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 ICA news
 Back-to-School for Car Wash Pros!
It's back-to-school time! You should take a little time for learning too. You know, lead by example.
Oct. 24-25 in New Orleans, we’re bringing Car Wash Professionals together in our own version of a back-to-school party. There’ll be plenty of food, maybe a little spiked punch, alligators (yes, alligators) and plenty of opportunities to learn and take back new ideas and information to your business.
Quick-hitting, 15-minute Wash Talks will hit on various topics, from creating a great employee environment, to menu design for good customer bait, to new thinking on site selection. You can check out the full list of topics by clicking here.
Buy your tickets to the party in New Orleans, Oct. 24-25 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
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Industry News
Mike's Carwash and Q102 partnered up to raise money for Crayons to Computers, resulting in a donation of $4,616.During the one-day event on August 12, Mike's Carwash customers were offered a discounted Ultimate Wash and for every Ultimate Wash purchased, $1 was donated back to Crayons to Computers.
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On Saturday, August 26, 2017 the Doherty High School Theatre raiseed $1,611 at its car wash fundraiser hosted by Wild Blue Car Wash’s Powersy location. Wild Blue Car Wash donated 50 percent of wash sales from the fundraiser’s duration to the group, while band members and volunteers sold baked goods and drinks and vacuumed and dried cars for additional donations. The money raised will help offset production costs.
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Source: Small Biz Trends
Small business job growth in the U.S. has slowed for the sixth straight month as wages for these jobs continues to rise. That’s according to the latest Paychex | IHS Small Business Employment Watch for August.
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Source: EIN News
Quick Quack Car Wash, a Sacramento-based chain of regional car washes, has announced plans to expand operations into the San Francisco Bay Area market beginning with the acquisition of two car washes.
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Source: Convenience Store News
New payment methods constantly are being introduced and there’s significant buzz about what’s new. Everything from mobile payments to NFC technology to the transition to chip-enabled cards are trending topics in the industry. The fact remains, however, that for now, cash still is king.
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Source: Engadget
The California DMV has just updated the list of companies that can test self-driving technologies in the state, and there's one notable addition: Samsung Electronics.
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Leadership
Source: Forbes
No one likes to think about the worst happening, but it’s necessary if you want your business to rebound quickly and effectively. Here are three things you can do to brace your business for a crisis.
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Source: Chief Executive
How do you know whether you have the right people in key roles? And how can you determine whether they need to be better trained, or even moved? Ask yourself these 4 essential questions about each person on your mind, and you’ll find your answer.
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Marketing
Source: Entrepreneur
Getting involved at the community level, in all the communities you do business, is the most effective and gratifying market of all.
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Source: Inc.
Outsourcing can save you time and money and free up your team, which is good for your team, your marketing efforts overall, and your bottom line.
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