Entries Tagged Business Ownership

Burnout is that feeling of being swamped all the time, never really able to feel like you’re standing on solid ground. WebMD...

If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that none of us can predict what tomorrow will bring. Lockdowns, economic unrest,...

Right now, we’re in the middle of a labor shortage. With more jobs than workers, companies are increasingly willing to hire anyone...

Hiring is one of the biggest pain points for onsite companies.How do you find someone who takes the job as seriously as...

Entry 422736Business leaders must be prepared for some employee turnover. Sooner or later, you’re bound to have an employee who leaves the...

No employee, no human is infallible. The best companies understand this. They do their best to hire and train right so that...

We often spend more time with our work family than our real family. I use the word “family” because we end up...

In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...

About 90 minutes east of the bustle of greater Chicago is the rural southwestern Michigan community of Cassopolis, within easy driving distance...

The internet empowers small businesses to compete, communicate and collaborate like never before. Sadly, there are also some significant downsides, not least...

Everyone has a story about his or her most difficult customer. Rick Wilcockson, owner of Accurate Septic & Well Inspections in Troy, Missouri,...

There’s a fascinating concept called knowledge blindness. Once you are an expert at something, you can’t imagine what it is like to...

A common concern in the wastewater industry — and for installers specifically — is the graying of the workforce and the nagging...

For several years, while he was working for engineering and construction companies in northern Wisconsin, Joe Rubenzer held the idea of self-employment...