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Pest Management Professional magazine offers business advice to industry professionals who run their own businesses. Read advice from industry experts.
M&A experts share advice, outlook
Read up on what business insights and industry predicitions these mergers and acquisitions experts have for pest management professionals.
Make technology work for you
It’s no secret that technology is moving fast, sometimes faster than we can adapt. Even in the pest control industry,...
5 questions with Michael Patterson, Pest Pro Solutions
Michael Patterson, owner of Pest Pro Solutions, Shelbina, Mo., has an unusual tale of acquiring his company.
Losing staff, Schopen makes a music playlist
During the past nine months, Pete Schopen had five employees leave his company.
Lack of paper trail leads to cautionary tale
Several years ago, a fellow pest management professional (PMP) operating in a market outside of mine called and asked me...
6 ways to build your company with the end in mind
Be ready with a strategy for when you retire or move on.
Experts share rodent control tips more PMPs should try
We asked Pest Management Professional's columnists and editorial board members to share some rodents control tips that more PMP's should try....
3 tips for turning to outsourcing
Here are three steps that will help you find the best providers to handle your needs when outsourcing.
Suppliers share fleet management solutions
SERVICEPRO Andy Deering, CEO ServicePro has performed significant upgrades to its ServSuite GPS Vehicle Tracking & Dispatch module. It is...
Online is a lifeline for many PMPs
Share your pest control stories, problems and questions with other PMPs through social media groups.
Vehicle accidents happen
Darren and Dee Gooch, owners of Zoellner Exterminating, Catoosa, Okla., found out the hard way that a Ford F-150 is...
Use your vehicles to help drive revenue
You don’t have to own a fleet of vehicles to realize it’s worth your while to plan routes efficiently, track...
How the pest control industry has changed since 1933
If you stop by the Pest Management Professional (PMP) booth at PestWorld next October, be sure to pick up a...
Expert tips on moving into management
The professionals who contribute to Pest Management Professional drew on their management experience when we asked them: What advice do you have...
Calibrate your work schedule
When I was in sports broadcasting, it was not unheard of for me (or my peers) to put in 16-...