Entries Tagged Small Business

The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a $15 minimum wage — the highest big-city minimum wage in the U.S. — for workers...

Infrastructure jobs, including septic tank contractors and sewer pipe cleaners, are on the rise. A new report from Brookings.edu estimates that septic...

Many companies are social media savvy, but social media marketing is still relatively new and unknown — and sufficiently time-consuming — that...

Small business owners sometimes feel like they have to do it all. They feel compelled to devote every waking hour to handling...

Let’s celebrate your hard work and dedication to the small businesses you started from the ground up, took over from a retiring...

Many small businesses are changing how they bundle employee benefits. Sick leave? Vacation? Personal time? It’s all a bit overwhelming. Many companies...

There’s nothing insignificant about running a successful onsite system installation or septic pumping operation. You are aware of the day-to-day struggles associated...

Are you in compliance with all the regulations that impact your business? Do you even know all the agencies that might regulate...

What’s the vibe around your workplace? Do your employees frequently complain and drag themselves into work each day only to punch the...

Don’t let the advent of social media fool you: While businesses need to have a presence on sites such as Facebook and...

People can say some pretty crazy things to get off work. Admit it, you may even have been tempted yourself. And with...

During an unprecedented wave of retirements, leadership is a hot issue for water and wastewater utilities. To develop effective leaders to fill...

Many signs point to a brighter outlook for the U.S. economy this year. The unemployment rate continues to drop. A look back...

It was great to see so many system installers at the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International last week in Indianapolis. Many...