Title:West Michigan Sweeper Owner Stresses Hard Work, Accountability
Like so many sweeping contractors just starting out, Dennis Gillean had a job when he bought his first sweeper. And, as has also been the case with many other contractors, the small Minuteman unit that he ended up with – which had only a 3.5′ sweeping path – wasn’t the best machine for cleaning parking lots.
Throughout this problem, working two jobs and being enmeshed in a Michigan economy that is among the worst in the nation, Gillean persevered to develop West Michigan Sweeper, Inc. into a company with the kind of ethical standards that would make any business owner proud.
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Title: McDonough and Sons Stress Environmentalism in Full Slate of Services
Thirty some years ago, when Pat McDonough started his own sweeping company, he was already a somewhat experienced hand at the job. That’s because as a newly-married nineteen-year-old he’d joined the father he’d never really known in a sweeping company in Minnesota.
Even though that didn’t last long, when McDonough started a business of his own over 10 years later, it was to found a parking lot sweeping company.
Gale Holsman, Jr., has been in the sweeping business for almost a quarter of a century. During that time, he has bought and sold numerous sweeping companies spanning several midwestern states. Here in our popular audio interview format are his tips for the process you should follow if you are considering purchase of a sweeping company.
Title:Australian Contractor, Geelong Power Sweep, A Leader in the Greater Melbourne Sweeping Arena
Fourteen years ago, fed up with his work as a long distance truck driver, Australian contractor Glenn Laybourne bought a couple of PowerBoss sweeper scrubbers and used them to clean factories and warehouses.
Today, using a combination of innovation, GPS and personalized service, Laybourne’s Geelong Power Sweep provides roadway and construction sweeping throughout his Greater Melbourne market area.
This article is an expert from the CEO Toolkit series, done by Kraig Kramers. In this article he describes the importance of trailing 12-month charts, including what it is and how to make it work for you. A podcast is embedded at the end of the article.
Kramers, who has been the CEO of 8 different companies, offered a wealth of information applicable to anyone who runs a business. During his presentation, the dynamic Kramers offered a number of proven techniques for improving business forecasting, sales and management. These were taken from what he calls his “CEO Tools.”
Since founding Ohio-based Contract Sweepers in 1960, Tom Maish, company president, says he had quite a learning curve. Although this conversation with Maish is over a decade old, you will find the information provides is as valid today as ever. There is a host of important information he picked up along the way.
Testimonials are a great way to market the services you provide. They offer one of the best types of credibility possible, because it is the result of a third-party endorsement.
