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The Laundry Doctor
After Disaster Strikes
Originally posted - Oct 05, 2012 Previously, we looked at how fire and water garment restoration can be a profitable niche for some coin laundry owners – as well as how to potentially land this type of work. Now, let's assume that the restoration business has started...
Playing ‘Tag’ with Wash-Dry-Fold Business
Originally posted - Jun 25, 2013 As your wash-dry-fold business grows from doing just a few loads at a time to handling several loads simultaneously, one of the biggest challenges you'll face is simply keeping track of all the orders that come in. It's critical to...
Community Service
Orginally posted - Jan 02, 2013 Your laundromat is a crucial part of the neighborhood in which it's located. And, as a small-business owner, you need to recognize this fact and do what you can to strengthen that bond with those within your community. Whenever I look...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: How to Offset Rising Business Expenses
The laundry industry in our area has been hit with a lot of additional expenses, including a hike in the minimum wage. What should I do? Decrease the water levels in my washers? Cut the time or temperature on my dryers? Raise my vend prices? What’s your opinion?...
Wash with Wally: Oil-Based vs. Water-Based Stains, Uniform Rental and More…
Is there a way of determining whether a stain is oil-based or water-based before I launder the garment? The only way you can determine that is by laundering both types of stains year after year. Visually, there is no way to tell the difference. Some water-based stains...
Wash with Wally: The Keys to Cleaning White Items
At my laundry, we do a lot of commercial and residential drop-off laundry. Unfortunately, I have a tough time getting white socks to look really white. Any suggestions? Also, we wash white towels for a local physical therapist. We routinely receive towels with makeup...
The Business Mind
‘Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty’
And Five Other Useful Observations on Life and the Laundry Business As I have mentioned before, I am continually intrigued by what thoughtful, introspective and accomplished individuals from all avenues of life have to say. As a result, I continue to collect their...
The Power of Optimism
11 Strategic Steps for Developing a More Positive Outlook on Life and Business Permit me to set the stage for this article with a fascinating true story… The winters in Michigan can be frigid – and the winter of 1994 was no exception. As a result, Dale...
Get ‘Psyched’ Up!
Here Are Five Fascinating Psychological Tidbits to Help Strengthen Your Business Mind… And Boost Your Laundry Operation Having a few degrees in psychology, I tend to be curious about human behavior – especially within the business world. And I’m a...
Viewpoint
Tech Talk: Streamlining Operations Through Technology
The first day of Clean 2015 in Atlanta wrapped up with a standing-room-only presentation by Brian Henderson, who serves as operations manager for Liberty Laundries, his family's three-store chain based in Tulsa, Okla. This packed educational session was held in the...
Clean 2015 Attendees ‘Flip’ for Store Renovation Educational Session
Coin Laundry Association President and CEO Brian Wallace welcomed nearly 350 attendees to the organization's first educational seminar of Clean 2015 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Dubbed "Flip My Laundry," the session was an in-depth look at three...
A Healthy Obsession
As it is with many, if not most, small-business owners, I'm almost obsessive when it comes to tracking the financial health of my business. From the beginning, I have insisted on collecting daily – first at one location, and now three. Fortunately, with two sons...
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