Better Equipping Your Sweeper Trucks

This info is from a National Pavement Expo focus group that provided a number of great ideas for better equipping a parking area sweeper.

A Combination of Power Sweeping and Water Flushing Spells Success for Canadian Contractor

Title:A Combination of Power Sweeping and Water Flushing Spells Success for Canadian Contractor Tim Kukovica started out as a farmer in Canada’s Ontario province, just north of Niagara Falls, New York. How could he know when he bought a municipal water truck at auction for its transmission that the purchase would change the course of his business life.

Street Sweeping Requires Big Changes

Mark Farrell’s Illinois-based Farrell Sweeping has been sweeping for over 25 years. Now the company has moved almost completely away from cleaning parking areas as it has moved into other areas of the business.

Court Case Illustrates Confidentiality and Non-Compete Issues; Offers Guidelines for Contractors

This case law example is written by Daniel Burnick, an employment law attorney with Alabama-based Sirote & Permutt. In it, he provides an overview, a case study, and recommendations for steps to take to minimize the possibility that a former employee will leave you for a competitor, or that your confidential information will fall into the hands of a competitor.

BZ and Sons Hangs Its Hat on Creative Thinking, Environmental Leadership and Versatility

Title:BZ and Sons Hangs Its Hat on Creative Thinking, Environmental Leadership and Versatility Second generation Texas sweeping contractor continues to expand into new areas to fill customers’ needs, while stressing environmental methods.

Clean Sweep Provides Full Slate of Services in Greater Omaha, Nebraska

Title:Clean Sweep Provides Full Slate of Services in Greater Omaha, Nebraska Second generation Omaha sweeping contractor provides all types of sweeping and most exterior pavement services.

Business Sage has Answers to Tough Family Business Queries

As a business owner, you can take all the prudent and well intended precautions to protect yourself and your partners against lawsuits, but you may still frequently wonder: “Do we have insurance for that?” This article on employment practices liability insurance addresses a coverage hole that may be putting some sweeping contractors at risk.

Universal Sweeping Service Provides Three Sweeping Companies in One

Title:Universal Sweeping Service Provides Three Sweeping Companies in One In 1958, there wasn’t a parking lot sweeping industry in the U.S. That’s where Leonard Vella came in. Today, insiders know Vella as one of the pioneers who invented much about sweeping parking areas — including what is now the MASCO line of sweepers.

Top 10 Secrets of Outrageously Successful Business Owners

Here are ten concepts that represent the wisdom the author has gained from coaching and consulting hundreds of businesses over the last 21 years… from soloist entrepreneurs to multi-billion dollar companies.

The Value of Financing = Capital Preservation

In any business, whether small, medium or large, your goals are to increase revenue, maintain capital and secure a return on your investment. For most sweeping contractors, the two most important assets are cash on hand and equipment. Both are needed in order to operate a successful company. Here are some of the many advantages to a financing package structured just for your company.

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