by Wally Makowsky | Dec 19, 2020 | Highlights, Wash With Wally
I offer a drop-off laundry service at my store, and I’ve been doing so for years. However, a local business inspector recently visited my laundromat and told me that I need a special license to provide this type of wash-dry-fold service. Do you know anything about...
by Bob Nieman | Dec 16, 2020 | Highlights, Industry News
The Coin Laundry Association recently welcomed two highly respected industry leaders to its Board of Directors for 2021. Those new directors are laundromat owner Yvette Morton Williams of Conyers, Ga., and distributor Alex Harris, president and CEO of Professional...
by Cary Lipman | Dec 16, 2020 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Highlights
Should You Build a New Store or Buy an Existing One? After much time thinking about it, you’ve decided that 2021 will finally be your dream year – your time to become an independent owner of a vended laundry business. The question then becomes should you buy an...
by Bob Nieman | Dec 8, 2020 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Highlights
Whether Buying an Existing Store, Building a New Facility or Just Trying to Maximize Your Current Laundromat, Don’t Neglect the Roof By definition, a roof with a hole in it is like devouring a Big Mac and a large order of fries right after your workout. It kind of...
by Stephen Bean | Dec 8, 2020 | The Business Mind, Highlights
Mastering the Uncertainties of Laundromat Ownership “Ninety-five percent of thought, emotion and learning occur in the unconscious mind without our awareness.” – Dr. Gerald Zautman, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University It’s a well-accepted fact that all business...
by Bob Nieman | Dec 2, 2020 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Highlights
Working with a Broker to Buy or Sell Your Next Laundromat With some 30,000 laundromats in the United States – give or take – there are stores perpetually being bought and sold in nearly every market throughout the country. This is where a reputable laundry broker...