Nearly 850,000 companies providing janitorial/cleaning services are operating today in the U.S., and that number is on the rise. This $61 billion industry serves residential and commercial customers — providing an invaluable service that’s often taken for granted unless something goes awry. Tasked with ensuring that living and working spaces are clean and in proper [...]
As the owner of a small business, you’ll sometimes need financial assistance to help sort out your everyday expenses when cash is tight. That’s where a working capital loan comes in useful. They’re also handy if you need just a small cash injection to help grow your business to the next level. Working capital loans [...]
A working capital business loan is a short-term loan for a smaller amount that is taken out to help finance a business’s everyday operations. They’re not designed to finance long-term purchases such as property or big equipment. Other types of loan are more suitable for this kind of investment. Instead, a working capital business loan [...]
Metal fabrication — the process of building machines and structures from raw metal materials — includes cutting, burning, welding, machining, forming, and assembly to create the final product. Like many other trades, the industry’s profitability relies on economic growth to thrive. One shift that has occurred since the last recession is that shops are moving [...]
Clear Skies Capital understands the problem. Sometimes securing a working capital loan is all the help you need to maintain or expand your business. These are short term loans for smaller amounts. However, if you don’t have a good credit rating and want no credit check done, it can make things very difficult for you [...]
What happens when a one-off emergency threatens to severely disrupt your business? It’s at times like this that you need access to a working capital loan quickly and easily. Perhaps it’s broken equipment or a big order for which you need to purchase more stock. It may be an unexpected opportunity that would be detrimental [...]
Cutting-edge technology is having a significant effect on the automotive industry, something that obviously affects the shops tasked with performing auto repairs. According to Keubix, a next-generation transportation management system provider, there are five ways technology is shaping the automotive industry: Internet of Things (IoT). The concept of everything being connected to everything has three [...]
If you’re a manufacturer, you know the industry never stays the same for long. New procedures, technologies, and practices are introduced at a maddening pace — making it challenging to keep up, but there are benefits to doing so: working faster and more efficiently to remain competitive and profitable. What are the biggest recent changes [...]
While the construction industry as a whole seems to be booming, subcontractors and specialty trades face some unique challenges, including being asked to meet requirements imposed by larger prime contractors that may be unfavorable to them, such as time constraints, payment terms, and contract provisions. On top of that, the skilled labor pool is aging, [...]
The U.S. construction industry had a banner year in 2018, and experts believe the boom is far from over. The Bureau of Labor Statistics and a report from Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Center forecast construction as one of the fastest growing industries into 2020, with real output reaching almost $1.2 trillion by then. Why? One of [...]
The manufacturing sector has been helping carry the U.S. economy and drive growth in 2018. While the near-term outlook for that trend to continue is strong, there is growing concern about 2019 and beyond, according to many economists. An article from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers notes a number of warning signs suggest significant economic [...]
Whether you’re in the process of starting, expanding or upgrading your medical practice, it’s crucial to understand the current and future economic landscape of the industry. According to Health Carousel, the healthcare profession is in the midst of a period of rapid growth that will have it become the largest and fastest-growing sector in the [...]
