As a small business owner, you need to manage everything well, even external obstacles. What you master helps your operations run smoothly and what you struggle with keeps you worrying about staying on pace. Throw in the persistent labor shortage — which, by the way, the experts predict will continue for the "foreseeable future" — …
The Competitive Employer Market and Your Sweeping Business Read More »
As a small business owner, of course, you need to stay alert to changing trends in your market and the larger economy. Here is the list of issues determined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to be the hottest for entrepreneurs going into 2024. This information was published in late November 2023. But, if you’re …
5 Hottest Topics for Small Business Owners in 2024! Read More »
How many times have you heard the phrase “time is money” when talking about best business practices? While it’s a cliche, it’s based on a truthful premise. The longer a task takes, the more expensive it becomes to action. Where a business needs to take on more customers to expand, streamlining a process is crucial. …
The Role of Technology in Streamlining Street-Sweeping Businesses Read More »
As business owners plan to purchase sweeping equipment, trucks, or other machines to fuel business growth in 2024, it’s helpful to understand the decision-making process that qualifies an applicant for an equipment loan. As a direct lender in business for over twenty-five years, Oakmont Capital Services is happy to “pull back the curtain” on our …
Breaking Down Credit: The Good, The Bad, and the Benefits for Your Business Read More »
Our job as street sweeping and paving contractors is vital to the environmental health and aesthetic quality of our society. As such, we have to be devoted to ensuring that we deliver excellent service to the constituencies that we serve. In order to do this, we need to maintain our equipment effectively. Proper maintenance of …
Best Equipment Maintenance Strategies for Prolonged Lifespan and Cost Savings Read More »
Your small commercial sweeping business has withstood the test of the early 2020s, a stellar achievement. Your company survived the extreme impacts of COVID, the resulting economic crisis, and here you are, still afloat after these years of stubbornly resistant national recovery. Maybe you’re seeing some promising hints of a better 2024 but are still …
Many surprising effects from AI can be expected for competitors in commercial pavement sweeping as in most other industries over the next few years. Integration of, or declining to implement, artificial intelligence (AI) will impact your business. Its overall efficiency, speed of operations, product and service quality, reliability of processes, and changes in profit margins …
Paving and sweeping companies offer a valuable service to communities across our country. By paving damaged roads and parking lots and sweeping to maintain their cleanliness and curb appeal, your company ensures our streets, shopping areas and other places of business are clean, safe and attractive. As you are aware, the possibility of safety risks …
Ensuring Safety on Paving and Sweeping Job Sites: Best Practices Read More »
There are natural advantages for business competitors who prioritize increasing employee engagement and tracking the progress of their efforts. But, “employee engagement” is often misunderstood, improperly defined, and ineffectively pursued. Some leaders may also be uncertain about the skills they need to sustain the engagement of their team members. Let’s look at some ways to …
West Chester, PA, October 2023 – If you’re a small- to medium-sized business owner, you know that running a business requires purchasing (expensive) equipment and software. The good news is that a tax deduction could help alleviate some of the financial burdens of those operational expenses. The catch? Your business needs to finalize purchases before …
It Is Time to Take Advantage of Section 179: Is It Right for You? Read More »
