by Bob Nieman | Jun 24, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
The Author Points Out the Flaws with a Common Method for Determining a Store’s Marketplace Don’t get me wrong – I like pizza as much as the next person. Pepperoni and cheese is personal favorite, and that new bacon-wrapped version I’ve seen...
by Bob Nieman | Jun 24, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
An Interview with Iowa Self-Service Laundry Association President Daryl Johnson An historic bill, sponsored by the Iowa Self-Service Laundry Association, to repeal the existing sales tax on coin-operated laundry in that state recently passed unanimously in the Iowa...
by Bob Nieman | May 31, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Ed & Rachael Ellis 1 Clean Laundry Saint Cloud, Fla.Before Getting into the Laundry Business…The Ellises owned a property management company, which specialized in short-term vacation rentals.Store OpeningThe couple’s first laundromat opened in December 2009....
by Bob Nieman | May 27, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
How to Safeguard Your Laundry Business from Theft It’s 4 a.m., a brick just crashed through your store window… and you’re out of town. Do you really feel comfortable having your spouse go to the store alone? This is the type of question many people ask...
by Bob Nieman | May 27, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
The ‘What,’ ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of Mission Statements In a long history of looking at mission statements, researchers and practitioners have almost universally acknowledged the value of a singular mission as a driving force for companies – and yet have...
by Bob Nieman | May 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Forced to Take a Fresh Look at His Laundry Business, the Author Gained an Entirely New Perspective on His Overall Operation When is the last time you went “undercover?” No, I’m not suggesting you sneak into one of your competitor’s laundries,...