North American Sweeper Magazine

As a sweeping contractor, trying to keep up with the seasons of handling tons of work and nearly more work in sight usually leads to attempting to balance both so you can effectively manage your time. Here are several methods you can practice to get your business out of dry spell seasons and secure more […]

West Chester, PA, January 2023 – Oakmont Capital Services (OCS) celebrates its 25th anniversary this year! Established in 1998 as an equipment finance broker with Joe Leonard, CLFP, at the helm, the company’s journey has been a winding road to success over the past two and a half decades. OCS has matured into a direct […]

The most successful business owners see themselves as lifetime learners. They’re always listening and asking questions of family, friends, employees, peers, experts, and others. They’re likely to have a mentor. Here are some basic questions and resources for answers that all small business owners in the commercial pavement sweeping industry should be asking themselves. The […]

In 2020, a new female entrepreneur and her new commercial pavement sweeping company entered the virtually 100% male-dominated industry. Marie Miller of Western Sweeping LLC in Phoenix, AZ has been leading her business to soaring growth over these past two years, from zero to five new sweeper trucks and a field staff now consisting of […]

Toronto, Ontario (November 28, 2022) – Wajax Corporation is now the exclusive official dealer of Hako Citymaster line of outdoor cleaning machines across Canada. The Citymaster product line offers an increasing range of cleaning products that can take on outdoor and municipal cleaning tasks (properties, sports fields, greenspaces, etc.). Citymaster also offers sweepers and machines […]

Managing payroll can be daunting when trying to ensure employees are efficiently paid, laws are followed, and accurate records are kept. As Entrepreneur.com states, it’s not easy, but there are ways to ease the stress. These 6 tips can help make your business’s payroll process run more smoothly. Utilize a Payroll Calendar Creating a calendar […]

It’s a new year, and we’re cautiously optimistic that 2023 will bring a more stable approach to business. What do we mean by that? 2020 and most of 2021 kept us knee-deep in changes due to the pandemic, and 2022 brought no less than nine interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, including price increases […]

The International Sweeper Summit & Equipment Expo concluded October 28th at the Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa and was the largest attended event to date. This year’s event was open to all contractors, municipalities, and professionals in the sweeping industry. Schwarze Industries, the Title Sponsor for a third year as well as this year’s Title Sponsor […]

There are many street-sweeping companies across this great nation, and all of them have their own unique value propositions, even if it’s just a matter of presentation style. Sweeper Guys of Costa Mesa, California are completely unique in their industry. In the early days of their rise to prominence in the Costa Mesa street sweeping […]

A business risks a lot by allowing poor conflict resolution habits in the workplace. There are often extreme consequences to productivity and quality when workers are not able to communicate or cooperate due to unresolved conflicts. Customer satisfaction ultimately can suffer and profitability may be jeopardized. Fortunately, there is a lot of helpful information about […]