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Most service business owners want higher profit, but very few can explain exactly how they plan to get there. They work harder, take on more jobs, and hope the bank balance improves. Sometimes it does. Often it doesnt. Growing your profit by 20% in 2026 will not happen by accident. It happens when you stop guessing and start running your business by the numbers. Profit growth does not require magic, massive expansion, or doubling your workload. In fact, the fastest

Your overhead is stealing profit every month. You may not see it, but it’s happening. Most service business owners underestimate overhead, ignore it, or lump everything into a single category. When you don’t break overhead down clearly, you have no idea where money is leaking or which expenses actually matter. And in a simple business model like dog waste removal, overhead can quietly erase profit faster than most owners realize. Overhead is everything that isn’t directly tie

Hiring can grow your business or quietly destroy your profit. Most service business owners hire because they feel busy. Phones ringing. Jobs piling up. Schedules overflowing. The natural reaction is to bring in more help. But if the math doesn’t support the hire, you can unintentionally drain your profit instead of growing it. Smart hiring isn’t about how busy you feel. It’s about revenue per tech, profit per route, capacity, and how fast a new hire can pay for themselves. Le

Most service business owners think they have a profit problem. In reality, most have a cash flow problem. You might be charging the right prices. You might be delivering great service. Your jobs might even be profitable on paper. But profit doesn’t matter if cash arrives too late to support your operations. The cash conversion cycle — how long it takes for money spent to come back in — determines whether your business feels healthy or constantly strained. And if your business