by Bob Nieman | Dec 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
The Four Factors That Determine a Successful Coin Laundry Location [This article originally appeared in the December 2009 issue of The Journal of Coin Laundry and Drycleaning. This is the first in an ongoing, periodic series, in which we will resurrect some of the...
by Bob Nieman | Dec 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Smart Moves for Your Money in 2016 In my opinion, the best tax shelter that exists is a retirement plan. The most common retirement plans are IRA’s (Individual Retirement Accounts), profit sharing plans, 401(k) plans, SEP (Simplified Employee Pension) plans,...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 24, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
A Primer for Today’s Self-Service Laundry Operator Hot water – along with total water usage (and the demand for both in the latest generation of washers) – is as much as 65 percent less than it was for most washers when I started in this business in 1979. With...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 24, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Tips for Planning and Designing Your New Self-Service Laundry Business for Maximum Effectiveness and Customer Convenience [The following is an excerpt from the popular laundry business book, “Secrets of Buying and Owning Laundromats.” ] When planning and...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 24, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Recapping the Issues That Defined the Year – And Looking Ahead to 2016 In odd-numbered years, typically nothing that occurs in the self-service laundry industry can steal the spotlight from the Clean Show. And 2015 – with the industry’s trade show and convention...
by Bob Nieman | Nov 24, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
An Interview with CLA Member of the Year Tom Rhodes At Clean 2015 in Atlanta this past spring, second-generation, multi-store owner Tom Rhodes was presented with the Coin Laundry Association’s Member of the Year award. As a member of the CLA Board of the...