At some point, virtually every sweeping company will be put up for sale. On the other side of the coin, sweeping contractors who are profitable in their locale often decide that the best way to expand is through purchase of one or more sweeping companies in some other geographical area. Here are some tips about how to run your business to maximize its value to a prospective buyer, as well as some that will prove helpful no matter which side of the buy/sell equation you find yourself on.
Three small business specialists from Bank of America answer questions about what you should look for in your business banking relationship, as well as discuss what you can do to be seen in the best light by your bank.
Here are some common-sense ideas for organizing your business correctly and giving it the ability to grow profitably.
Are you sure your sweeper was built legally? Make sure your smaller sweepers, especially, have a manufacturer’s altered vehicle certification sticker.
One of the northeast’s largest sweeping contractor provides a host of ideas for growing your sweeping contracting business.
Incredibly, amber beacons on sweepers appear to be illegal in California. If you operate there, you ought to read this just in case…
The Internet is said to be the fastest moving technological advance to ever sweep across our planet. Get on board if you haven’t already.
This ‘expert writer’ for a popular web-based ezine has a poor opinion of parking area sweepers in general. How would you answer his critique?
This information was provided by one of the focus groups at NPE 2006. This focus group provided an overview on marketing and service as it applies to parking area sweeping.
Information was adapted by the material from presenter, Christy Schmidt, principal of Cincinnati-based Chamberlain Sweeping, Inc.
Many more contractors now screen their debris than even a few years ago. One reason is to reduce the cost of disposal. In some states the practice has become required as part of a Best Management Practice.
