About Pete Schopen

The owner of Schopen Pest Solutions shares how the company has focused on making safety a priority — whether it’s regarding ladders, chemicals, coronavirus or driving....

Pete Schopen describes the challenges a small business owner goes through when an employee leaves — even when it's on good terms....

Pete Schopen discusses how he and his team are celebrating 15 years of McHenry, Ill.-based Schopen Pest Solutions throughout 2021 in his latest column....

Pete Schopen shares how his company, Schopen Pest Solutions, looks for new opportunities to make money and strategies to upsell customers....

Pete Schopen talks about the importance of learning to delegate. He also shares an overview of important meetings held at Schopen Pest Solutions....

If we get some normalcy back in 2021, here are the top items Schopen Pest Solutions will be working on for expansion and growth....

How do we, as owners, raise our techs from “bug guys” to true professionals? How do we create observational biologists? Here's a checklist to get started....

Pete Schopen lists his least-favorite to most-fun pests to service. And then he ranks his favorite Star Wars movies, too....

Like most owners of small to midsized pest control companies, I wear many hats. As the company grew, I hired technicians and schedulers....

Pete Schopen bought an RV this summer, and during his travels, he started to compare the RV to his company, Schopen Pest Solutions....