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any business that you own is generally worth it.....although it wont be easy in the beginning,nothing ever is,however if you stick it out through the good times and the bad eventually you will refine your business to a point you will be glad you did it. yes this is a good business.good luck

Happy B-Day Larry, and many more to come.

very nice reply andrew my sediments exactly,after a few years you can tailor back on the advertising budget and increase your profits a little.

we do $1,000 -$1800 a day me and a $10 per hour helper.

maybe a caustic based product will remove it,hot water will help. definately call the mfg and get there reccomendation. good luck.

welcome back Jon

Dave,if they are paying you 30 percent for supplying labor,and charging those types profits,depending how efficient you are,you are among the top percent of payscale for an employee in your area. we pay hourly rates and try to keep our payroll in the 10 percent of our total job cost. there...

what company are you working for? do they pay you well? what do you clean the majority of the time? what type of equipment do you use one your job currently?

i personally think running a country involves way more complex issues then obviously what is presented. two mine and your vote doesnt really matter the winner has been chosen, the voting is more of a formal politically correct process.

when we were using mobile units i would mount the entire assembly using a u bolt clamping setup and bend the bolts after the threads to avoid theft(i like the welding idea)

jason,we operate full time with minimal but legitamate overhead,every once in a while we will get a retail customer who says our pricing is half what another competitor price,butin the same token get 50 calls from people who ask price and hang up,never to call back. who's right and who's...

one of the biggest ploys with restaraunt managers is too promise more regular cleanings then what they will wind up doing. also none of our accounts spend anywhere close to 75,000 a year with us ,it could be a gold mine or it could not,keep your eyes open the one thing i like about these...

quote by oneness "Trust me, no homeowner here is going to pay more so I can reclaim the water from cleaning their driveway" your right they are not going to pay "More" that is why you perform those services for the same price as now and start setting yourself apart from your competitors,you...

Knowledge can only help you in the long run,i would look for the clientel who have no choice but to use your services,and start practicing best management practices and they will come.

one again oneness you dont see the big picture,in my post i specifically mentioned that the reclaim will allow you to stop competing with uninsured pressure washers for the Homeowner,and allow you to move into more lucrative markets like Industrial where the clientel have deep pockets and are...