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A Good Day For Customers
A good day for customers would be a day in which they would be greeted with a smile or at least a grin. This is always a good start because...
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Covid and Culling of the Heard
Quarantined! Forced to self-isolate for fourteen days and watch the world go into mass panic and all I can do is sit and watch. I’m not stuck in my house...
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How I Got Here: Wil Kelly
John Leano interviews people in the industry from around the globe. In This months issue, he interviews Wil Kelly of MyShoeHospital...
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Employee Vs. Independent Contractor
I am always finding business owners in the dry cleaning industry trying to classify their employees as independent contractors. There are several rules...
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Email: It’s So Yesterday
It often takes several touch points to get your customers to take action. You’ve probably left multiple voicemails for people to call you back or sent...
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From Millennials to Generation Alpha – Understanding Will Guarantee Business Success
Once upon a time the Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) were the demographic target that businesses sought to attract. As the Baby Boomers aged...
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Reflections on a Recession: What we saw in 2008 and after as an Environmental Consulting Firm
Outside of the fears related to our personal health and our loved ones, the specter of looming economic instability over the coming months has added insult...
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TCATA Conference Postponed
In response to limits being put on travel and social gatherings, your Board of Directors recognized that holding our upcoming Conference as originally...
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Texcare International Postponed: Will Take Place In October
The leading international trade fair for textile care will be held in Frankfurt am Main from October 24 to 28 2020.
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IDC Congress and TwinClean 2020 postponed
With the current spread of the coronavirus pandemic to most countries and the drastic restrictions that have been applied to travel and movement of people..
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SDA Cleaners Showcase Canceled
In light of the CDC’s recommendation and the Fort Worth Mayor’s prohibition of large gatherings, the SDA will not be able to host the Cleaners Showcase...
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Dry Cleaners Ruin Everything (for marketing)
I remember when email marketing was becoming ‘THE TOOL’ progressive thinking dry cleaners used to market and promote their services. My mentor...
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VERBATIM: Rudy Fabre
John Leano Interviews people in the industry from around the globe. March 2020 he interviews Rudy Fabre, Owner of Pick m' Up House Clean & Laundry
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Organize Your Business with the KonMari Method
Japanese organizing queen Marie Kondo and her KonMari method of home-organizing has become a phenomenon. When her bestselling book, The Life....
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The Value of an Environmental Cleanup
It’s important to understand that the value of an environmental cleanup is more than just getting the most for your money. It’s also about...
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New England Sanitone Licensees 75th Annual Meeting – The Best in Years
The program kicked off with Fabritec President John Jordan reflecting on 75 years of meetings and sharing updates from the company, including product...
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Are You Ready For More EPA?
My subject today is concerning the so-called 10 mandated (soon) most dangerous chemicals that should be eliminated. Tons written to date...
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Heffernan Insurance Brokers Acquires Henderson Insurance
Heffernan Insurance Brokers, one of the largest full-service, independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States, has acquired Henderson Insurance.
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Tips on Becoming a Powerful and Effective Leader
What are the key ingredients of a really successful leader? In researching the subject of leadership I discovered that...
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How I Got Here: Dave Menz
John Leano interviews people in the dry Cleaning and laundry industries from around the globe. In the Februrary 2020 he interviews Dave Menz.
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Rolling the Dice for Regulatory Closure
Environmental cleanups involve a great deal of creativity to make sure that the goals are met within acceptable timeframes, regulatory requirements, and...
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Be Brave Enough To Suck At Something New
When you make mistakes, you are learning. Thomas Edison is a good example of this. Edison failed over a thousand times before he perfected...
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My Post Got 11 Views
I opened my email reading client and downloaded my usual 300 emails that came in over night. After waiting a few moments for my spam filer to filter all...
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Public Opinions Are Often Foolish
Oh, give me the old days before government intrusion and the simple life. Customers were the same back then too. They did not know (and still don’t) how...
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New Lapels Dry Cleaning Opens In Latham, New York
Lapels Dry Cleaning, an innovative, environmentally friendly dry cleaning company headquartered in Hanover, Massachusetts, announced it opened its first...
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Now Is The Time To Set Your 2020 Goals
With the arrival of the New Year, the Tuchman Advisory Group begins the process of setting goals for 2020 and evaluating how we fared in accomplishing our..
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2020 Vision
The previous year is in our rearview mirror. Now we have the opportunity to look through the windshield for that which is ahead of us this year. What do you..
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Emerging Contaminant Alert for Dry Cleaners: PFAS is the New Bad Guy in Town!
Dry cleaners everywhere have been worried for decades about potential environmental contamination from their past operations. Through the years...
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New Year’s Resolutions
You might want to cut this article out of the magazine or print this off the web site and save it in a file in your filing cabinet for reading and re-read..
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Start The New Year Off With A Smile
I am not a big fan of making New Year’s Resolutions. It seems whenever I do, by the end of January the resolutions are just distant thoughts...
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Platinum Dry Cleaners Hosts Dry Cleaning Spotting Seminar
Platinum Dry Cleaners, a full service dry clean and laundry operation hosted a “Spotting” Seminar continuing its education to stay current with quality trends..
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Exit Strategies for Small Businesses
Thinking about an exit strategy is not usually at the top of a business owner’s list. But, inevitably, one way or the other, an exit strategy needs to be...
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Be Grateful
It’s coming up to that time of year again, lights, gifts, festivities and good will to all. Our plants should be busy with party clothes and folks getting...
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How I Got Here: Rhonda Eysel
John Leano Interviews people in the industriy from around the globe. December 2019 he interviews The owner of Master Kleen Dry Cleaners from Columbus, GA.
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Environmental Contaminant Removal vs. Environmental Risk Management: When Spending Money Saves Money
In this article, I’ll share why it’s important to work with an environmental consultant who understands the value and significant cost savings that can be..
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The 10 Worst TV Bosses
This is the season to be joyful. I thought I would share some laughs with you.
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Coats for Vets Libertyville Rotary Sunrise And Zengeler Cleaners Team Up To Support Vets
We’re happy to announce that the 2019 Coats for Vets drive was once again a huge success...
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The Company Creed – Part 3
In the April 2017 edition of Cleaner & Launderer, the title of my monthly column was “The Company Creed.” The mission statements of three companies were...
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The Real Competition
Recently I read an article quoting a dry cleaner complaining about other cleaners in his market place charging lower prices. This cleaner claimed...
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Using Emojis in Business
Beginning in 1999, the first 176 emojis were created. They included a sun, umbrella, soccer ball and car. According to the Museum of Modern Art...
