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SUMMARY:Adding Ozone Wash to your Laundry
DESCRIPTION:Using ozone for washing isn’t a new concept. Commercial laundries have been taking advantage of ozone’s cleaning properties for years. However\, due to the widespread outbreak of COVID-19\, the increased sterilization effects of ozone have made it more appealing to store owners as a way to reassure customers of their increased cleaning methods. Some of the other benefits of using ozone include: washing in cold water which can reduce your utility costs; removing odors and increased capacity to kill viruses and bacteria; and receiving potential rebates for installing ozone injections.\n\nAttend this program to learn more about this growing trend in the self-service laundry business.\n\nPanelists include:\n– Jeff Gardner\, Owner\, The Laundry Doctor\n– Marty Mullican\, Owner\, Owasso Express Laundry\n– Art Jaeger\, Owner\, Santa Clarita Laundry\n– Facilitator Brian Wallace\, President/CEO\, Coin Laundry Association\n\nThe cost to attend this program is $30 for members and $45 for non members.\n\nEach person who registers will receive a recording of the program.\n[button link=”https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4946331586234962445″ type=”big” newwindow=”yes”] Click Here To Register[/button] \nPanelist Bios\nJeff Gardner began his entrepreneurial career in the agricultural field\, building a business that turned bakery waste into poultry feed – in essence\, taking one business’ leftovers and creating a new product that could be useful for another business.\n\nSince then\, Jeff has brought his skill of envisioning standard business models in new and inventive ways to the laundromat industry. A long-time laundry owner in St. Paul\, Minn.\, he has expanded his services well beyond the scope of a traditional\, self-service laundry business – adding a successful wash-dry-fold service and catering to several commercial accounts\, as well as featuring a pickup/delivery component for his clients. In addition\, Mr. Gardner – perhaps better known throughout the laundry industry as “The Laundry Doctor” – most recently launched 24/7 Doctor Locker\, a laundry service geared toward reaching more customers when it’s most convenient for them. Secure lockers are placed within multi-housing complexes and office buildings for easy drop off\, order placement and pickup.\n\nJeff also works tirelessly on behalf of other laundromat owners\, as well as the industry in general. He is a former chairman of the Coin Laundry Association’s Board of Directors\, as well as currently serving on the Board of the CLA’s charitable organization\, the LaundryCares Foundation. Over the years\, Jeff has given freely of his time and knowledge\, presenting educational workshops and presentations at CLA-sponsored events across the country.\n\nAnd\, each month\, he shares his business and laundry industry expertise with the readers of his popular “The Laundry Doctor” column\, which appears in PlanetLaundry magazine\, the CLA’s official publication.\n\nMarty Mullican is co-owner of Owasso Express Laundry in Owasso\, OK (suburb of Tulsa).     Marty started Owasso Express Laundry with his wife\, Lynn\, in 2016 from scratch with a new building and new facility. He used J. H. Stuckey Distributing of Omaha\, NE\, as their distributor and design architect. Before entering the vended laundromat business\, Marty retired after 27 years with the Department of Defense.\n\nOwasso Express Laundry has been using ozone from day-one because of its proven capability of giving “competitive differentiation” from other laundromats in the area. He first learned about ozone for laundromats at the 2015 Clean Show in Atlanta from Mark Moore of ArtiClean in Versailles\, KY.\n\nArt Jaegar has been in the vended laundry industry since 2003\, having built from scratch and then operated six laundromats\, and most recently has rehabbed a two-year-old store back to success. He has concentrated on larger format\, fully attended\, card-operated stores. In his last four stores\, has also added wash\, dry and fold laundry services and started a branded home pick-up and delivery service.\n\nMuch of Art’s previous business career has helped form the foundation for his latest endeavors. Art was a senior executive in the recorded music industry for over 22 years before starting his laundry career\, and this helped him become a leading marketing expert in promoting and marketing his stores. Art is also a CPA having first started his career with Arthur Andersen & Co. in New York and this has helped in his financial analysis of both potential start-up projects and fully operational stores. His entrepreneurial instincts were further developed after leaving the music industry where he was part of several internet start ups and built and operated an 18\,000-square-foot entertainment facility in Hollywood\, CA.\n\nArt contributes back to our industry by serving previously as vice president and director of the Southern California CLA affiliate\, as a frequent contributor to Planet Laundry magazine and has spoken at previous Clean Shows and various trade shows. He has also worked directly with many of our leading manufacturers to assist in the design and programming of their equipment to increase both owner and customer productivity and satisfaction.
URL:https://laundryassociation.org/cla-event/adding-ozone-wash-to-your-laundry/
LOCATION:GoToWebinar\, IL\, United States
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SUMMARY:For New Investors: Getting Into the Laundry Business
DESCRIPTION:Are you wondering what it takes to be run a laundry-based business? This free webinar covers the basics of laundry investment and management. We take the guesswork out of the laundromat investment process and provide you with an overview of what’s needed to open a self-service laundry. If you’re new to the industry or looking for a refresher\, we invite you to join us! This event runs at 12 PM ET/ 11 AM CT and lasts 1 hour.\n\n[button link=”https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/586448023126901776″ type=”big”] Register Now[/button]
URL:https://laundryassociation.org/cla-event/for-new-investors-getting-into-the-laundry-business-4/
LOCATION:GoToWebinar\, IL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pros and Cons of Building a New Laundromat
DESCRIPTION:There are two ways to get into the self-service laundry industry: construct a brand-new store or search for existing laundries for sale in your area. This program will focus on the pros and cons of constructing a new laundry from the ground up and the steps involved from beginning to store opening.\n\nCLA will host successful store operators who will share their experiences in building a new laundromat and what they learned along the way. Attendees will learn why panelists chose to build a new store vs. buy an existing store\, how they selected their location and what was involved in constructing the store. The program will allow plenty of time to ask your questions of the panelists.\n\nPanelists include:\n\n 	Rob Maes\, owner\, Express Laundry Center\n 	Colleen Unema\, owner\, Brio Laundry\n 	Dan Marrazzo\, Owner\, Newton Laundry Co.\n 	Facilitator Brian Wallace\, President/CEO\, Coin Laundry Association\n\nTopics to be discussed during this expert panel include:\n\n 	Managing equipment distributor\, contractor and service provider relationships.\n 	Financing and developing a business plan.\n 	Finding the right location by analyzing demographics\, competitors\, etc.\n 	Understanding the key elements of a good lease.\n 	Learning the steps involved in the typical new construction process.\n\n[button link=”https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5514947322954619915″ type=”big” newwindow=”yes”] Click Here To Register[/button] \nPanelist Bios\n\nRobert Maes\nRob Maes graduated with a degree in marketing from Lehigh University in Penn. From 1985 to 2007\, he worked in the chemical industry doing sales\, marketing and logistics. In 2007\, he joined the Coin Laundry Association and started researching the laundry industry. He has opened three new branded card laundromats since 2009 and purchased an existing coin laundromat in 2015 in an underserved north Houston market as an outside investor. Rob has achieved double digit growth every year by managing laundries full time with a focus on marketing and developing in-store drop-off laundry service and commercial laundry service with free delivery. He currently sits on the Coin Laundry Association board of directors and is a frequent contributor to PlanetLaundry magazine.\n\nColleen Unema\nColleen\, a Washington State native\, earned her BA degree in biology/science education from Calvin College in 1983 and completed graduate school at Michigan State University. She then went on to earn her master’s degree in education from Grand Valley State University. She taught high school science and college biology over a 25-year career. In 2012\, she earned her national certification in biology education and promptly retired to open her first laundromat\, Brio Laundry.\n\nAs sole owner of the Northwest Laundry Company\, Colleen has operated Brio Laundry since June 2013. In spring 2019\, Colleen opened a next-gen professional garment care facility called Brio Cleaners. The two Brios now have laundry covered from the do-it-yourselfer\, to the work-force to the work-place. Brio employs sixteen (16) people\, four to six are full time. Compensation includes hourly pay\, commission or profit sharing\, retirement benefits and medical benefits. NW Laundry Company has an advisory board of local smarty pants (former CFOs\, retired CEOs and a mom).\n\nThe Business Plan for NW Laundry culminates with each business solidly past the million dollar mark in annual revenue; Colleen slated ten years to accomplish those goals. She has three more years to recover following COVID19\, gain ground – at which time the entire operation is for sale.\n\nColleen and her husband\, Barry\, enjoy visiting their three grown children\, all men—and the respective women in their lives. Barry is a partner in a local civil engineering firm and Colleen’s Friday night fix-it-guy.\n\nDaniel Marrazzo is a life long resident of Bucks County who started in the construction business after graduating from The Military College of Vermont (Norwich University) in 1977. Working for residential clients doing renovations\, which later grew to a larger company doing multi-million dollar commercial centers and health clubs. While building several commercial laundries\, he decided to diversify into the laundry business building 6 stores and presently owning and operating four in both Bucks and Mercer counties. Many real estate projects have found him owning and managing several residential\, commercial and industrial properties. Among them are two 35\,000 square foot shopping centers. Marrazzo no longer builds for the public \, but has several construction projects running of his own. He recently finished his fifth store in Burlington \, NJ.\n\nMarrazzo is a serial entrepreneur with interest in several businesses. He sits on the the Commissioners Committee for Economic Development in Bucks County\, as well as the Properties Committee Chairman for the Washington Crossing Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He is a frustrated cook and golfer\, and hosts a yearly Christmas dinner for a hundred homeless people in his warehouse in Penndel\, preparing the meal along with his son\, and other volunteers\n\n 
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