by Stephen Bean | Jul 30, 2018 | The Business Mind
The Psychodynamics of the Family-Owned Laundry Business – And How to Keep Yours Running Smoothly and EfficientlyMy guess is that early on nearly all small businesses were family-run businesses, especially in smaller towns. Since then, we’ve evolved from there to...
by Jeff Gardner | Jul 30, 2018 | The Laundry Doctor
Tips and Tactics to Help Keep Your Wash-Dry-Fold Employees Fit, Pain-Free and ProductiveYour employees are the lifeblood of your wash-dry-fold service. And, as that operation grows, you’ll likely be thinking more and more about where to find the next great...
by Stephen Bean | Jul 29, 2018 | The Business Mind
How to Leverage Today’s Neuroscience Research When Running Your Laundry Business The world of science is ablaze – hotter than ever before in recorded history. Modern-day research is uncovering useful and practical information at supersonic speed in so many...
by Brian Henderson | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
And Why It’s Really Not All That Terrible – If Handled CorrectlyI have some terrible news for you. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but I find myself compelled to let you know…Someone on your team is going to make a mistake. Or an accident will happen....
by Dennis Diaz | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Here Are Five Common Miscues to Avoid When Promoting Your Vended Laundry BusinessNo one likes to admit that they could be making some major marketing mistakes. But, the truth of the matter is that you probably are.Hey… no one’s perfect, right?I’ve been...
by Editor | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Is a Business Partnership Right for You?Atypical. Nontraditional. A little weird.Lisa and Daryl Johnson will agree that their business partnership – and subsequent laundry industry success – is probably all of those and more.It began as a fairly normal husband/wife...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Jul 26, 2018 | Industry News
Laundry One – a commercial laundry distributor based just outside of Columbus, Ohio – has announced that it will open a branch office in Indianapolis next month. The company is an authorized Dexter Laundry dealer, serving the vended, on-premises and multi-housing...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Jul 26, 2018 | Industry News
Washlava, a mobile technology startup that enables laundry customers to reserve and pay for machines from their smartphones, has opened its second cashless, exclusively app-enabled laundromat – this time in New York’s Astoria neighborhood. “We have...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Jul 26, 2018 | Industry News
Exhibit sales are now open to all companies for Clean 2019, the textile care industry’s premier trade show, which will be held June 20-23, 2019, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Hotel reservations for the show also are open through...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Jul 26, 2018 | Industry News
The Orange County Business Journal recently presented R&B Wire Products with the publication’s Family-Owned Business Award for companies with 31 to 100 employees. “It’s a huge honor to be receiving this award on behalf of my family –...