North American Sweeper Magazine

This year, many small businesses took advantage of financial relief packages to support them through the pandemic, including the federal Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP. Of the $660 billion paid out, approximately 75% of it went to small businesses to help cover payroll, mortgages, and other expenses. While this was a welcome relief for many […]

This has been a year of unprecedented challenges, with the cancellation of meetings and in-person events being the norm. But, 1-800-SWEEPER managed to rise up to meet these unique challenges by hosting its annual Sweeper Summit in a virtual setting. The Partners of 1-800-SWEEPER convened November 4th – 6th for a virtual Summit that included […]

The federal CARES Act is the U.S. congressionally initiated an emergency funding program that has allocated $349 billion in loans and other assistance for small businesses this year (2020). The program was launched to help entrepreneurs like small power sweeping business owners weather the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus and the resulting national […]

WEST CHESTER, PA, November 2020 — Oakmont Capital Services is proud to announce the promotion of Elise Linn, CLFP, to Sales Manager. Linn will guide the OCS sales team, ensuring excellent customer service and growing Oakmont’s subsidy partnership relationships. “Elise is a dedicated, conscientious, and knowledgeable equipment finance professional who is a natural leader,” said […]

William Smith, Owner of Smith Property Services (SPS) has built an impressive commercial power sweeping business in just five short years and has continued to realize growth even during this past year of the global economic shutdown (2020). Smith’s company provides a wide range of essential commercial property maintenance and sweeping services. He attributes his […]

This has been a year of rapid changes, to grossly understate the events of 2020. By the end of the first quarter, the emergent coronavirus pandemic had triggered a global economic shutdown, which devastated consumer markets and much of the B2B services subsector. The national health and economic disaster has impacted small, medium-sized, and larger […]

Covid-19 has impacted all of us but the ones who it has impacted the most are homeless people – the people living on the streets who do not have access to healthcare, a roof over their heads, or food on their tables. What is particularly sad, is the number of our military veterans that are […]

As the economy gradually recovers from a difficult year, small businesses are working hard to bounce back. One challenge is rebuilding our workforce with solid new employees. Although many people are looking for work, the changing realities of schooling, childcare, remote work, and unemployment benefits may make it difficult for both employers and candidates to […]

There’s too much to do. Taking on a big project that does not immediately contribute to revenue generation doesn’t seem to make sense, and possibly never will. Creating a crisis management plan may appear to be one of those wish list projects. After all, it’s a plan you hope will never be realized. But, it’s […]

South Plainfield, NJ – Keystone Plastics, a leading manufacturer of street sweeping brooms and brushes, has partnered with 1-800-SWEEPER to supply their North American sweeping partners with replacement street sweeping brooms. Keystone manufacturers OEM quality replacement brooms for all model street sweepers and will be the exclusive supplier of brooms to 1-800-SWEEPER. 1-800-SWEEPER is a […]