We occasionally provide excerpts from The Great American Car Wash Story. Former ICA Executive Director Gus Trantham and veteran commercial...

These days, in-house recruiting has never been easier. Gone are the days when an employer’s only good option was to use expensive...

Competition for customers is fierce. Businesses have to offer high quality products that fulfill a need in customers’ lives while...

An owner of a small business had a very unexpected and unpleasant surprise upon reviewing the firm’s recent financial transactions. Three...

While negative online reviews can be completely unsubstantiated, car wash owners must face a hard truth: the Internet never forgets.

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People seem to have the idea that creativity and innovation can, many times, be the insight that we seemingly receive from nowhere. We see...

When it comes to social media, many marketers unwittingly end up in a paradox of circular thinking. How often have you heard – or perhaps...

Your carwash can see improved customer service, lower turnover, and greater cash flow if you make team building a priority. As your team’s...

“Critical thinking is thinking about thinking while you’re thinking, in order to make your thinking better.” – Dr. Richard Paul, Chairman,...

So, what’s so exciting about a car wash? If you don’t know the answer, you need to figure it out because if you’re not excited about what...

KELLY GEIGER

WASH N’ GO DEPOTCENTRAL POINT, OREGON

Q: Tell us about your business.

A: We are a 2 1/2-year-old car wash that focuses on...

Any effort to design an effective company strategy starts with the person or company that actually pays you. Every business should have a...