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 Upcoming Events
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Apr 2020
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The Car Wash Show™ is the largest gathering of owners, managers and decision-makers in car wash, quick lube and detailing. Attendees will be empowered to drive traffic, increase profits, and build and maintain their business from the inside out.
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Jul 2020
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The second year of the Executive Management Institute is now accepting applications. Taught by executive education faculty, this immersive week of strategic business, financial, and leadership training connects an intimate group of car washers as they build a life-long network of like-minded professionals. All participants receive an official certificate from the University of Notre Dame upon completion.
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ICA news
Check out our photo tour of Papa's Express in Saratog Springs, Utah. The site has more than 4,200 unlimited monthly pass holders — equating to 70% of its washes. Is your wash next on our list? If you have a wash we need to see, don't hesitate to reach out to mdewolf@carwash.org
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The Car Wash Show™ 2020 is just over a month away. Featuring our largest exhibit hall ever (yes, really—it grew again!), the Show is an amazing opportunity to ensure you’re staying on the cutting edge of a booming industry. Want your wash to stand out? The products and next practices are here. And the learning experiences are second to none.
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Industry News
This privacy experiment found that automakers collect data through hundreds of sensors and an always-on internet connection. Driving surveillance is becoming hard to avoid, as reflected in this experiment and hack into the car data of a 2017 Chevy.
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As automakers design vehicles with the latest smart tech, we face a crucial question: What happens when smart technology that is supposed to increase safety not only fails but exposes drivers to greater safety risks?
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Mint Car Wash, a Savannah-based company, held the grand opening of its second Savannah, Ga., location. Coastal Pet Rescue was accepting donations at the grand opening with plenty of adoptable dogs on site. There was also a drawing for a free annual membership to Mint’s Unlimited Car Wash Club.
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AUTEC Car Wash Systems, a manufacturer of high-volume, income-driven, fully automated car wash equipment based in Statesville, N.C., announced that it is has been acquired by Dallas-based business leader and entrepreneur Vic Keller.
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7 Flags Car Wash won the Daily Republic Readers' Choice award for Best Car Wash. 7 Flags Car Wash is a family owned business that has served Solano County, Calif., since 1964 and offers self service, full service, detailing, express wash with free vacuums, and an express lube. The runners-up were 5 Star Car Wash and Hometown Car Wash.
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Do you remember what you were doing—or not doing—at 25 years old? Neil Rembos is that age, and Crystal Car Wash in Forest Park, Ill., is already the second business he has owned since graduating from high school. He believes in taking risks, working hard and giving back to the community.
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Leadership
The world of work is shifting. Demographic change, globalisation and technology are changing our understanding of what work is, and how it should be done. Businesses are having to continually adapt to meet the demands of the future. Those that don’t will inevitably be left behind.
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Entrepreneurs shouldn't be happy doing just a little bit better than yesterday. They need to think huge. They need to be "moonshot thinkers" and aim to achieve something previously believed to be impossible.
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Marketing
Source: Inc. Mailchimp surveyed more than 500 entrepreneurs about starting a business -- and what they'd do differently next time. Here's what you need to know.
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Mocking Millennials has become something of a national pastime. But, in reality, most of the stereotypes don’t have much, if any, basis in reality. This is probably why so much marketing toward this demographic doesn’t work. It’s based on false intel. Cargo and BRANDthro created a targeted study designed to change all of that, with real insights based on facts.
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