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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
International Carwash Association is closely monitoring coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Texas Health and Human Services, and other informed organizations. Above all else, our concern is for the health and well-being of our community. We will make all decisions within this spirit and in alignment with the advice of public health officials.
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Industry News
Although some prognosticators claimed that most vehicles on the road in 2020 would be self-driving, that clearly isn't the case. Can we realistically expect to see this technolgy become more readily available in the near future, and what is causing any potential delays?
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In a preview of an upcoming presentation to leasing investors, Glen Kunofsky, executive managing director of investments at Marcus & Millichap, predicts that properties like car washes, schools, fitness centers and c-stores – i.e. experiential net leased properties – will become increasingly mainstream as investors seek these types of properties instead of traditional retail net leases.
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The St. Cloud, Fla., community is coming together to help two families who lost their homes to devastating fires last month. Roger Tanna, who owns Avatar Car Wash, said he felt compelled to help after the fires, and is holding a fundraising car wash event on Sunday.
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According to testimony from Mid-Atlantic Car Wash Association representatives, along with dozens of business owners, a recently introduced measure in Maryland could have negative environmental and fiscal side effects by expanding the state's sales tax.
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As a result of its constant positive community presence and selfless fundraising activities, Super Car Wash in metro Detroit was recently awarded the Nice Neighbor Award by the Sterling Heights City Council.
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Tommy's Express Car Wash celebrated the grand opening of a new location on March 3. The company will be celebrating all week, with a grand opening event scheduled for March 7.
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Leadership
Some people are naturally resilient. They have a positive attitude and find ways to overcome obstacles in order to achieve their goals. But anyone – even those who aren’t resilient by nature – can build this capability.
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The most successful leaders often excel in the same key areas. To take your career to the next level, , here's a list of 10 core skills you'll need to develop and master.
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Marketing
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of optimizing your website in order to get organic or unpaid traffic from search engines like Google or Bing. It increases both the quality and the quantity of traffic to your site. This means making changes to your website’s content and design that will make it rank highly on different search engine results pages. But why should you care about your website being the top result on Google? Why is generating organic traffic better than paying for ads?
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Purpose-marketing isn't new, but nationwide, there's a growing business trend that involves building purpose into everything a company does. As a small business, it can be tough to compete with the marketing, resources and supply chain that larger companies have access to. Here's how to level the playing field.
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