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,...
by Bob Nieman | May 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Dewayne Bohannon Wash-n-Go Columbia, S.C. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Dewayne has been in the self-storage industry for 25 years, and he is also in the coin-operated amusement business. Store Opening Wash-n-Go in Columbia opened two years ago. However,...
by Bob Nieman | May 5, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Blair and Charlie Johnson Laundry World Falls Church, Va. Before Getting Into the Laundry Business… Blair is a third-generation laundromat owner. In 1970, Blair’s father, Charlie, and his father purchased their first two stores. Blair has been working in the...