Over the past three months, I participated in many conversations with small business owners who were planning their businesses for 2020 and through the next decade.
Professionals in the restoration and remediation industry have seen a great deal of change over the years. However, a lack of financing sources or partners to the industry has seemingly remained constant.
While the use of the internet increases daily, so does the sophistication level of cyber criminals. These criminals are stealing identities, hacking networks, and infecting computers with malware. Many business owners feel they are too small to be a target.
Since the 1980’s, scholars and practitioners have made significant strides in their efforts to advance our understanding of family businesses through scientific research, consulting, professional literature, and popular books.
Berks Fire Water Restorations, of Reading, PA, has won a 2013 Blue Ribbon Small Business Award, an award annually given to the best 100 small businesses in America.
ICC Restoration & Cleaning Services, one the Twin Cities’ and western Wisconsin’s leading restoration and remodeling companies, was ranked No. 6 out of 30 companies as one of the “Best Places to Work for 2012” in Minnesota by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal.
