by Editor | Jan 30, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Oct issue/2012 Written By: Chris Aycock A New Multi-Store Owner Discusses How He’s Breathed New Life into a Couple of Old, Closed-Down Laundromats Professionally, I’m a software engineer, not a coin laundry veteran. However,...
by Editor | Jan 30, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Oct issue/2012 Written By: Chris Aycock A New Multi-Store Owner Discusses How He’s Breathed New Life into a Couple of Old, Closed-Down Laundromats Professionally, I’m a software engineer, not a coin laundry veteran. However,...
by STEVEN SAINTE-MARIE | Jan 30, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Dec issue/2012 Wisconsin Laundry Owner Keeps Utility Costs Down with Programmable, Internet-Controlled Thermostats Keeping an eye on our utility costs has been important to me from the very beginning. It’s no secret that utilities...
by Editor | Jan 30, 2015 | Up Close
An Interview with “Wash with Wally” Columnist Wally Makowsky To say that Wally Makowsky is a successful laundry supplier to the Chicago area market would be accurate – but it would be missing the point. Of course, Makowsky is also the author...
by Stephen Bean | Jan 30, 2015 | The Business Mind
Change is Omnipresent, and It’s Not Going Away – Embrace It! “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Dr. Viktor Frankl, noted Austrian psychiatrist Did you know that the word...
by Editor | Jan 30, 2015 | Business Spotlights
Owners: Chance and Janine Stone Laundry: Topical Laundry Location: Holly Hill, Florida Before Getting into the Laundry Business… The Stones previously owned a surf shop in the Florida panhandle. Currently, Chance also is a territory manager for a food...
by Editor | Jan 30, 2015 | The Laundry Doctor
Packaging, a Personal Touch and a POS System are Keys to Boosting Your Drop-Off Laundry Business In the next five years, you may not recognize the wash-dry-fold business. It very likely will be growing significantly in just about every market. Most of this growth will...
by Dan Bowe | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Jul 02, 2012 Throughout the last five years, the market has changed drastically. Prior to the recession, commodity prices, especially natural gas, were at all-time highs. Many store owners had no choice but to raise vend prices, as well as...
by Dan Bowe | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Jul 02, 2012 Throughout the last five years, the market has changed drastically. Prior to the recession, commodity prices, especially natural gas, were at all-time highs. Many store owners had no choice but to raise vend prices, as well as...
by Deb Piccirillo | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – July issue/2012 I have owned a small, unattended laundromat for four years. I am by no means an expert in the field. However, there are two bits of advice I might be able to give regarding what could potentially cause a business to fail, and...