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The Only New-Home Cleaning Guide You’ll Ever Need
Moving can be an exciting adventure. However, your home, apartment, condo, or dorm is bound……
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Top Tips for Making the Most of Your Deep Cleaning
Is your household a clean environment? According to a survey from the American Cleaning……
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5 Tips for Making Clutter Disappear
No one wants to live in a dirty house. Yet, dirt isn’t the only thing that bothers homeowners.……
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The Clean Fight Club’s Top Cleaning Hacks
Nothing beats the feeling that comes from living in a truly clean house. So, why aren’t……
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73 Year Old Family Business. How She’s Leading It In Modern Times.
When Alison Gutterman’s grandfather first launched his company back in the 1940s, he……
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How I’ve Managed My Newfound Freedom as My Kids Become More Independent
I’m a professional ride-share driver. OK, not really—I just have the joy of whisking……
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Are Your Kids in School or Doing Online Learning? Leverage Your Corporate Superpowers to Get Through the Confusion!
Well, that happened. And as a mom, I’m still trying to figure it all out. First, the……
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Here’s How to Deal With Mental Health From the C-Suite
Driven leaders push themselves. That’s their hallmark. They’re the first ones in……
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How to Keep Connecting With Your Family as We Return to Normal
The past year has had a whiplash effect on many people, and especially those of us with full,……
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Why I Hope the ‘New Normal’ Sticks Around After the Pandemic
It’s a phrase we’ve all said at least once or twice this year: “I can’t……
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How I Made the Best of a Messy Summer for Working Moms
Summer is a time to take a family vacation, enjoy sunny days, and lounge by your neighborhood……
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Stress-Free Hacks to Keep Your Home Cleaner
Walking up and down the empty cleaning aisles of my favorite store earlier this year was a……
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Celebrate a Year of Overcoming Obstacles With Your Employees
When the pandemic first arose, many companies — Jelmar included — had to adjust……
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5 Secrets for Less Stressful Mornings From a Working Mom and CEO
Have you ever felt like someone put a hex on your day from the moment you raised your head off……
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How Strategic Planning Has Helped Our Business Flourish
When Jelmar was originally founded, the company was focused on bringing niche products to the……
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Optimize your Home for remote learning
It’s that time of year again! The school bell rings, but this time it’s with a……
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Jelmar Gives Back to the Salvation Army
Jelmar, LLC was recognized at the Starlighter Dinner, which kicks off The Salvation Army's……
Giving back to the community
Jelmar Donates $10,000 to Haiti
As relief efforts continue in Haiti, the Skokie-based family-owned business, Jelmar, is determined……
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Jelmar Helps Keep Chicago Parks Clean
To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tarn-X Tarnish Remover, Jelmar partnered with the……
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Jelmar had a truly inspirational day lending a hand, and some elbow grease at the Orlando Union Rescue Mission.
The extremely successful The Home Depot Garden Foundation fundraising event that raised $9.4……
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Jelmar (CLR Brands) donates products to help Houston clean up after Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey struck Texas created havoc resulting in one of the biggest clean……
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Greater Chicago Food Depository
Each year Jelmar donates to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago's food bank.……
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For Fostering a Spirit of Giving -Go Into the Community.
Writing a check to your favorite charity is a great start to serving others. In fact, I regularly……
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File This Under ‘I Wish They Had That When I Was in School’
I don’t know about you, but I spent much of my time in elementary school thinking about……
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10 tips to reduce holiday waste
’Tis the season for lots of food, lots of friends, lots of relatives, and unfortunately,……
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How to Recognize the Work Culture That Will Make You Thrive
Just like a foreign country, a company looks different from the inside. To dig deeper and learn……
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3 Techniques for Leaders Who Want to Set the Learning Curve
Retail has changed a lot in the half-century since Jelmar's founding. Customers now demand……
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Tips To Get Organized For Back-To-School
Back to school season means that families need to get acclimated to new and more hectic routines.……
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The Only Change That’s Dirty Are The Coins In Your Pocketbook
You probably have a morning routine, a nighttime routine, and several mini routines throughout……
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Why Mentorship Is Such an Important Element of Being a Business Leader
About three-quarters of executives trace their success not to growing up in an affluent……
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Jelmar Acquires Environmental Sports Products’ Cleaners (ESPRO)
Jelmar, LLC., a respected leader in the household cleaning products industry well-known for……
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Momentum Is Finally Building For Women Entrepreneurs - Let's Keep It Rolling
As challenging as it can be for modern businesswomen to snag capital, they have a serious head……
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Whether You Are In Congress Or Running A Business, Don’t Fear New Ideas (Or Women) Changing The Status Quo
Often, change feels sudden even though it’s been happening gradually right under our……
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How To Use Roadblocks As A Jumping-Off Point To Learn And Grow
Literal or figurative, roadblocks are a way of life in business. As someone who has worked……
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Stop Dictating Edicts and Start Leading From the Front Line
Businesses may not be true democracies, but they don’t have to become dictatorships.……
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8 TIPS TO CURE CABIN FEVER
Being headquartered just outside Chicago, we know what it’s like to step outside to get……
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Want to Be a Friend to Your Employees? Here's How to Make It Work
Very rarely do your friends have a vested interest in your finances or savings plan. The exception?……
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Looking to save more in 2019?
If you are looking to SAVE MORE MONEY in the NEW YEAR (and who isn't), we have some great……
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Laughter Still Is the Best Medicine. Infuse Your Business With Humor
Traveling is never easy, but I recently experienced my own "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"……
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3 Keys for Modernizing a Legacy Brand
Some brands have become so ingrained in society’s collective brain that they’ve……
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Don't Let Selling Become a Lost Art in Your Organization
The first time I went on a genuine in-person sales call with my dad, I experienced what many……
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Leading Starts at Home - Life Lessons From a Domestic and Corporate CEO
Although many people (ahem: men) might be just now realizing this, women (and mothers, in particular)……
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Prepare your home for holiday guests—A stress-free checklist.
If you are like most people, having guests over for the holidays can be both inviting and stressful.……
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Preparing Your Business For Changing Generations In The Workforce
During a recent office meeting, a “kid” in his twenties took out his phone and……
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My Experience as an Undercover CEO
I love watching episodes of “Undercover Boss.” Yes, it’s a little formulaic……
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It's Time To Get Serious About Educating Women Around The World
The world has seen significant progress over the years, but there is one area that still leaves……
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Kermit the Frog Was Right: It's Not Easy Being Green, but It's the Right Choice for Your Business
In the mid-2000s, eco-conscious companies faced a substantial conundrum: Should they design……
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Dreading Summer? Here's How Working Parents Can Make Summer Fun Again
Watch any kids on the last day of school, and you’ll see total bliss as they focus on……
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How I Find the Balance Between Family Legacy and a Sound Business Decision
Six weeks after graduating college, my father presented me with a rare gift: an application……
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7 Tips for A Great Summer BBQ Party
Goodbye, Spring rain… hello, sunshine! With the Fourth of July just around the corner,……
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Challenges, Advice and Inspiration from a Woman Business Owner
Interview with Alison Gutterman, President & CEO of Jelmar, LLC. As published in Women……
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Fathers Passing the Baton to Daughters: How Succession Planning Happens in Family-Run Organizations
It’s doubtful that my dad thought I would run the family business when I was a little……
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A behind-the-scenes peek at the making of the latest CLR Commercials
How do you coordinate more than 40 cast and crew in order to produce seven TV commercials in……
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Tips for Spring Cleaning Success
The science is clear. A clean house is good for your health, both physically and psychologically.……
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5 Things That Helped Me Become a Better Leader This Year
Ever notice how full of contradictions the holiday season seems to be? On the one hand, it’s……
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How to fix a clogged dishwasher
Tami from Lansing, Michigan was beside herself when a repairman told her that she would have……
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Prepping your home for winter
The EPA even estimates that indoor air quality can be five times more polluted than outdoor……
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Don’t drink "Moscow Mules" from unlined copper mugs
According to a spokesperson from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), LaKia Bryant, be careful……
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Why the secrets to successful business leadership aren’t what you think
Like a lot of CEOs, I’m often asked about my secrets to successful business leadership.……
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America's Dirtiest Cleaning Secrets and Habits Exposed
Obsessed with cleaning? If so, you are not alone. According to a new survey commissioned by……