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With its November 17th acquisition of Auto Spa Express in Aurora, Colorado, Mister Car Wash is now thrilled to be doing business in 19 states with 160 car wash locations in all. Mister Car Wash's latest acquisition is a double tunnel, exterior only car wash situated in Southland, the largest outdoor mall in the US. With two tunnels to handle heavy volume plus detail services, it is expected to be one of Mister Car Wash's highest volume locations.

Flagstop collected money from opening until closing at all eight locations for the Disabled American Veterans on Veterans Day. In order to encourage more donations, free washes were given to anyone who donated money to DAV. By the end of the event, Flagstop had given away over 1200 free washes between military and donating customers, and raised a grand total $1,818. All the proceeds went directly to DAV.

So Cal Express Car Wash, which uses significantly less water than other local car washes, is raising funds for Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire chapters. The family-owned So Cal Express Car Wash will be donating proceeds to help grant wishes for children with life threatening medical conditions in the Inland Empire.

The owners of All Seasons Car Wash, Dan and Rochelle Foos, have added a self-service dog wash station to their business. The couple installed the station in July, and said they’re seeing a rise in business as the days have grown shorter in fall and winter.

During this time of year we tend to focus our thoughts on the importance of gratitude and while that usually centers on being thankful for things in our personal lives, practicing the art of gratitude is also good for our entrepreneurial souls.

Multiple studies show that gender diversity can improve a company’s performance, but offer little explanation as to exactly why that is. In my latest column for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, I ask readers to share their insights.

One of the things a lot of marketers and startup founders say is there are two levels of analytics: not enough monitoring, or too much monitoring. Analytics should be something that informs you strategy. And your strategy is what you should be putting your work into. If you are spending too much effort on analytics, you are doing it wrong. Here are five platforms to choose from for more intensive, thorough and productive social media analytics.

In order to scale a business, it must have processes and procedures in place. Without them, all they do is add more work and responsibility to their shoulders without a method for taking that weight off. A small business owner has to rely on processes to carry the weight for them. This, in a nutshell, is the biggest difference between a big business and a small business. The quicker that a small business can adopt a system, the quicker it can grow.