Austin #1 For Small Business

July 4, 2018 by 1 Comment

How is Austin growing so fast? According to Forbes, Austin is the rockstar of small-business cities. CNBC named Austin the #1 place to start a business. American City Business Journals said Austin is the top city for “small business vitality.” Sungard Availability Services says Austin is the top city for launching a technology startup. Economic […]

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Commercial Laundry Trends in Austin

June 22, 2018 by

Every business and industry will face disruption that requires new thinking and innovation to stay relevant. Innovation drives us forward, or lack of it makes us obsolete. Following are a few trends we notice at Austin Linen Service. Technology Smart technology cuts through the chaos, providing live tracking of linens using an embedded tag that […]

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Austin’s Rich & The Best Linens for Your Yacht

June 2, 2018 by

Austin Rich According to Business Insider, you need to make more than $142,000 in Austin to call yourself rich. However, to be in the top 1 percent you need $424,507. Austin’s Three Comma Club There is a difference though between being “rich” and being stone wealthy. To join that illustrious club, which we refer to […]

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Sizing Up Your Hotel Linen Service

May 18, 2018 by

Commercial linen services like Austin Linen Service want to persuade hoteliers of the reasons why outsourcing laundry and linens is in their best interests. Hoteliers want to know and consider those reasons. At Austin Linen Service we believe a hotel should outsource its laundry for these reasons: It allows the hotel to improve the use […]

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Linen Service Near Me

April 29, 2018 by

Linen Service Austin, Texas There are over 4,930,000 (yes, that’s MILLION) search results on Google for “linen service near me.” If we narrowed our Google search to just Austin, there are 940,000 search results! I think you would agree that there are plenty of choices. This can be a problem if you are the one […]

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Offering Towels Is Good Service

April 19, 2018 by

Whether you are an owner or operator of a day salon, gym, fitness center, or physical therapy center, you will likely agree with Tara Nultemeier, owner of Peak Fitness Center in Steamboat Springs, Colorado who says offering towels (bath towels and sweat towels) is a service to members. She says, “We offer towel service for […]

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How To Choose A Workout Towel

March 2, 2018 by

There are approximately 30,500 gyms in the USA, and according to Statistic Brain Research Institute (August 30, 2017). Austin, Texas is #7 for “most notable cities for gym spending. Never mind that 67 percent of people with gym memberships never use them. Gym memberships are growing and showing no signs of slowing down. The annual […]

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Technology, Salons, Stylists, & Linens

February 16, 2018 by

The world is changing rapidly. We already know it though. According to the International SPA Association Foundation and their recent survey about the preferences, challenges, and motivations for today’s salons, stylists, and spa professionals. They discovered that there was a 7 percent increase in customizing and personalizing services on an individual basis for “each” customer. […]

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Keeping Your Commercial & Event Linens White

January 10, 2018 by

  In Austin, Texas image is everything, especially when it comes to white linens. Austin is not only the Capital of Texas, it has emerged as the music and film capital of the world, which for local business means lots of customers and guests. Tables decked out with the most exquisite upscale silverware, glassware, and topped-off […]

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Features, Trends, Experiences, and Barber Towels

December 28, 2017 by

  We live in a world where it’s all about features and culture rules. For example, are you aware of Echo/Alexa? This gadget which is a cloud-based voice service is the sleeping giant in the music and technology industry. It is also adding billions of dollars to the coffers of Amazon. Here’s how Echo works. You […]

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