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From the ICA - Summer 2013
April 1, 2013
2 minute Read
It was great to catch up with many of you in Las Vegas this past April for The Car Wash Show™. I’ll confess to not having yet experienced...
Read MoreUnregulated Hand Washes a Bane for British Operators
April 1, 2013
8 minute Read
Seven o’clock in the morning might seem an odd time for happy hour. But not in Britain’s car washing industry, where car wash operators...
Read MoreAre Daily Deals Right for Your Business?
April 1, 2013
9 minute Read
When Jessie Burke, owner of Posie’s Café in Portland, Ore., ran her Groupon promotion, she should have been thrilled with the more than...
Read MoreWaterSavers Campaign Makes a Splash
April 1, 2013
3 minute Read
Car wash owners and operators are constantly working to reinforce the importance of consumers washing their cars at a professional car...
Read MoreFocus on a Member - Summer 2013
April 1, 2013
3 minute Read
Tom Boyd
Culpeper Car WashCulpeper, Va.
Q: Tell us about your business.
A: My current business partner, Steve Corbin, and I started the...
Read MoreSquare Peg Round Hole
April 1, 2013
8 minute Read
While today’s economy may mean there are a lot of people looking for work, it’s critical that an organization focus on making the right...
Read MoreMeet the Board - Charnann Cox
January 2, 2013
3 minute Read
Charnann Cox
Operator MemberU.S. Car Wash Manager – 7-Eleven stores
LOCATED IN:Austin, Texas USA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Tetco Stores...
Read MoreBlast from the Past - Spring 2013
January 2, 2013
5 minute Read
As a continuing feature to CAR WASH Magazine, we will occasionally provide excerpts from The Great American Car Wash Story. Former ICA...
Read MoreFirm Foundations
January 1, 2013
5 minute Read
Small and medium-sized business owners are under pressure now more than ever. An uncertain economy has resulted in owners putting more...
Read MoreNew Year Employer Checklist
January 1, 2013
4 minute Read
The New Year is an appropriate time to conduct an employer checklist of your policies and procedures to help you achieve success. Labor...
Read MoreGrowing Your Business in Changing Times
January 1, 2013
3 minute Read
Remember when you used to be able to write a marketing plan for the coming year and pretty accurately predict what was coming? Well those...
Read MoreAre Robots the Next Car Wash Innovation?
January 1, 2013
4 minute Read
AS JEFF FRYMAN, the director of standards development, pointed out in an article for the Robotics Industries Association, “Our nation’s...
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