International Carwash Association has announced the 2020 Women in Leadership Certificate Program, a 100% online comprehensive leadership training experience held this November in partnership with the University of Notre Dame. Participants will enter a cohort of women in business and leadership, including fellow car washers.

As more countries commit to phasing out fossil fuel vehicles, it’s time for retailers to start transforming their business models to capitalize on this growing trend. One such way is to incorporate electric vehicle charging stations, which can open up new revenue opportunities.

Although gas demand is lower than a typical summer, it is the highest recorded since late March — signaling Americans are filling up more. The top 10 largest monthly increases include Colorado (41 cents), Montana (35 cents), West Virginia (28 cents), Kansas (28 cents), Kentucky (27 cents), North Dakota (27 cents), Delaware (27 cents), South Carolina (26 cents), Texas (24 cents) and North Carolina (24 cents).

Mint Car Wash, a Georgia-based exterior express car wash company, has announced plans to build a third location in the greater Savannah area. It will be a 4,500-square-foot building with 23 vacuum parking spaces on a 1.2-acre lot.

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The world today seems far from "normal." However, managers and employers need to understand how to implement the "new normal" for their workers through leadership, communication and input.

There are a few key skills that leaders have in spades. Some of them, like communication, are critical in any field — from entertainment to politics to science — while other skills are specific to business leaders alone. If you aspire to become a business leader, you’ll need to develop these five skills, which will enable you to be viewed as “leadership material” and help you to eventually rise to a leadership position.

Marketing your car wash in a way that will create a buzz requires a buzz-worthy story – something intriguing and interesting. Something that is more educational and less promotional. There are hundreds of stories you can creatively share that will help you connect with your community, while potentially bumping up the traffic at your car wash.

Most entrepreneurs want to build businesses that stand the test of time. But so many are too busy with the immediate needs of their operations that they don’t have time to build sustainable practices for the future. The online small business community has some tips on helping your businesses last.

A few years ago, The Economist wrote a renowned article titled “The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.” The article was a wake-up call for many companies and even industries to start considering data a valuable asset that can be used to improve efficiency, and to create new ways of doing business and even new offerings.