Small Business Articles

What is a competitor? Someone you compete against for jobs? Someone who steals your business? Or someone you can turn to when...

Ask any coach and they will tell you how hard it can be to build a good team. That same thought applies...

It’s hard to believe that summer is starting to wind down. We wait all year for these warm, busy months and then...

As you can probably attest from your own personal experience, most people don’t have a lot of cash on hand these days....

If you were in business 10 years ago, recall what that business looked like. Did you have less equipment? Different equipment? In...

I recently had the time to pick up a copy of Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. Part of the reason...

When a newcomer to the septic industry contacted him around 30 years ago asking about starting out in the business, Larry Garner...

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....

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....