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Management

It's easy to start a business. It's difficult to grow it to create a healthy, thriving company. In this section, you will discover expert advice on how to effectively start, manage and operate a cleaning or restoration business. From hiring and firing, better staff management, implementing management tools in small and large operations, it's important to make necessary changes in your business to ensure that you succeed in this industry.

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Managing Salespeople

May 23, 2013
Every restoration business owner needs a good, capable sales staff. Here's how to manage the team.
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May 2013 Foreword

Go Above and Beyond

May 3, 2013

Become a customer service expert and build a profitable business.


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May 2013 Feature

Managing Your Salespeople

Face the facts. These aren't water damage technicians.
April 29, 2013

Many owners of restoration contracting businesses started their companies after experience working for other restorers, or perhaps in construction or carpet cleaning businesses.


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The 'Be-Back-Itis' condition

It is infectious and can strike at any time. Here’s how to keep this ailment at bay.
April 11, 2013

If you wait in great hopeful expectation, believing a customer is going to call you back and they don’t, you may be suffering from Be-Back-Itis. How can you avoid coming down with Be-Back-Itis?


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April 2013

Commercial Cash Flow

Motivation: A challenging — but necessary — component of any commercial carpet cleaning company.
April 4, 2013

The tide is turning, the light bulb is coming on, your ship has come in and you are up to your armpits in money… and then you wake up to discover you just had a very nice dream and you still have more work to do to make it reality.


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April 2013

Unexpected Congratulations

A simple way to become a stronger leader in your company.
April 1, 2013

Tim is a classic outdoorsman. Calling Tim a hunting zealot is an understatement. With him, hunting borders on a religious experience.


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The value of benchmarking

April 1, 2013

It doesn’t hurt to make a few comparisons in the restoration business world.


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The 21st century leader: Leading beyond the basics

March 15, 2013

Many leaders continue to fall victim to organizational apathy. Don’t be one of them.


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March 2013 Commercial Cash Flow

Commercial Cash Flow

Flex price your way to the final commercial carpet cleaning bid.
March 8, 2013

If you were religious, and could ask God one question, it might be, “Please explain the bid process to me.”


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March 2013 Foreword

Things We Think We Know...

March 6, 2013

I’ve always found it interesting that no matter how long someone has been in the industry, there is always something more to learn.


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