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Financial Mistakes Businesses Can Make
Brian Hamilton, CEO of Sageworks, made the remark, “ Running a business should earn you an honorary degree given all you will learn.” No kidding, and then some. Sageworks develops financia
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SEFA Show Set For June
The South Eastern Fabricare Association show has already sold over 125 booths representing more than 70 companies for its upcoming Southern DryCleaners and Launderers Show.This year, entra
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Video Takes $5,000 Prize In DLI Contest
“I Feel Great When I Get My Clothes Drycleaned” features two well-dressed young men rapping, dancing, and extolling the benefits of having their clothes professionally cleaned by a member
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FRSTeam Names Licensee Leader and President’s Award Winners
Recognizes licensee excellence and acknowledges achievements FRSTeam, a leading fabric restoration franchise, announced winners of its annual Recognition Awards. This year’s License
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Do You Have A Disaster Plan?
It seems every time you hear the news, there is some disaster that has occurred. In Southern California, we recently had an earthquake. Around the country there have been storms, flooding, pow
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Coin Laundry Association Committee Releases “Laundry Census” Number
The Coin Laundry Association’s “Make Your Move” Committee recently announced the result of its efforts to determine an accurate estimate of the number of retail, self-service laundries i
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A Water Recycling System To Beat The Drought
Governor Brown of California recently declared a drought emergency and new water regulations are on the way. Price increases and voluntary compliance are just the beginning. The San Francisco
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Drycleaners To Keep 35 Million Hangers Out Of Landfills
Goal Met in Time for Earth Day 2014 Many people have a pile of steel hangers in their homes from drycleaning. All too often, these hangers end up in the trash. For Earth Day 201
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Institute Leadership Testifies at FTC Roundtable on Care Label Ruling
Representatives of the drycleaning, wet cleaning and manufacturing industries joined the Federal Trade Commission’s roundtable discussion about proposed changes to the care label rule this S
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An open letter to President Obama
Dear Mr. President,It was extremely gratifying to small businesses like the neighborhood dry cleaner, to hearyour recent remarks at the swearing in of Maria Contreras- Sweet as head of the Small
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SDA 2014 Cleaners Showcase Speakers Schedule
Keynote SpeakerDoug EwertPresident and CEO of the Men’s WearhouseTopic: Fashion Trends and the Outlook of the Clothing IndustrySaturday, April 26th - 8:30 a.m.F
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A Time For Some Laughs
Insurance claims are no laughing matter but I have found some funny claims that have occurred that will leave you laughing, and probably scratching your head. First, here are some one-liners t
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Kenney’s Rules Of Thumb
Since being grounded from flying or driving alone, I decided to share some of my Rules Of Thumb I have passed out to customers along the way with my readers this issue. I have often said that
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Review Cleaner and Launderer Mobile
With our app CLEANER AND LAUNDERER MOBILE, we have had over 1000 mobile editions downloaded from our readers! Cleaner & Launderer Mobile, lets you read the latest stories, share the latest stories
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WFI June Convention, Tradeshow, Auction and Fitzgerald Scholarship Golf Outing
Marketing Your Business with Simple Tools: Smart TV to be Given Away to a Lucky CleanerWFI hopes that you will be with us for dinner, so here is what’s lined up to give you the edge on marketing
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NEFA Workshop: Massachusetts Boiler License Program
NEFA has teamed up with the Technology Learning Center to develop a 6-hour continuing education course to renew Special Boiler Operator and Special Boiler Operator In Charge licenses. A certificate to
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Lapels Dry Cleaning In Florida
Lapels Dry Cleaning, an innovative, environmentally friendly dry cleaning company headquartered in Hanover, Massachusetts, recently announced a five-store development agreement with Mike and Carla Lan
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Midwest Association Strikes Down Cleanup Killer Bill
Indiana has been working to protect their drycleaners and numerous other businesses in danger of losing their insurance clean-up coverage for contaminated sites. The insurance association attempted to
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National Cleaners Association 2014 Training / Event Schedule
1) DEC Certification Course – 16 Hours / 2 DaysSundays – 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.$795. Members / $1295. Non-MembersA. July 13 & July 20, 2014 – Nanuet, NYB. Nov. 9 & Nov. 16
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Weaver Named Vice President Of Sales At CRDN
Matthew Weaver was named Vice President of Sales at CRDN, the Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network, an international franchisor serving the insurance and restoration industries. Wayne Wudyka, CRD
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DLI Mystery Shopper Awards Announced
DLI announced the first annual “Best Of…” Awards. They are the result of the 2013 mystery shopping program conducted by DLI partner MarketWise Consulting Group, Inc. DLIs Mary Scalco stated, “
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How Do Your Clothes Smell?
It is amazing how big an industry fragrance is. Reportedly, it is larger than our 7-8 billion a year drycleaning and laundry industry. But then, so is pizza. How do things smell? Most everyone is caug
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What Will Your Legacy Be?
Legacy, according to the dictionary, is “something transmitted or handed down from one generation to the next; a heritage; a tradition.” A legacy is something you create during your life to benefi
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Huebsch Expands Distribution Network
Huebsch®, the expert in commercial laundry efficiency, has added Empire Laundry Machinery to its distributor network in New York state. As an authorized distributor, the company can now provide Huebs
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Speakers Set For SEFA Show
A full schedule of speakers has been announced for the Southern DryCleaners and Launderers Show in Jacksonville, FL, June 20th - 22nd.The centerpiece of the show, sponsored by the South Eastern Fa
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KREBS Switzerland Launches A Web Store With A Difference
Customers visiting the KREBS Switzerland website will now find some exciting changes as krebsswitzerland.com has moved to a modern and fresh site with English, German, French, Spanish and Italian lang
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Talking Points on ABC’s 20/20 Segment
This week, ABC News gave drycleaners a thoroughly sensationalistic trashing on Good Morning America, 20/20 and abcnews.com. In order to help members respond to questions from e
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Cooperative Conference Hosts More Than 125 Industry Leaders In Cancun
When was the last time you shared ideas with industry peers on how to make your business more efficient, expand your customer base or boost your bottom line?For the largest co-convention so far, D
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ABC News on Anti-Drycleaning Rampage?
It turns out there is good reason for that old expression Getting Taken to the Cleaners‚ So what happens when you leave your cleaner with your most valuable clothes?- Rebecca Jarvis, ABC News Chie
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Wyatt-Bennett Equipment Co. Inc. And Bennett Distribution, Inc. Announce Relocation
As of Friday February 14, 2014Wyatt-Bennett has relocated:The new mailing address for Office Correspondence,Billing, Payments, Invoicing, etcWyatt-Bennett Equipment Co. Inc.16060 Ve
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UniMac Expands Product Range With New 200-Pound Tumble Dryer
Machine increases efficiency in operations with greater capacity, additional featuresUniMac®, a leading provider of on-premises laundry equipment, has expanded its product offering with the introd
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Loyalty In Drycleaning, Laundry And Life
While looking ahead as this fresh New Year begins, I can’t help but feel nostalgic. A lot has happened to our industry in 2013 and not all of it was positive. A lot has happened in my personal life
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Do You Motivate Your Employees?
Let’s face it. You as an owner, or your manager, (assuming you have one) are the most important factors as to whether your employees like their jobs. You determine the mood of your team. No matter h
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Cleaners Showcase Registration Opens And SDA Announces Keynote Speaker
The Southwest Drycleaners Association (SDA) has announced that conference registration and housing opened January 2nd for its April 25th - 27th Cleaners Showcase in Fort Worth. Links to both may be fo
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Entrepreneur Magazine Names CRDN #1 Dry Cleaning Business
CRDN (the Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network), an international organization of textile experts serving the insurance industry, has been named the #1 dry cleaning business as part of Entreprene
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Cleanup Of Drycleaning Properties
When it comes time for buying or selling a property that has a dry cleaning store on it, the transaction can become difficult for everyone involved if the environmental condition of the property is no
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SEFA Workshops – SAVE THE DATE!
"The New Environmental Reality"SEFA Executive Director, Peter Blake, will be presenting "The New Environmental Reality" a workshop designed to cover the basics of all the new rules and regulation
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Where The Big Dollars Are
I’ve heard it said in this industry that we need to diversify. Every time our market drops or the economy falters you hear this. I’m not saying it is bad advice. However, the real profit stuff is
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New Model For bizzie Brand: “bizzieboxes” Now Central Focus And Standalone Option
Since its introduction to the drycleaning industry early last year, bizzie has continued to evolve, based on feedback from the marketplace as well as customers. Now the innovative drycleaning concept
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Goals For 2014
Before you think about setting goals for 2014, you need to look back on 2013. What did 2013 look like? Perhaps not as bad as 2008, but was it as good as you expected? Where did your business succeed a
