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Managing Septic Customers in Busy Times
There are many hurdles that a contractor faces in the septic industry, or any service industry. Fine-tuning marketing strategies, contacting customers, and...
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Providing Efficient Health Insurance Options Is Not an Impossible Dream
After working on his own as an independent health care insurance broker for several years, Ryan recently took a job with a...
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3 Ways for Installers to Build Better Professional Relationships
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of networking in the business world, and that logic certainly carries over into the onsite septic...
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Pursuit of Lifelong Learning Is a Success Strategy for Any Onsite Professional
Before becoming a passion, doing weekend percolation tests and drawing onsite designs in CAD for an engineer was an additional revenue source...
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Don’t Let an Internet Glitch Ruin Your Day at Work
My office internet service dropped off for a full day and into a second day this week. I wasn’t able to receive...
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It’s Back to the Basics for Florida RV Park Onsite System
The Sawmill RV Park is a fixture in Dade City, Florida, and it has been expanded numerous times. As a result, it...
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New Hampshire Septage Processor Caught in Budding PFAS Problem
Biological Recycling Co., a New Hampshire company that processes septage and spreads sludge on fields, has been notified by the state that...
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6 Alternative Lending Options for Small-Business Owners
No two businesses are exactly the same, and yet there are a few things that every business needs in order to function....
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Why You Should Consider Paying Employees for Volunteering
Recently I was talking to a small-business owner and friend when the topic of volunteer time off, or VTO, came up. My...
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When Marketing Can Be Too Much of a Good Thing
When the leads are hot and the phone’s ringing off the hook, it’s easy to get greedy and want to keep the...
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Raise a Glass to a Complex Winery Wastewater Treatment System
The Castello di Amorosa winery opened in Calistoga, California, in 2007 with a series of large septic tanks and a pressurized distribution...
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Oregon Considers New Onsite Rules Featuring an Expiration Date on System Approvals
After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...
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Ohio’s Krista Gesaman Thinks Outside the D-Box When Growing Her O&M and Installing Business
Aeration Septic Inc. (ASI) services some 2,500 contract customers with advanced onsite treatment systems in northeastern Ohio and performs a growing number...
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How to Manage Anxiety as a Business Owner
Anxiety is a part of life, and it’s only natural to feel overwhelmed or stressed out from time to time. When you...
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Your Customers Have Double Standards for Small vs. Large Businesses
Sometimes the day gets off to a rough start even before you arrive to work.
As an example:— At 6 a.m. you stub...
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Rainwater Collection Is a Great Complement to an Onsite Business
In a historically dry area like Texas — known to have lengthy droughts — capturing and using rainwater just makes sense. That’s...















