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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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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.

Visit https://www.carwash.org/events/car-wash-executive-management-institute/home to view the full article online.

 
A.V.W. Equipment Co., Inc.
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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.

Visit https://www.carwash.org/car-wash-magazine/car-wash-news/news/2020/03/03/ica-update-on-coronavirus-covid-19 to view the full article online.

 
Zep Vehicle Care, Inc.
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Source: Gadget Flow

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?

Visit https://thegadgetflow.com/blog/self-driving-cars-2020/ to view the full article online.

 
Source: Globe St

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.

Visit https://www.globest.com/2020/03/03/which-net-leased-properties-are-becoming-more-mainstream/?slreturn=20200203155016 to view the full article online.

 
Hydra-Flex Inc.

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.

Visit https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/03/01/businesses-hold-car-wash-fundraiser-to-benefit-st-cloud-fire-victims/ to view the full article online.

 

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.

Visit https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/03/03/as-businesses-oppose-tax-bill-sponsor-willing-to-deal/ to view the full article online.

 
Ascentium Capital , LLC
Elektrim Motors
Source: C&G News

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.

Visit https://www.candgnews.com/news/sterling-heights-car-wash-gets-city-award-for-fundraising--117117 to view the full article online.

 

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.

Visit https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2020/02/28/tommys-express-car-wash-to-celebrate-grand-opening-at-ribbon-cutting/ to view the full article online.

 
Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC
Chemquest/Hobo Inc.
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.

Visit https://www.strategy-business.com/blog/Resilience-is-a-skill-thats-just-as-important-as-tech-know-how?gko=33d83 to view the full article online.

 
Source: Forbes

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.

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernhardschroeder/2020/03/03/whatever-your-career-ambitions-your-leadership-skills-will-be-critical-ten-leadership-qualities-you-want-to-master/#4150a592e390 to view the full article online.

 
Clean World Distribution
OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions (PDQ & Belanger)
Marketing
 
   
Source: Forbes


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?

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2020/02/24/why-seo-should-be-the-foundation-of-any-small-businesss-digital-marketing-strategy/#6c0928077e6a to view the full article online.

 

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.

Visit https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/346017 to view the full article online.

 
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