The 5 Pillars of Culture

Creating a thriving and cohesive work culture is essential for any organization's success. An effective work culture fosters employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity while promoting teamwork and innovation. To achieve this, companies often rely on the foundation of the "Five Pillars of Culture." These pillars shape the collective values and beliefs that guide behavior [...]

Running a Business: Take your own advice

When you just start your first business, you know - well, pretty much nothing!  You aren’t ashamed of that - generally, you are too busy trying to not go broke.  You are learning everything you can - like a sponge, soaking up all the advice you can and working as much as you can [...]

By |2020-05-22T14:11:03-05:00April 24th, 2020|Best Practices, Latest Articles, News, Operations, Staff Management|

Part 1: Green Cleaning – It’s Your Business

Anyone can say they clean green. But what does that mean? Many shades of green exist within the spectrum of green cleaning. How green is green? The varied scenarios include businesses that mix their own natural cleaning products (with or without essential oils), contract production of proprietary and custom blends, buy manufactured green formulas, [...]

10 ways distributors can promote worker safety

AFFLINK, a leading sales and marketing organization, with more than 300 members throughout the U.S., offers the following "Ten Ways Administrators can Promote Worker Safety" at distribution locations.

Advice for cleaning businesses going through Hurricane Harvey

An interview with Ellen Folks of Guarantee GirlsThis week cleaning professionals around the country began rallying around our friends in Texas as they face the ongoing disaster of Hurricane Harvey. As flooding continues in eastern Texas and western Louisiana, some in the industry have already begun raising money for colleagues in crisis. Among those affected [...]

By |2017-08-30T19:26:52-05:00August 30th, 2017|News, Operations, Residential / Home / Maid Cleaning|

Four things to look for when selecting a high-performance floor pad

Selecting a quality, high-performance pad can make your floorcare job easier, faster, far less labor intensive, and more profitable Toledo, OH - You always need the right tools for the cleaning job at hand, and one tool that is often overlooked in floorcare - as to its importance - is the floor pad. Many [...]

Who and what should dictate cleaning product pricing?

How to avoid a never-ending price war with your competitors The price of your products is a fundamental element of your sales and marketing strategies. Competition is continually fierce in the cleaning industry and the costs of your goods – relative to those of your competitors – can often make or break a sale. [...]

By |2020-07-31T11:53:57-05:00April 12th, 2017|Measuring Success / KPIs, Operations, Sales and Marketing|

Checklist for successful managing

5 ways to gauge how effectively you’re managing your cleaning business There are literally thousands of successful janitorial companies.  But not everyone has a successful business. Many people struggle on a day-to-day basis, and there are business owners who think their business is doing great but don’t realize they are treading water at best. [...]

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