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Opening New Doors of Opportunity
Here’s What You Need to Know Before Adding Automatic Doors to Your Laundromat In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many laundromat owners are currently reevaluating every aspect of their stores’ operations. For many operators, this includes the potential addition of...
Are You Covered?
What Laundry Owners Need to Know About Their Business Insurance During These Difficult Times According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses in the U.S. “are facing an unprecedented economic disruption due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.”...
Wash with Wally: Best Practices for Operating Safely and Effectively During COVID-19 Pandemic
We have a lot of customers who use our drop-off wash-dry-fold service, including some doctors’ offices. Should I continue this service during the COVID-19 crisis? I want to protect my employees, but I also want to help serve our community. What should I do? You can...
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What Laundry Customers Want: Six Keys To Building Your Business
There are six main elements that a new laundromat business should possess to attract and retain customers. They are: 1. Parking. Parking is critically important to the success of a self-service laundry. If your parking lot is too small with respect to the size of your...
PPP Forgiveness Portal Now Open
The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened a new application portal for direct Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness: https://directforgiveness.sba.gov/requests/borrower/login/?next=/. This portal allows borrowers to apply for forgiveness directly with the...
Wash-Dry-Fold POS Adds Software Developer
Wash-Dry-Fold POS has added Sean Henderson to its software development team. Henderson formerly served as operations manager for Liberty Laundry, his family’s chain of laundromats located in northeastern Oklahoma. “Being the operations manager at Liberty Laundry also...
CLA at 60: Anniversary Accolades
In the run-up to its 60th anniversary, the Coin Laundry Association's offices were flooded with accolades from around the industry – some thanking the CLA for its long-standing efforts on behalf of laundromat owners, some offering advice for the organization’s next 60...
Wash with Wally: Cleaning White Dress Shirts
I recently washed and dried a load of white dress shirts. When these shirts came out of the washer, they were bright white. However, after drying them, they had all turned yellow. I’ve never had this problem before. What can I do to prevent this from reoccurring? And...
Business Bio: Laundry 24 / 24 Fitness
Bryan J. Donegan Laundry 24 / 24 Fitness Evans Mills, N.Y. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… “I started out in the U.S. Marine Corps as an intelligence specialist with the 1st Battalion 9th Marines, including one tour in Afghanistan,” Donegan said. “After my...
HappyNest Adds New Illinois Partner
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest is now available in Lake County, Ill., through its new laundromat partner, Ellie’s 24 Hour Spin n’ Wash. The facility, based in Waukegan, serves customers in many areas north of Chicago – from Winthrop Harbor and Zion, to...
Making a Connection, Part 2
From 3G to 4G to 5G and Beyond: How Cellular Connectivity is Helping to Power Today’s Laundromat Industry [This is the second in a two-part series on internet connectivity options for laundromats. The first part appeared in the August issue of PlanetLaundry magazine,...
With Section 179 Deadline Looming, Don’t Overlook Supply Chain Issues
To be eligible for a 2021 Section 179 deduction, the eligible equipment must be purchased and put into service by midnight December 31, 2021. It’s not enough to merely buy the equipment. Given that, laundromat owners are reminded to keep the current supply chain...
CLA at 60!
Trade Association Celebrates Major Milestone The Coin Laundry Association is celebrating a major milestone in 2021 – 60 years of serving the laundromat industry. Originally known as the National Automatic Laundry and Cleaning Council, the not-for-profit trade...
Making a Connection
Examining the Internet Connectivity Options Available to Your Laundromat Business With the evolution of the Internet of Things, the number of devices that are created and need connectivity to the internet to function is skyrocketing. Laundromat owners have more...
Digital Marketing 101
Executing the Basics to Promote Your Laundromat Digital marketing can get complicated. Really complicated – really quickly. So, this article is dedicated to all of those laundromat owners and managers out there who could use some help executing just a basic digital...
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This Month's Issue
- The Power of Promotions: Unleashing Creative Tactics to Keep Your Business Buzzing
- Digital Marketing: Six Strategies to Help Boost Your Business Without Breaking the Bank
- Business Profile: Modern Design and a Strong Community Focus Define New Jersey’s Bubbles Are Us Laundromats
- Industry Education: CLA’s WDF Workshop Enjoys Record Attendance in Nashville
- And More…
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Industry News
HappyNest Expands Reach in Virginia
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has partnered with Sammi’s Econo Coin laundromat in Hampton, Va. The deal brings HappyNest laundry service to the Hampton, Newport News and Yorktown markets. The company’s service is also available Fort Eustis, Fort...
SBA Releases New Lending Data
The U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy recently released its “Small Business Lending in the United States, 2020” report, which shows that small business loans (those below $1 million) increased by nearly 40 percent from 2019 to 2020, largely due to...
Worker Classification Rule Under Review
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is in the process of reviewing a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division to rewrite how workers should be classified as independent contractors. The draft proposed rule, “Employee or...
EEOC Updates COVID Guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has updated its guidance across several different areas relating to COVID-19 and the workplace, including when employees can be required to undergo COVID-19 testing, reasonable accommodations, and parameters around mandatory...
LIG Health and Wellness Roundup
The Coin Laundry Association works with LIG Solutions to provide CLA members with health care insurance, as well as prescription drug services. Below are some articles LIG has provided to help expand your health and wellness awareness, and to learn about new health...
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The Laundry Doctor
Find Your Niche
Take Advantage of Large Commercial Laundries Inherent Weaknesses to Develop Your Own Commercial Accounts Business Having just returned from this year's Clean Show in Atlanta, I was encouraged by the number of self-service laundry owners who introduced themselves to me...
The Business Mind
All in the Family
The Psychodynamics of the Family-Owned Laundry Business – And How to Keep Yours Running Smoothly and EfficientlyMy guess is that early on nearly all small businesses were family-run businesses, especially in smaller towns. Since then, we've evolved from there to...
Wash With Wally
Wash With Wally: Keeping Your Drain Line Clear
Is there a chemical and/or preventive maintenance procedure that will keep our main drain line clean? Occasionally, we experience a backup of water, which seems to be due to a buildup of a black greasy residue within the line. Would you recommend a periodic flush of...
Viewpoint
Excellence: At a Glance
Here's a look at the complete Excellence in Laundry Conference schedule, including times and locations: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Welcome Cocktail Reception (Casa Elar, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa) Wednesday, May 18, 2016 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.:...
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