Tuesday, October 25, 2011

NOVEMBER 2011 ANAGO OF WESTERN PA FRANCHISE OWNERS’ MEETING ANNOUNCED

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA – October 25, 2011 – The Anago of Western PA Monthly Franchise Owner’s Meeting for the month of November 2011 has been scheduled.

The topic for the meeting will be “Employees: Finding Prospects, Screening Them, Training Them, Disciplining Them, and Retaining Them or Letting Them Go”.  The meeting will include such sub-topics as staying within the law, your rights as an employer, their rights as an employee, background testing, drug screening, and job descriptions.

The meeting will be broken into two parts.  The first will feature Lisa Fulton, of Pennsylvania CareerLink, to discuss what Pennsylvania CareerLink can do for employers to help find qualified candidates.  The second part of the presentation will be done by Bill and Dave Ross from Anago of Western PA, and will discuss laws and best practices when it comes to employees in the cleaning industry.

“Working with employees can be most challenging, frustrating and rewarding part of owning your own business,” according to Anago of Western PA Vice President Bill Ross, “and even with Pittsburgh’s 7+% unemployment, finding the right employee can be challenging.  Our goal at this meeting is to help reaffirm with our Franchise Owners the laws and requirements of managing employees, and also to have the Franchise Owners share some stories of the highs and lows of their own personal experiences with Employees.”

The meeting will be held on Monday, November 7, 2011 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Anago of Western PA Regional Support Office (300 Old Pond Road, Suite 202, Pittsburgh, PA 15017).  A pizza lunch will be provided following the meeting, compliments of Anago of Western PA. All Anago of Western PA Unit Franchise Owners should attend.  Anyone else wishing to attend should contact Anago of Western PA President David Ross at (412) 257-3060.

Contact:
Pittsburgh, PA 15017 USA
Ph: 412-257-3060

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

ANAGO OF WESTERN PA FRANCHISE OWNERS’ LEARN FROM EXPERT

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA – October 11, 2011 –The Anago of Western PA Monthly Franchise Owner’s Meeting for October presented Franchise Owners with more opportunities to better manage their businesses, using the quality tools and chemicals from Colker Company Window Cleaning and Janitorial Supplies.

Jeff Tishko, Vice President and Partner of Colker Company Window Cleaning and Janitorial Supplies, provided insight from his many years of experience running his own Janitorial Service as well as from being in the Janitorial Tool and Chemical business.  Mr. Tishko, armed with plenty of free samples, discussed keeping Granite Floors streak-free, Odor Control and Mitigation, Disinfecting vs. Sanitizing, The Role of Enzymes in Cleaning, changes in Floor Stripping procedures, new chemicals available for floor-buffing, and much much more.

Anago of Western PA Vice President Bill Ross says, “We have three major vendors that are approved for our Franchise Owners, Colker Company was the first, and they continue to provide new and exciting opportunities for our Franchise Owners.  Mr. Tishko put his money where his mouth is by bringing the pricing and samples, so that everyone can try the products before they buy them.”

All Franchisees in attendance also received new Anago ball-caps to add to their Uniform.

The meeting was held on Monday, October 10, 2011 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Anago of Western PA Regional Support Office (300 Old Pond Road, Suite 202, Pittsburgh, PA 15017).  A pizza lunch was provided following the meeting, compliments of Anago of Western PA.
 

Contact:

Anago of Western PA
Bill Ross
bill.ross@anagowpa.com
300 Old Pond Road, Suite 202

Pittsburgh, PA 15017 USA
Ph: 412-257-3060

Monday, October 3, 2011

OCTOBER 2011 ANAGO OF WESTERN PA FRANCHISE OWNERS’ MEETING ANNOUNCED

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA – October 3, 2011 – The Anago of Western PA Monthly Franchise Owner’s Meeting for the month of October 2011 has been scheduled.

Jeff Tishko, of Colker Company Window Cleaning and Janitorial Supplies, located in Pittsburgh’s Strip District will be presenting what’s new at the Colker Company, including new chemicals tools and equipment.

According to Anago of Western PA Vice President Bill Ross, “The Colker Company is one of the most popular vendors among our Franchise Owners for picking up Tools and Chemicals, largely in part to their central location.  We need to bring representatives from the vendor in front of our Franchisees to keep everyone current with what can be expected from the store for the rest of 2011 and into next year.”

The meeting will be held on Monday, October 10, 2011 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Anago of Western PA Regional Support Office (300 Old Pond Road, Suite 202, Pittsburgh, PA 15017).  A pizza lunch will be provided following the meeting, compliments of Anago of Western PA. All Anago of Western PA Unit Franchise Owners should attend.  Anyone else wishing to attend should contact Anago of Western PA President David Ross at (412) 257-3060.
  

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