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In a recent study, Leadership IQ surveyed over 30,000 Canadian and American workers to determine the ideal amount of time for an employee to engage with their leader. They measured how often employees typically spent with their managers each week, and then linked these numbers to various valuable performance metrics such as engagement, innovation, and inspiration.

When you’re managing a busy team, you’re probably doing a lot of delegating – of big projects as well as small details. In an ideal world, you’d be able to rely on your team members to circle back to you on everything you delegate to them – but in reality, you need to have a system for tracking what you've delegated so that you can make sure work isn't falling through the cracks.

How are today's consumer finance trends influencing the consumer market? Consumer spending is a critical factor of overall economic health, driving 70 percent of all economic activity in the U.S. By taking a look at these major economic indicators, entrepreneurs can operate under a better understanding of how their markets (and their businesses) may move--and more importantly, grow--into the future.

As an independent business owner, it’s up to you to generate results for your business, including visibility. The question will continuously remain, however, as to what avenues make the most sense for you to do this since as your business evolves, opportunities for visibility will change, as well. To help kick-start your internal plans for gaining more attention for your small business, consider the ideas below.

The brothers in charge of the popular Indiana "Mike's Car Wash" chain plan to reorganize the company. Later this year, Bill and Mike Dahm will split "Mike's" into two companies. 

Expresso car wash was just one of the many businesses that had to shut down during the water crisis. The owner says business has been steady since the mayor lifted the ban. Yesterday city leaders asked businesses and residents to cut back on using the water.

Sunflowers are blooming at a car wash in Elverson. "We’ve planted an acre of sunflowers for the last six years," said Rick Frey, owner of Please Wash Me car wash, 1 Yingst Drive. "The response was tremendous," said Frey. "Now we just do it for the people."

Looking for a bargain? A car wash deemed surplus in on the auction block at Barksdale Air Force Base. The touchless automated car wash system, manufactured by Oasis Car Wash Systems, will be sold through an online auction.