North American Sweeper Magazine

There are countless challenges for small business owners. All agree, it’s a complex proposition to start and grow a business, especially in the ever-more complicated modern business environment. We can’t take on all the difficulties facing today’s commercial sweeping business operator in this article, but here are five major points of advice for overcoming the […]

Next month will be the 11th anniversary of Captain Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger’s heroic emergency landing on the Hudson River. On an icy January day in New York City, Sully’s plane struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff, causing power failure in both engines and rapid loss of altitude. In just over three harrowing minutes, […]

New Fleet Fundamentals class, simplified Certified Sweeping Company requirements to be unveiled at National Pavement Expo The North American Power Sweeping Association (NAPSA) continues to cement its status as the industry’s leading creator of educational resources when it rolls out its new Fleet Fundamentals class at the 2020 National Pavement Expo, which takes place Jan. […]

SCA serves the entire eastern United States from Michigan to the Louisiana gulf coast, to the New York Atlantic coast, to the Caribbean coast of southern Florida. All locations are owned by SCA, of which Chris Valerian is President, CEO, and Board Member of SCA. The story of SCA and its ownership is one of […]

According to the US Small Business Administration, small businesses contributed 65% of new job growth over the last two decades. The small business sector also accounted for 97.5% of all firms that export goods and services overseas (SBA.gov). With heavy influence on the US economy and in global markets, the federal government is unsurprisingly interested […]

1-800-SWEEPER has announced that Pete Phillips, of Clean Sweep in Chattanooga, TN is the newest Board of Director of the organization. Pete replaces Gerry Kesselring’s position on the Board and takes over on October 1st. Pete has been a partner of 1-800-SWEEPER since January of 2013 and has also served as President of NAPSA 2017-2018 […]

WEST CHESTER, PA, October 2019 — Oakmont Capital Services added two experienced finance professionals to their team in the Albany, Minnesota location. The independent financer continues to expand its business to offer customers fast, simple, and easy solutions. Oakmont Capital Services’ sales team is excited to welcome Adam Domke as a Business Development Officer. Formerly […]

“I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison In the business world, we spend a lot of time thinking about how to set goals, how to keep employees motivated, and what it takes to reach success. It is important to stay focused on the positive, but the […]

To grow a small pavement sweeping company usually requires little proactivity. Without a basic growth strategy, business owners can find themselves overworked while their businesses are underperforming. To improve sluggish growth rates, there are some low-cost and no-cost marketing solutions that can go a long way in helping hard-working entrepreneurs in highly competitive markets throughout […]

Charlotte-based equipment and accounts receivable finance company is the only company to be named to the North Carolina Mid-Market Fast 40 List for eight consecutive years. CHARLOTTE, NC (September 30, 2019) – For the eighth year in a row, equipment and accounts receivable finance company, Commercial Credit, Inc., parent company of Commercial Credit Group Inc. […]