How to Make a Maintenance Log Book

The backbone of any service business, right after the labor force, is the equipment. And the best way to monitor and mange that investment is by keeping good records including all maintenance needed and done. I think every business should keep track of their equipment maintenance and here is an inexpensive way to do it,…

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Building Success in Twenty Minutes a Day

Now twenty minutes a day does not sound like much and I am sure you hear advertising claims every day asking you to spend just 20 minutes a day to achieve some goals like; weight loss, firmer abs, more money, etc. Well in a way I too will be promising you more money, because it…

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Winter Season Tips

Happy Holidays to you all. Hope you all had a profitable year and we look forward to working with you in the New Year. Now for many, this is the start of your slow time or winter break and you may think you have nothing much to do but sit around and wait for the…

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Announcements for 2013

First I want to wish each and every one of you a Happy Holiday season for whatever holiday you and your family will be celebrating. Next, I must let you know about a general across-the-board price increase that will go into effect on Jan 2nd, 2013. As many of you know we try very hard…

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PWNA 2012

We are back and getting back to normal business after the good time down in Orlando, FL for the Power Washers of North America convention, October 23-25th. We made it down last Tuesday in time for the first of two round table lunch. Soap Warehouse was the sponsor of the Marketing table and we enjoyed…

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PWNA almost here

The 2011 Power Washers of North America convention is next week. It will be held this year in Nashville, TN, October 20th-22nd. Soap Warehouse will be there as an exhibitor and is also a Gold Sponsor of this years event. We will be introducing some new products, a few that are to full fill needs that…

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Why You Need to Read and Keep a MSDS Book

Well, September is here and with it the last quarter of the year. Now is a good time to look and see what business goals you set back at the first of the year still have to be done, evaluate things you have tried this year so far to see if you want to continue…

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How to Use Pinterest for Your Business

There are many articles, webinars, and e-book kits out right now on how to use Pinterest to market and sell, but most are not for service business owners like pressure washers, they are for retail business owners. In other words how to interest people in buying a product, not a service. So I will go…

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Monitor & Improve your Business Cash Flow

The most important part of making sure you can pay your monthly bills is your business’s cash flow. It doesn’t matter how much money you have billed out and are sitting on your books if it is not in your bank account it won’t help you. Making sure you have the money available to pay…

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How to Build Good Business Credit

On the surface it would seem building good credit would be easy, just pay your bills, treat your customers fairly and you should not have any problems. But sometimes not doing anything can hurt your credit rating. Passive credit building is not always the best way to approach having a good or great rating. Active…

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