M Hinderliter 64 Report post Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) PWNA Update March 2010 From Dan Galvin, President PWNA is increasing efforts to provide further educational opportunities and promote the Association to a broader base of contractors in 2010 by participating in a series of National Cleaning Expos being held across the USA. At the inaugural event, February 19 & 20 in New Orleans, the PWNA was represented by our Executive Director, Mike Hilborn (Roof to Deck Restoration), and fellow Board Members Daryl Mirza (Facilitec) and Michael Hinderliter (Steamaway). More than 50 industry representatives, some of whom were current PWNA members, attended this event. While further education is the main objective of the Expos, they are also turning out to be great for membership recruitment as well! We are pleased to welcome 11 new PWNA members who joined after participating in the program! The National Cleaning Expos are co-sponsored by PWNA and Power Wash Institute (***) and are comprised of a number of informative and interactive round table discussions. While a series of power washing "Boot Camps" are offered as additional learning opportunities, the main focus of the event is more about building your business. At the February event, for example, a representative from City of New Orleans gave an excellent presentation on how to secure city contracts. Other speakers addressed the all-important issue of having a business plan, building your business by having written processes and procedures, and implementing internal organization systems. The underlying theme of all of these business-building workshops is that we all have to be active in our business in order to run them profitably and effectively. For the PWNA Boot Camps - which are essentially a condensed version of the full-day programs taught at the annual PWNA convention - Mike Hinderliter tackled the topic of truck/fleet washing and Mike Hilborn taught wood restoration. Hilborn reports that he spoke with several people who attended the February Expo and many said it was the best round table they had ever been to. Attendees appreciated the fact that it was more business focused and that the Boot Camps were optional, allowing delegates to opt out if the topic had no relation to their specific business focus. In total, PWNA's participation in the various 2010 National Cleaning Expo Round Table will result in the delivery of over 18 intense training educational programs over the next few months. The round tables will provide a platform to help us reduce mistakes and pitfalls when starting up a new service, showcase equipment and products, introduce how to perform various services, as well as provide tips and tricks on marketing, payroll, managing financials and how to keep your business running. If you want to grow your business in 2010 and beyond you can't afford to miss the education you will receive. The next National Cleaning Expo will be held in Atlanta at Sun Brite Supply, March 19th and 20th. For details go to: http://www.nationalcleaningexpo.com/atlanta_georgia Sincerely, Dan Galvin East Coast Powerwashing Edited March 9, 2010 by M Hinderliter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
