The ‘Inn’ Crowd

by | Jan 20, 2015 | The Laundry Doctor

Originally posted – Nov 16, 2012 One of the most profitable and high-volume commercial accounts a self-service laundry owner can acquire is a small hotel. Typically, such accounts are 20- to 45-room hotels that may or may not have their own laundry facilities –...

Plan Your Work… Work Your Plan

by | Jan 20, 2015 | The Laundry Doctor

Originally posted – Jul 18, 2014 When I first got into the laundry business, I was skeptical as to whether or not I needed to write a business plan. However, it was something the SBA required (or at least strongly encouraged), so I went through the process of...
Going to the Mat

Going to the Mat

by | Jan 20, 2015 | The Laundry Doctor

Originally posted -May 29, 2013 Clearly, not everybody wants – or needs – to go to a self-service laundry. However, there are some items that almost everyone needs to get cleaned once in a while that would best be handled by a professionally equipped...

The Down and Dirty

by | Jan 20, 2015 | The Laundry Doctor

Originally posted – May 25, 2012 We’re going to discuss oil and grease – and the tough, nasty stains they leave on our customers’ garments. More importantly, we’re going to talk about how to grow your drop-off laundry business by effectively...

Profitable Pricing

by | Jan 19, 2015 | The Laundry Doctor

Originally posted – Feb 08, 2012 I get frequent calls from laundry owners asking me how to accurately price their commercial accounts. And the first thing I point out to them is that commercial laundry is a slightly different animal than residential...