Selling one’s company is a very personal matter. Even when all of the signs indicate that now is the time, it can be a very difficult matter with which to come to grips. The company, especially if the owner is the founder and the prime developer over many years, is the owner’s identity, at least in part.
This fall Siemens Industry, Inc., announced that the Green Building Operations and Maintenance Manual: A Guide for Public Housing Authorities, developed in collaboration with Green Seal, Inc. It is now available to the public online and free of charge at www.greeningpublichousing.com or www.greenseal.org/GreenBuildingOM.aspx.
One of the most innovative changes to occur in hard floor maintenance over the past few years is the concept of chemical-free stripping. The concept is not really new, as it uses technology that has been around for years. The process of applying orbital sanders and wood floor preparation pads to a finished surface to remove layers of floor finish through abrasion has been around for some time now. With the industry-wide push toward green cleaning, this method quickly gained acceptance and popularity among end-users. Besides the benefit of not having to introduce chemicals to strip a floor, the process was less messy and promoted the idea of top-scrubbing and re-coating, as opposed to stripping the finish down to the floor and re-applying it.
Hospital-acquired infections are a complex problem and contracted facility maintenance personnel often find themselves right in the middle of it. As with any consequential, complicated issue, plenty of blame goes around. Unfortunately, for the problem of healthcare acquired infections, there appears to be a paucity of practical solutions. This article breaks the problem of hospital infections into its two main components—one of which is a problem that must be solved by doctors and nurses—then provides outsourced environmental services personnel with clear, simple steps to do their part.
The contract services industry has changed vastly over the last decade as business owners and managers within organizations strive to stay on top of the current workload, as well as look for ways to obtain new sources of revenue. One of the biggest changes to this “not so technology oriented industry” is the need to embrace technology in order to keep the focus on serving customers with exceptional service. In the services industry, there are not a lot of differences in the services one may offer clients, so utilizing technology helps you maintain service standards and provides a true competitive advantage over those not using the tools available.
As anyone who works in the cleaning industry knows, clean and disinfected surfaces are crucial to preventing the spread of infectious diseases. Recent outbreaks of virulent microorganisms such as swine flu, MRSA, and C. difficile highlight this fact.
While the concept of leasing equipment for cleaning is relatively new in our industry, it has been in use outside the cleaning industry for years. If you have never leased equipment, there are a number of solid financial reasons that deserve consideration.
Business ethics is a tricky area because the point of business, to produce a profit, often conflicts with what might be termed ethical. Ethicists rarely have a strong grasp of business or life outside of idealized environments.
Renting equipment offers the most efficient, cost-effective solution to completing every task.
You have heard people say this over and over again: “I don’t have time.” The fact is that we all have the same number of hours in each day, and we choose what to do with those hours.
Even if selling your business is the furthest thing from your mind, you absolutely should have a plan in place to sell. Yet most business owners for which selling their business isn’t presently top of mind, like within the next year or so, don’t have a plan for their exit.