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Feedback from both your customers and employees are benchmarks for your business you should take very seriously.
Experts share tips to overcome mosquito control challenges
Pest Management Professional's columnists and editorial advisory board members share the most challenging aspect of mosquito control, and how they...
Becoming a pest management professional
Chris Baumann, a technician at Schopen Pest Solutions in McHenry, Ill., shares how he became a pest management professional by...
NCM promotes Gooch to PMP Editor-in-Chief
North Coast Media (NCM) has promoted Heather Gooch to editor-in-chief of Pest Management Professional (PMP) magazine.
Opportunities to make money abound, if you’re willing to work for them
Pete Schopen shares how his company, Schopen Pest Solutions, looks for new opportunities to make money and strategies to upsell...
Assess your ant knowledge
See how well you and your team understand ants by answering these questions submitted by industry experts to test your...
Delegate, and only hold meetings that matter
Pete Schopen talks about the importance of learning to delegate. He also shares an overview of important meetings held at...
Experts share unconventional budget expenditures
We asked Pest Management Professional's columnists and editorial advisory board members to share their most unconventional budget expenditures.
Instill professional pride in your team
How do we, as owners, raise our techs from “bug guys” to true professionals? How do we create observational biologists?...
Experts share business resolutions for 2021
We asked Pest Management Professional's columnists and editorial advisory board members to share their No. 1 business resolution for the new...
I’ve got plenty of pests to be thankful for
Pete Schopen lists his least-favorite to most-fun pests to service. And then he ranks his favorite Star Wars movies, too.
Where are you in the business owner life cycle?
Like most owners of small to midsized pest control companies, I wear many hats. As the company grew, I hired...
Pest control experts share unusual rodent attractants
We asked Pest Management Professional's columnists and editorial advisory board members to share the most unusual rodent attractant that they have...
RV drives next business phase
Pete Schopen bought an RV this summer, and during his travels, he started to compare the RV to his company,...
What to focus on for better cockroach control
Pest management experts share which aspect of cockroach control (besides inspection) a technician should spend the most time on and...
One small step toward delegation
Pete Schopen shares the steps he has taken in 2020 to hire a branch manager for Schopen Pest Solutions to...