Small Business Articles

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

It’s the biggest industry concern I hear from installers. “I’m so busy and I just can’t find any good, young workers.” It’s no...

In early 2020, shortly after Joe Bruening established his excavation and septic system installation business, he was already frustrated by and tired...

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

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...

For those who work in the trade services, success depends not just on developing core skills, but in keeping those skills sharp....

Business insurance is a complicated subject for even veteran business owners. Its complexity gets exacerbated because we don’t trade in it every...

It used to be that the only advertising methods for septic services businesses were local newspaper slots, radio commercials, or, if you...

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

Business valuations are an important tool for owners of privately held companies. For example, if you are doing sophisticated tax planning, buying-out...

For small-business owners, there are obvious advantages to providing decent employee health benefits; those advantages include improved employee morale, potentially fewer sick...