As we jump into a new year, take a look back at our top five articles of 2023.
- 5 Tips for How to Bid on a Commercial Cleaning Contract
The most important part of bidding on a commercial cleaning contract takes place even before you come up with a price. Doing research, asking questions and making the proper cost calculations will ensure you have an estimate that represents the quality of the service you provide to a potential new client. Check out these five tips on how to get cleaning contracts.
- Managing Five Generations in the Workplace
As a new generation begins to enter the workforce, it’s expected that companies could have up to five generations working side by side in the near future. This seems like a daunting cultural challenge if not approached with the right mindset. However, according to a leadership guide from the Wall Street Journal, “The key is to be able to effectively address and take advantage of the differences in values and expectations of each generation.”
- Past CLEAN Award Winners on What Winning Has Meant to Them
Each year, the Building Service Contractors Association International’s (BSCAI’s) CLEAN Awards program recognizes companies in the industry that have demonstrated excellence in a number of categories ranging from image and education to safety and community service. We caught up with some of 2022's award recipients and asked them to share their memories of winning and what their award has meant to them.
- Former BSCAI President Hopkins Takes Pride in His Company and NOT Using the ‘B’ Word
Todd Hopkins, founder of Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services, wants BSCAI members to stop using the “B word.” In fact, this mission of his is so urgent that he has written a book about it and hosted a keynote on it at BSCAI’s Executive Management Conference in April 2023.
- BSCAI Executive Insights: Chris Nakos, Vice President of Sales, Georgia-Pacific
With a career spanning over 25 years in sales and marketing efforts, Chris Nakos knows a thing or two about creating effective business strategies, developing a comparative advantage and executing sales. Having spent the past 16 years at Georgia-Pacific, he is now the vice president of sales, focusing his efforts on increasing the company’s competitive position with national distributors in the office, janitorial sanitation and wholesale channels, as well as leading the customer team responsible for commercial real estate and retail segments.