In the audio interview with 22-year property management veteran, Laura Schmitt, you will learn what a professional manager wants to see from a sweeping contractor. You will find that there are many aspects of professionalism, and that your opportunity to make a favorable impression encompasses all parts of your business, from how you present yourself to the cleanliness of your sweepers and much mo
In order to survive as a sweeping contractor in today’s highly competitive market, there are several questions you need to consider. As in any business venture, taking time to evaluate a few key questions will provide a clearer picture of the direction to take to maximize your success.
The first question is: “Who is the competition?” This may sound insignificant, but many contractors don’t realize who their biggest competitors are – and it’s not necessarily the other sweeping companies in town. I recognize three categories of competition: in-house, competing sweeper companies, and others.
Gale Holsman, Jr., has been in the sweeping business for almost a quarter of a century. During that time, he has bought and sold numerous sweeping companies spanning several midwestern states. Here, in an easy to listen to audio format, are Gale’s tips for what process you should follow prior to selling your sweeping company.
Here are some common-sense ideas for organizing your business correctly and giving it the ability to grow profitably.
One of the northeast’s largest sweeping contractor provides a host of ideas for growing your sweeping contracting business.
This information was provided by one of the focus groups at NPE 2006. This focus group provided an overview on marketing and service as it applies to parking area sweeping.
Information was adapted by the material from presenter, Christy Schmidt, principal of Cincinnati-based Chamberlain Sweeping, Inc.
