MAC offering two days of seminars to “Access Success”
The MidAtlantic Association of Cleaners will host two full days of seminars this May with its “Access Success” educational series and exhibit.
The event will be hosted at the Sheraton Suites in historic Alexandria, VA, on
the first weekend of the month.
Each day, MAC will kick things off at 8 a.m. by opening the tabletop exhibits.
On Saturday, May 5, the first seminar will begin at 9:15 a.m. Gary Resnick,
owner of LaSalle Cleaners of Toledo, OH, will discuss natural gas purchasing
and how to be successful developing routes and marketing your business.
At 10 a.m., Robert Klinger of Klinger & Associates will examine “The Right Coverage for the Right Price,” an insider’s guide to structuring coverage that will save money and keep you protected.
An hour later, David Norford will speak on the dividends of IFI’s Award of Excellence program.
On Sunday morning, the seminars will start at 9 a.m. with David Winer, who will
help attendees protect the equity relative to their leases and learn the
essentials of lease negotiations.
At 10 a.m., Emily Herson of Carl Freeman & Associates will address the question: What do landlords really want?
Finally, Richard Ehrenreich of Ehrenreich & Associates will outline how cleaners can exit their businesses on their own
terms at 11 a.m.
A full registration package for all sessions on both days, a Saturday night
dinner and a Sunday continental breakfast costs $249 per participant if paid
prior to April 22.
To sign up, contact MAC at (800) 235-8360.
Discounted suite rates are available at a rate of $159 per night at the Sheraton
Suites. For reservations, call (703) 836-4700 by April 4 and mention your
affiliation with the MAC conference.
Cleaners earn PA grants in SBA program
The Pennsylvania Department iof Environmental Protection announced the latest
group to receive awards in its Small Business Advantage Grant program.
Typically, the grants provide a 50 percent match up to $7,500 for equipment or
processes that reduce energy consumption, promote pollution prevention and
increase profitability.
Among the winners were several Pennsylvania cleaning and laundry businsess,
including: Butler Cleaners and Formal Wear, LLC, who received $6,755 for
high-efficiency clothes drying equipment; Murrell Court Partners L.P., who
received $7,500 for high-efficiency washing machines; Allegheny Leather Care,
Inc., who received $7,500 for upgraded drycleaning equipment; and Wilmington
Laundromat, who received $6,929 to purchase and install a high-efficiency
boiler with zone controls.
Other grant recipients included: Valley Cleaners, $7,500, for upgraded
drycleaning equipment; 6th Street Laundromat Plus, $7,500, for high-efficiency
washing machines; Panda Dry Cleaners, $7,500, for upgraded drycleaning
equipment; Betty Brite Cleaners, $7,500, for upgraded drycleaning equipment;
and Village Laundry, $4,664, for high-efficiency washing machines.
Pennsylvania will likely renew the SBA grant program again this July. Cleaners
can check on its current status by logging on to
www.depweb.state.pa.us, using the keyword: “SBAdvantage.”
