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Want to go green in your hotel, commercial rental property, health care facility or brewery? Check out some of the latest trends in these industries, including ways to save money by being more energy efficient, attracting guests and providing new eco-friendly services!

Sustainable brewing can help cross market to a wider audience, while bringing your personal priorities to your craft beer business. Sustainable trends can help set your hotel apart from all of the competition, and as an added bonus can reduce housekeeping and laundry expenses. Apartment complexes as well as Senior living facilities should consider incorporating community gardens as one way to go green. For landlords, small apartment units can be energy efficient and attract people who are interested in reducing expenses. Making certain property improvements like installing energy efficient appliances can help attract the right kind of tenants. Another thing to consider is switching to LED lightbulbs as an easy way to save money and show your guests and residents that you care about sustainability.

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Hotels & Hospitality

4 Vital Hotel Housekeeping Duties to Keep Guests Happy

April 11, 20190

Want to make sure your hotel stands out to guests? Keep your guests happy by focusing on these four vital hotel housekeeping duties.

Keeping track of hotel housekeeping duties may seem like an afterthought to busy hotel owners, but offering subpar housekeeping is terrible for the hospitality business. Guests notice cleanliness above fancy amenities and luxuries. A clean, well run hotel is the key to keeping guests satisfied. In the long run, making hotel housekeeping duties a top priority saves you time, stress, and bad reviews.

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Looking for energy saving solutions for your hotel? Every hotel owner should try these simple ideas that are good for the environment and your bottom line.
Energy Savings & Money Savings, Hotels & Hospitality, Industry News & Tips

Energy Saving Solutions Every Hotel Owner Should Try

August 30, 20181

The idea of implementing energy saving solutions at your hotel sounds great in theory; but in practice, it can raise concerns.

Guest experience is important and not every visitor wants to feel like they’re “roughing it.” We all know running a hotel is expensive and as an owner, you’re looking for ways to save. Cutting corners to implement energy saving solutions at your hotel can negatively impact guests’ experience and result in less-satisfied customers. It’s important to find a balance. Here’s how to adopt energy saving solutions without sacrificing your guests’ comfort.

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Are you ready to take a cue from clean eating restaurants and add more healthy dishes to your restaurant’s menu? Organic, whole-foods-based restaurants are a growing trend to follow.
Industry News & Tips, Restaurants

Clean Eating Restaurants: What All Restaurants Should Learn from This Trend

August 22, 20180

The growing demand for clean eating restaurants in America continues to increase each year.

Customers are seeking out the best whole foods, healthy eats, and organic ingredients. Many people appreciate the mindful approach to food that clean eating restaurants promote. More than ever, customers pay attention to the types of food they’re consuming. This shift in the standard American diet means restaurants must adapt to please a more health-conscious population.

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Industry News & Tips, Senior Care Facilities & Senior Living

Holistic Health and Wellness for Senior Care

June 20, 20183

You’re already running a healthcare center staffed with medical professionals.

Your caregivers and team members assist residents above and beyond the call of duty. So, how can you take the next step in healthcare excellence? To attract more residents, consider incorporating holistic health activities and programs to improve what’s already available at your facility.

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Energy Savings & Money Savings

How to Market an Apartment: Making Small Studios Appealing

May 23, 20180

Turn a hard-to-market small studio apartment into a high-demand property with simple tips to boost the appeal.

Small studio apartments are often thought of as challenging units for property owners to fill. Striking the right balance between affordability and profitability is the challenge to finding tenants, but if the space is marketed correctly, the pool of potential renters opens up significantly. Proper marketing requires capitalizing on a product’s appeal. Small spaces offer many advantages for smart renters. All it takes is basic marketing prowess and thinking outside the (small) box.

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Apartments & Property Management, Industry News & Tips

How to Find Good Tenants: Worthwhile Property Repair & Improvements

March 7, 20182

The ideal tenant is within your reach. Rental property repair and improvements are a worthwhile investment to increase occupancy in your building.

The rental market is growing, particularly in urban areas. More people are opting for the convenience of renting and living in town—which is great news for property owners, particularly in cities. While you can’t change your building’s location, simple property repair, improvements and upgrades will easily increase your appeal to the ideal tenant. Not only will upgrades boost your occupancy, you’ll retain great tenants who are willing to pay a little more for their ideal property.

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Industry News & Tips, Restaurants

Preparing to Sell Your Restaurant – What You Should Know

October 18, 20176

The decision to sell your restaurant isn’t likely to happen on a whim. It takes careful planning, as well as time to get your affairs in order.

Every restaurant owner thinks about selling at one time or another. But even if your restaurant is a red hot success and buyers are lined up at the door, figuring out how to sell a restaurant isn’t as simple as selling a home or a car. It often takes several months to make a sale, and it can pay to start preparing a full year in advance. Understanding how to sell a restaurant is about more than just having your paperwork in order and upgrading a few appliances. It takes marketing savvy, knowledge of your business and sometimes even professional help to get your restaurant in shape to sell and fetch a price that will make you happy.

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Apartments & Property Management, Industry News & Tips

Low Cost Ways to Improve Your Rental Property

September 20, 20172

Until the time is right to put some big money back into your rental property, you can improve the look and feel of the building by making small, inexpensive enhancements.

Rental property improvements are never a bad idea. An updated look often lures in new tenants, while current tenants appreciate seeing maintenance staff around fixing pieces in public areas. The challenge of property improvements is mostly cost. The time spent fixing something up plus the cost of the materials can really cut into a budget if not properly considered. On the other hand, it’s possible to recoup some serious revenue if those improvements lead to great tenants who stick around for the long-term. Let’s take a look at more than 10 great ways to spruce up a rental property for prospective tenants.

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Breweries & Craft Brewing, Food and Beverage & Food Manufacturing

Craft Breweries are Going Green with Sustainable Brewing

March 31, 20160

Craft breweries can embrace sustainable brewing and take steps toward going green…

In an age where water rights are contested and droughts are increasingly common, craft breweries can stand apart from their industrial competitors by taking advantage of newer, environmentally friendly trends. Not only do customers want the unique brews that only craft brewers provide, they want to buy products that make them feel good about supporting an environmentally responsible company.

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Hotels & Hospitality, Industry News & Tips

Prepare for Competition: How to Survive When New Hotels Come to Town

December 29, 20151

We have a few tips for how established hotels can stay ahead of new hotel competition.

There will always be new competition for your clientele. Whether your hotel exists in a tourist town, near an airport or other public transportation, or in a drive-through city that resides along the route of a popular road trip, your hotel can’t rest on its laurels for long. Newcomers always challenge decade-long-standing hotels—all thanks to novelty. Hotels with a few years under their belts can do a few things to push back against new hotel competition and fight to stay on top of the market.

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