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Installer Gives Back by Teaching Kids About Rural Life
The Bill Brown family of Payson, Arizona, believes youngsters have no idea where their food comes from. “Schools aren’t teaching agricultural history...
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5 LinkedIn Profile Tips for Installers
As the owner of a small business, you’re not just the one who signs the paychecks. You’re the face of the company;...
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How Burnt-Out Installers Can Enjoy Working Again
Being a septic services professional can be a thankless job. You’re often called upon in emergencies when people aren’t in the best of...
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6 Steps for Growing Your Onsite Business
Most onsite professionals want to grow their business. Sure, you may not want to grow in exactly the same way as the next...
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What No One Tells You About Owning a Septic Business
There are plenty of perks to running your own business: the autonomy, the control and the ability to spend your days in...
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Keep Politics Out of the Workplace
A few months ago, we lived through another bitter and partisan election cycle. The nasty attack ads blanketing the airwaves, the 24-hour...
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Lower Your Operating Costs in 2019
You’re probably familiar with the old maxim: A penny saved is a penny earned. For small-business owners, those are words to live...
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The Best Way to Handle Bad Online Reviews
As a business owner, you can’t help but smile when people tell you how much they appreciate your services. By the same...
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Simple Website Updates Build Customer Trust
Trust is an invaluable commodity for any business owner; simply put, you won’t have any customers if people don’t trust you to...
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How to Make Your Company Recession-Proof
This is not an article about political prognostication or economic speculation; rather, it’s about ensuring that your business is prepared for all...
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Best Invoicing Practices for Prompt Payments
As the owner of an onsite business, you need your customers to pay you — the sooner, the better. Your cash flow...
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Give Your Business Some Credit
Entrepreneurs often use personal assets as startup capital and rely on their personal credit scores to secure startup loans. Once their businesses...
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How a New Invoice Format Can Get You Paid Faster
To maintain a healthy cash flow in your business, it’s important to get your client invoices paid on time — the sooner...





















