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A Few Good People Wanted A Few Good People Wanted
  Remember the ad the Marine Corps used: “Wanted, A Few Good Men”? Well, there is no doubt that this same requirement fits every employer out there. Let’s face it, it is really tough to find and retain good people. So, what do you do to be the employer that everyone would like to work for?
25 Questions to Ask your Car Wash Provider 25 Questions to Ask your Car Wash Provider
  Wouldn’t life for a buyer be so much simpler if the car wash industry standardized and developed a code of ethics for all manufacturers and suppliers? After all the accounting, legal and architectural industries have a set of standards; why shouldn’t the car wash industry?
Ancillary Items, carwash items you can’t function without! Ancillary Items, Carwash Items You Can’t Function Without!
  You ever go to the doctor and he says you’re Ok but we need to do a little tweaking on those ancillary items? You know the ones that are like liver, kidneys, prostrate, heart, lungs? I can assure you if your doc said that to you, you probably would be pretty shaky!
Financing Sources in today's economy to build or expand your franchise business Financing Sources in Today's Economy to Build or Expand your Franchise Business
  Being puzzled by the consolidations and changes in the lending environment in recent months, many franchisor executives have arrived at the realization that it’s time to consider diversifying financing sources to better insulate licensees from ever-changing and tightening credit policies.
Car Wash Financing! Car Wash Financing
  Chicken Little said “the sky is falling, the sky is falling”. Chicken Little, although a children’s story character, was really an economist, pragmatist, an accountant, and OH! by the way worked for your local bank as a loan officer!
Car Washings Greatest Resource! You! Car Washings Greatest Resource! You!
Today’s access to information is incredible. Just think how truly blessed we are as a nation that at a click of a button or a phone call we can gather huge amounts of data on any subject you can imagine.
Extra services are they for you? Extra services are they for you?
  In the carwash business we are always searching for extra income opportunities. Finding items that work and contribute with minimal oversight is difficult.
Extra services are they for you? Is Car Washing Ancillary or a Must Do?
  For those of you who monthly endure my car wash articles this one will be some of the same with a twist. Last year when ISS asked me to write about “ancillary” items for your industry I wrote about items you could add to your “self storage” that could produce additional revenue and be an added value for your customers. We talked about car washes, coin operated vendors, vacuum cleaners, air and water vending and a few others.
It’s a small, small world! It’s a Small, Small World!
  Over my entire business life I have been fortunate enough not to be influenced by the World War II generation, who basically were against anything foreign. My parents were very anti anything that wasn’t home grown. If it doesn’t say USA on the label it was inferior and not worth buying.
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The elections are behind us the fed is going to inch up interest rates, so, Mr. Bernanke how much does all this political, social, economic gymnastics affect car washes? Very little!
Just the Facts Man!, Just the Facts! Just the Facts Man!, Just the Facts!
  I’m one of those guys who grew up with Buck Rogers, Dick Tracy and a host of other comic book heroes. Yes I’m in that senior part of middle age where “old dogs” have to learn new skills.
Legal Considerations for the Small Business Person Legal Considerations for the Small Business Person
  You have heard the old joke that given the choice between hazardous waste dumps and lawyers most states would pick the waste dumps. Sad, isn’t it, that our legal system, more specifically those who represent our system, have such a poor reputation?
Real Estate, The right Investment for the Right Site! Real Estate, The right Investment for the Right Site!
  Whether you are buying, selling, building, or holding real estate the question becomes; is it the right site?, does it fit the economic axiom of highest and best use?
Security 2006? Security 2006?
  The amazing thing to me is the more things are improved the more they are the same. Take Security as an example. Over the last few weeks I have attended two industry trade shows. The first dealt with the storage industry, the second with car washing.
Stand alone In-Bays, Trend or Fad? Stand alone In-Bays, Trend or Fad?
  In the late 80’s and early 90’s a major shift occurred in the car wash industry. That shift was the introduction of “the touch free” rollover/ in bay automatic. By definition a rollover is a machine that washes a stationary car by moving back and forth or “rolling” over the vehicle.
The Bankers best friend, you!
It always amazes me that when you really need a bank they don’t need you! And of course when they are out soliciting you’re not interested. Other than using a bank to acquire a business do you really need them?
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