Transport company article featured 10 years ago in the December 2004 issue of Pumper...
Videos
Take the Update Plunge With This Modern Septic Business
Tune in as Walt “Clay” Kucharski, owner of Walt Kucharski Septic Service Inc. tells you what it’s like to inherit a 54-year-old...
Online Exclusives
Victory! Pumpers Win Battle for Road Licensing Equality
In the Canadian province of Ontario, both sewage truck operators and the trucking industry are declaring victory after years of petitioning the...
Online Exclusives
10 Tips for First-Time Business Owners
There are countless books out there about business ownership, and even more blogs and how-to articles littering the Internet. Ironically enough, entrepreneurship...

















