North American Sweeper Magazine

Like most companies that provide street sweeping and pavement clearing and cleaning services, the story of J.W. Fleming Inc. is one of humble beginnings, beginning with a solitary machine and a single service- building up into a fleet of machines, a host of services- and a reputation in its service area as a local leader […]

My name is Dan Zurcher and I own The American Striping Company. I’ve been striping parking lots for (28) years, full time. I’ve striped everything from banks to schools, playgrounds, restaurants, small airports, mall after mall and miles of roadway. At the (16) year mark, I wrote my book; How I Stripe a Parking Lot. […]

Build Your Brand with the 800 SWEEPING Network When you think about business growth, one of the most overlooked branding tools are your very own vanity phone numbers that have the power of generating leads for your sweeping business! That’s the hidden value within your fleet. The 800 SWEEPING Network is a network of sweeping […]

Technology innovations facilitated just about everything entrepreneurs needed to do in the commercial pavement sweeping industry during 2019. Try to think of any sales, service, quality assurance, or administrative function that is part of modern sweeping service operations that is not now supported by some technology that’s been either created or innovated within recent years. […]

On both sides of the table, a prospective hire interview can be one of the most challenging aspects of business. The hurdles for the interviewee seeking the job are obvious, but what about for the employer? An interview can be a pivotal moment where you identify that new employee who will take your business to […]

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 […]