Car Wash News

When you own a small business, it is imperative that you keep a good set of books that are consistently and contemporaneously updated. The tax man will not be satisfied with records that were thrown together at the end of a year. Tax preparation is a key reason to maintain a detailed set of books, but there are other factors at play.

All of those resolutions you made for yourself for 2014 — get healthier, save more money, and find work-life balance, etc. — are certainly worthwhile endeavors. But the best thing you can do for your business this year is become a stronger manager. That’s because excellent managers encourage the best possible performance and, therefore, achieve the best results. Here are seven management goals to set for 2014.

Fan Zhang, the owner of Happy Child, a trendy Asian restaurant in downtown Toronto, knows that 170 of his customers went clubbing in November. He knows that 250 went to the gym that month, and that 216 came in from Yorkville, an upscale neighborhood. And he gleans this information without his customers' knowledge, or ever asking them a single question. Businesses are tracking their customers and building profiles of their daily habits using a network of startups that have placed sensors in restaurants, yoga studios and other sites. 

Imagine what would happen if you allowed customers to decide how much they wanted to pay for your product or service? At a time when discounts have become the norm and deal sites like Groupon and Living Social bombard customers with special pricing, some businesses have experimented with pay-what-you-want (PWYW) pricing strategies where customers opt to pay the suggested price, more, less or nothing at all. 

The recent snowstorm and the heavy-duty cleanup that followed coated vehicles in a layer of salt and grime. Although a recent rain shower took some of that off, some cars may still need a tough scrub. For Bob Dubinsky, president and CEO of St. Louis-based Waterway Gas and Wash Co., a dirty car leads to clean profits. 

Car wash boss Arif Rehman says he is ‘delighted’ by the number of heartwarming suggestions he has received in his quest to give away £10,000. Rehman, owner of Pitstop hand car wash in Gatehouse Way, Aylesbury, pledged to hand the cash to needy individuals, groups and organisations, appealing to the people of Aylesbury to help him choose where his hard-earned money should go.

If you are a AAA Allied Group member, you can add car wash to the list of services available from the automotive club. The organization acquired Rainbow Car Wash, a full-service car wash.