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CONTENTS

F E AT U R E S 8

Jacketta Sweeping Service

12 Clients Love Working With Fully Insured Service Companies 16 2022 Unique Growth Challenges and Opportunities 24 ‘The Enemy’s Gate is Down!’

Leadership Lessons from Ender’s Game 34 Index of Advertisers/Classifieds

CEO & PUBLISHER Gideon W. Smith

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Melissa Kennelly

SENIOR EDITOR Katherine Nolan

EDITORIAL MANAGER Heidi Karpinich

ADVERTISING Tracy Rodean

CIRCULATION Noah Aiden

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SPOTLIGHT

Jacketta Sweeping Service As the most populous city in Utah, Salt Lake City has a pronounced need for the regular power sweeping of its streets, lots, parking structures, and the like. But beyond the marked level of particularized heavy metals, soot particulates, and other debris common to busy roadways, the air in SLC is also known for its particularly That is where Jacketta Sweeping

an antique engine auction site.

Service, the state’s premier street and

Apparently, it’s still running, just like

parking lot sweeping service, comes

the company, it helped create.

Salt Lake City to the salt flats

in. Founded in 1968, JSS was created

and Nevada’s western desert,

by Neil and Bonnie Jacketta.

JACKETTA SWEEPING SERVICE: THE NEXT GENERATION

high saline content. Add to that the close proximity of

They started over half a century ago,

Today, Jacketta Sweeping Service

and there is no denying that

cleaning parking lots on a Wayne

has got a heck of a lot more going

SLC is going to need its own

Ride-On Sweeper. That, if you’re

for it than seven striving horses

curious, is a 4 x 6 foot, single-seated

packed into a few hundred pounds of

power sweeper with 7 horsepower

rubber and steel. They run 15 full-

and a three-speed transmission.

size city-class sweeper trucks serving

Interestingly, we found one on

municipal, commercial, industrial, and

professional-grade, enterpriselevel power street sweeping company.

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Today, her influence in the sweeping business is considerable, and her savvy and charm have made JSS a worthy home for future generations of Jackettas. construction companies across the entire Salt Lake City metropolitan area.

The family-owned company is now managed by Debbie Jacketta, the daughter of the founders. She bought the company from her parents in 2002. She is a member of the board at the North American Power Sweeping Association, and chairwoman of the Certification Committee. At one time, she was the president of the North American Power Sweeping Association (NAPSA), once known as The Contract Sweepers Institute.

She has also been a featured speaker at The National Pavement Expo and is a member of the Salt Lake Chapter of NAWBO (National Association

Debbie’s leadership has helped transform JSS from

of Women Business Owners) Debbie served as

a scrappy little sweeping company into an industry-

President of NAWBO from 2008 to 2009. In 2008,

leading enterprise. Today, her influence in the

she was selected to be featured in Utah Business

sweeping business is considerable, and her savvy

Magazine’s “30 Women to Watch” series for her work

and charm have made JSS a worthy home for future

at Jacketta Sweeping Service.

generations of Jackettas.

Debbie took over the management of the company

54 YEARS OF WORLD CLASS CUSTOMER SERVICE

when her father, Neil Jacketta, passed away in 1999.

Jacketta Sweeping Service earned its reputation,

She worked closely with her mother, Bonnie Jacketta,

and its loyal customer base, not by promising a high

from that time until she retired. Bonnie passed

level of attention to detail on every job and exquisite

away in 2020, and Debbie has dedicated her life to

customer service, but by delivering it. It’s something

building the brand into what it is today, and beyond.

the company’s founders worked hard to engrain not continued on page 10

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that cannot offer complete surface maintenance services. JSS offers: POWER WASHING

A full, power wash-down of all exterior surfaces and graffiti removal STRIPING

Laying down lot navigation signage is a final touch that only the most refined power sweeping companies deliver DEBRIS REMOVAL

Bulk debris is unsightly, and can easily spread. JSS removes bulk debris

“When mom and dad serviced an account... . They planned their jobs very carefully, working around machinery and customers... .And they always called the client afterward to check that they were satisfied.”

PORTER SERVICES

Dedicated to complete cleanliness, JSS delivers comprehensive cleaning Of course, those are just the added fine details of any complete sweeping job. Jacketta Sweeping Service also provides a full range of power sweeping services with a level of attention to detail that cannot be beaten. It’s a list of services, coupled with a level of client care that has made the Jacketta family something of a local legend among

just in their employees, but in their children as well.

the Salt Lake City business community.

Debbie says, “When mom and dad serviced an account, they didn’t just roll in on a Friday afternoon, sweep and leave. They planned their jobs very carefully, working around machinery and customers, waiting for people to move in their time when they couldn’t get in outside of business

Sources https://www.smokstak.com/forum/threads/wayne-rideon-sweeper-help.213019/ https://jackettasweeping.com/

hours. And they always called the client afterward to check that they were satisfied.”

A COMPETITIVE LIST OF SWEEPING & MAINTENANCE SERVICES

Most street sweepers are run by a single contractor with a single mobile unit. Unlike JSS, outfits like

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CLIENTS A S S O C I AT I O N I N S I D E R LOVE WORKING WITH Fully Insured Service Companies INDEX

SPOTLIGHT

service with each job helps you

F

to encourage your clients to refer

service and work with you. The scenario where

your services to other potential

potential clients ask you for your insurance status

As a contractor, delivering quality

customers. You can build your

rom reliability to having a backup in times of disaster events, having a fully insured service

business inspires potential customers to trust your

occurs especially with other businesses who want to ensure you have a liability coverage plan before sealing

client base and improve your

the deal. While letting customers know your business is

revenue with enough referrals.

fully insured can help you secure more contracts, let us

However, while getting customer referrals, you may not have considered getting insurance, which can be a deal-breaker for most clients, making you lose out on some sweet offers.

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look at other insurance benefits for your company first.

BENEFITS OF GETTING YOUR STREET SWEEPING BUSINESS INSURED

Various factors influence your business’s success, including delivering quality work consistently and providing remarkable customer service. However, running a business is risky. With the possibility of several unforeseen events, a safety net can help you recover from a crisis and give you peace of mind.

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COVERS COSTS OF UNFORESEEN BUSINESS DAMAGES

Accidents can occur on the job,

While rendering your services, your work tools,

leading your employees

such as your vehicles, help you deliver premium quality jobs efficiently. Although investing in

to get injured. Such damages

sweeping equipment may be costly, in the long run,

are your responsibility, and

such investments pay off as you get bigger contracts

having insurance helps you cover

all work tools, even your equipment can get damaged

them without much of a hit to your

during accidents, leaving you with repair expenses or,

business’s finances. You can cover

leading to better client satisfaction. However, like

in worse cases, the need to buy a new one.

Such costs can dig deep into your business’s

several work-related injuries with

finances and add difficulty in reaching your

insurance, including missed wages,

damages to your tools and other business

medical care and funeral benefits.

assets from unanticipated events such as

revenue goals during that period. Insurance covers

natural disasters.

PROTECTS YOUR BUSINESS AGAINST LAWSUITS

Unexpected events that lead to injuries and other PROTECTS YOUR EMPLOYEES

damages may cause employees or clients to sue

Your employees are easily your business’s

your business. Dealing with lawsuits involves several

most valuable resource. While rendering your

expenses, from hiring attorneys to compensating

service, employees serve as your business’s best

other parties for damages. All these expenses are

representatives to give a quality experience and

yours to bear as the business owner, and without

interact with your customers. There are several ways

having insurance, you need to settle such costs from

to invest in your employees, including organizing

your pockets.

training events. However, insurance puts you in a better position to protect them.

Accidents can occur on the job, leading your

Putting your business under a good insurance plan can save you from paying enormous sums in claims and lawsuits, which may be catastrophic to

employees to get injured. Such damages are your

your business. Suppose a client or an employee files

responsibility, and having insurance helps you

against your company for failing to meet certain

cover them without much of a hit to your business’s

conditions of a legal agreement which may be due to

finances. You can cover several work-related injuries

reasons outside your control. In that case, insurance

with insurance, including missed wages, medical care

can help you settle the dispute and avoid falling into

and funeral benefits.

debt. continued on page 14

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BUSINESS CORNER

WHY YOU SHOULD PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS AS A I N D U S T RY N E W S FULLY INSURED COMPANY FOR MORE CLIENTS

It is no news that more clients means more revenue, enabling you to achieve your business’s goals faster and, in best cases, exceed them. Clients consider several factors before investing or working with your business, including trust and integrity. While a good reputation matters, potential clients need to know they can rely on your business even during times of crisis.

Having a fully insured street sweeping business enables you to improve customer satisfaction and have

Sources https://www.primeis.com/education-center/articles/benefits-of-small-business-insurance/#:~:text=Helps%20Businesses%20Win%20More%20Clients&text=Having%20insurance%20 can%20reinforce%20a,willing%20to%20work%20with%20 them. https://smallbusinessbc.ca/article/why-your-clients-want-youto-have-insurance/ A S S O C I AT I O N I N S I D E R https://www.thehartford.com/business-insurance/top-10-reasons-you-need-business-insurance#:~:text=Business%20 Insurance%20Builds%20Credibility,no%20matter%20what%20 accident%20occurs.

something feasible to fall back on if something goes wrong. Customers can be more willing to patronize

S Pbusiness O T L Iafter G Hseeing T you are reliable, and having your

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insurance is one of the best ways to showcase it.

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10 Years Of

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2022 Unique

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH IN 2022

Growth Challenges and Opportunities A S S O C I AT I O N I N S I D E R

You can certainly congratulate yourself and your team on making it through to this side of the dreaded 2020-2021 period of financial and public health uncertainty. Now, the last half of 2022 is open to trying new concepts for growth initiatives.

Those might include ways to expand sales and marketing channels, and partnering with other businesses to expand your reach with product

SPOTLIGHT Last year (2021), small businesses

I N Dline EX introductions and growth strategies. Or, it could be time to step up your company’s SEO

throughout the U.S. were still reeling

strategies to elevate your Google ranking. Or,

from the economic shock of the

it might make sense to add another of these

pandemic. Business leaders were stumped by the increasingly bizarre political uncertainties causing conflicting directives throughout the business

initiatives to your planning for Q3 or Q4, or 2023.

TIPS FOR SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH IN 2022

To drive your sweeping business in the right direction for your company in mid-Q2 2022, consider the list of planning strategies for small

sector. There are unique new challenges

businesses provided by the U.S. Chamber of

for small businesses in 2022, this year

Commerce and other small business growth

of the waning pandemic-related fears and restrictions. This is also a time of opportunity, with some initiatives

experts.

1. Collaborate with Other Businesses to Expand Your Reach.

Partner with another local company to

business owners can and should now

gain promotional exposure to a broader

consider in the increasingly stable

audience. Both businesses can benefit in

business environment.

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terms of marketing and branding. Maybe your company could offer a service trial discount in

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conjunction with your partnering company’s special

...the online marketplace has become congested and growing regulations have made online selling and marketing more complicated. Consequently, many businesses ... have been adding other channels to compensate...

offer. Merging resources to publicize a valuable combined offer can often yield significantly larger returns and generate more buzz than the two can accomplish individually.

2. Increase Your Marketing and Sales Channels.

Over the past few years, the online marketplace has become congested and growing regulations have made online selling and marketing more complicated. Consequently, many businesses dependent on their digital storefronts have been adding other channels to compensate for some of these now over-crowded competitive web spaces.

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Video is now an

4. Position Your Business for Government Contracting Opportunities.

essential marketing feature.

companies with contracts for supplying goods and

Video currently accounts for more than 80% of all consumer internet traffic, by some accounts. That’s a staggering rate of gravitation

SPOTLIGHT

to any particular form of marketing.

At the height of the pandemic, over half of the services to state and federal government agencies

A S S O C I AT I O N I N S I D E R

stopped provisioning in that economic sector.

Resourceful pavement sweeping service providers might want to consider developing the required performance, pricing, and compliance models to appeal to government organizations.

5. Foster a Caring Internal Company Culture.

INDEX The COVID-19 pandemic brought on widespread

attrition throughout the small business subsector.

The unprecedented staff attrition of these past two years is now followed by a nationwide struggle to fill

your marketing and sales channels for some of your product lines and updating with some new creative content.

3. Invest in SEO to Raise Your Site’s Google Ranking.

All marketing for any type of business this year should

employment openings. Cultivating a more familyoriented internal culture that is supportive of people’s reasonable personal needs can go a long way toward retention. It can help workers feel that, among all the competing workplaces, they’re in the right place, a place where employers care about the people they work with every day.

prioritize video SEO in 2022. Video is now an essential

Help your team develop an outlook of using work

marketing feature. Video currently accounts for more

as a place to free themselves from dwelling on any

than 80% of all consumer internet traffic, by some

other stressors or problems and just focus on positive

accounts. That’s a staggering rate of gravitation to any

thinking and activities and helping customers achieve

particular form of marketing.

their goals.

So, by all means, add a short video to your homepage

THE NEW AGILE SMALL BUSINESS

and a few of your web pages, blog posts, and digital

The surreal experience of managing a business in

communications. Video is proving to yield increased

2020 and 2021 was an ordeal for all, including small

organic traffic from Google. The search engine’s

pavement sweeping service operators. It does appear

algorithm is now especially attracted to SEO blog

now, at least by most accounts, that 2022 is shaping

posts and articles with short-form videos.

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I N D U S T RY N E W S extreme period of quarantine and other special public health requirements.

Even with the severe supply chain problems of the first half of 2022, there is an abundance of growth

...mid-Q2 is inarguably the right time to scrutinize

initiatives vendors are encouraged to consider in

your 2022 budget, make

the second half of this year. For example, consider

A S S O C I as ATneeded, ION INSIDER modifications

rolling out some value-added features to enhance your service product, perhaps offering a free trial, and

and recruit your group

converting those to new service add-ons. Or, maybe

in the effort to help

launch a program of incentivizing employees to send

increase the company’s

photos of poorly maintained commercial lots with business names addresses to generate a wealth SPO T L Iand GH T

profit IN D E Xmargin.

of strong leads for your sales team.

WHAT’S NEXT?

The need for greater preparedness for future surprise blows to the business community is clear now.

Necessarily, the response is to promote growth, while the opportunity presents itself here in 2022, and to cultivate a stronger business sector culture of agility.

It would acknowledge the supply chain issues and call for a focus on moving beyond the worst of the Covid episode toward new horizons in partnering and creative resourcing.

In any case, mid-Q2 is inarguably the right time to scrutinize your 2022 budget, make modifications as needed, and recruit your group in the effort to help increase the company’s profit margin. Ask for suggestions on how to shrink spending and more aggressively pursue ancillary revenue channels and quality surveys.

As always, before you embark on any risky financial endeavor outside your usual strategic boundaries, consult with a qualified advisor.

The general 2022 recommendation: try something new — something different — to reflect this different kind of planning phase for what may be a post-COVID business environment.

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IN THE NEWS

A S S O C I AT I O N I N S I D E R

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ELGIN SWEEPER DEBUTS REGENX1®

ELGIN, Illinois — Elgin Sweeper, a leading global manufacturer of street sweepers, officially announced the new RegenX1®. Once again utilizing the input of Elgin’s customers and Innovation Lab, the RegenX1® is a customerdriven design, mid-dump regenerative air street

...the new sweeper eliminates many lengthy maintenance needs

sweeper that is easy to use, clean and maintain.

such as complex after

“After the success of the RegenX, we knew we

treatment systems and

had to once again seek our customers’ thoughts as we developed the RegenX1®,” said Tim Letts, Product Manager, Elgin Sweeper. “With its many features that simplify upkeep, the RegenX1®

cumbersome belt tensioning structures.

helps reduce time and maintenance costs.

We’ve taken steps at every possible point

Additionally, the new sweeper eliminates many

to make it reliable, easy to service and time

lengthy maintenance needs such as complex

saving.”

after treatment systems and cumbersome

The RegenX1® is a single-engine, truck mounted

belt tensioning structures. Easily accessible

regenerative air sweeper that eliminates the

components with locations hand-picked by

work of maintaining two engines and cost

experienced service technicians make servicing

exposure resulting from “missed” auxiliary engine

simple. Bolt-on wear parts were installed wherever

regenerations. The new sweeper also utilizes a

possible for further ease.

highly efficient dust separator and large screen

A 56-inch roll-off container dump height with

surface area to reduce carryover and sand

50-degree dump angle and 8 yd 3 hopper helps

blasting. A simplified design that involves

avoid double handling and reduces the need to

fewer moving parts helps increase uptime

drive back to the facility to dump. They also help

and further enhance reliability.

avoid environmental ground-dumping restrictions.

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“The RegenX1® provides incredible return on investment,” said Letts.

With several features that make it easy to clean, including a simple hopper with rounded corners and an external self-dumping dust separator, the RegenX1® helps save time all around from sweeping to cleaning.

“The RegenX1® provides incredible return on investment,” said Letts. “Combined with the company’s 100+ years of experience and that indispensable customer input at all stages of the development process, the RegenX1® is a street sweeper that provides significant value for our

technologies — mechanical, pure vacuum, regenerative air, alternative fuel and waterless dust control. Elgin Sweeper is a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation’s Environmental Solutions Group. For more information, visit www.

ElginSweeper.com.

ABOUT FEDERAL SIGNAL Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) builds and delivers equipment of unmatched quality that moves material, cleans infrastructure and protects the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer, manufacturer and supplier of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. For more information on Federal Signal, visit www.

FederalSignal.com.

customers.”

For more information about the new RegenX1®, visit elginsweeper.com/products/regenerative-air/ regenx1.

ABOUT ELGIN SWEEPER COMPANY Sold and serviced through a network of more than 100 dealer locations worldwide, Elgin Sweeper products are the sweepers of choice for a variety of general street maintenance, special industrial and airport applications. With more than 100 years of experience, Elgin Sweeper offers municipalities, contractors and industries the most sweeper options in the world, using the latest sweeping

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‘THE ENEMY’S GATE IS DOWN!’

LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM

ENDER’S GAME

In the 1980s sci fi classic Ender’s Game, Earth has barely escaped annihilation after two invasions from a deadly alien race.

Expecting a third invasion, humankind begins training its children through a series of war games. In highly competitive, zero-gravity simulations, the children learn military strategy and leadership to protect humanity in the event of a future invasion.

T

hings may not be so grim here on Earth,

roles, Ender’s Game teaches useful lessons about

but the question of how to train effective

true leadership.

leaders remains an important one. We face many

In the world of Ender’s Game, wars are waged

challenges in our personal lives, our businesses,

in outer space. So to prepare for future wars, the

and as country. With so much responsibility, we

children train in a zero-gravity simulation. Without

sometimes ask ourselves, “Do I have what it takes

the grounding force of gravity, it is extremely

to lead my people through this? What kind of

difficult for them to coordinate together—

leader do I need to be?”

everything about how planes fly or how bullets

Whether you serve as a leader in your business,

travel is in flux, and perspective and orientation

or you’re looking to train good people to fill those

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Replacement Brooms You Can Rely On.

Quality. Performance. On-Time Delivery Keystone Plastics has been manufacturing the industry’s leading replacement brooms for street sweeping and road construction since 1954. At Keystone we believe in reliable quality and strive to make the heaviest, longest lasting brooms in the industry. We also believe the only good broom is the one that arrives to you as promised. Contact us to find a distributor near you.

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By setting the enemy’s gate in their simulation

“The enemy’s gate is down” refers not to a breech or malfunction, but to the gate’s literal direction. Ender can give orders using the gate as a reference point.

environment as the “down” direction, Ender can give orders using the gate as a reference point. Regardless of which way they are spinning or turning in zero gravity, all team members know that “down” means toward the enemy’s gate, and “up” is away from it. It provides them focus and clarity amid a chaotic and ever-changing environment.

Good leaders must continually refocus their teams on a common goal. The day-to-day challenges of business

In this environment, it is crucial that the team shares a

will distract and discourage even your best people. As

fixed focal point. To achieve this, main character Ender

a leader, you can help them overcome such challenges

leads his team with the mantra “The enemy’s gate is

by reminding everyone of the bigger picture. When

down.”

people know the greater vision of the company, when

“The enemy’s gate is down” refers not to a breech or malfunction, but to the gate’s literal direction.

they have an overarching goal to strive for, it puts the smaller frustrations into perspective. Knowing continued on page 28

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the vision helps people focus their

Think about your company goals and how they can be communicated in the most direct terms. Perhaps it’s as simple as “Provide every customer with the best possible service.”

efforts, prioritize, and recover from setbacks.

Think about your company goals and how they can be communicated in the most direct terms. Perhaps it’s as simple as “Provide every customer with the best possible service.” Depending on the department or team, more specific goals may be appropriate, such as “Reach x number of sales this quarter,” or “Increase our market

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Remind yourself of these goals as a leader as well. Setbacks in business are inevitable. Problems you did not foresee might cause you to lose focus. In those moments, try to remember, “the enemy’s gate is down.”

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