| Of all the business startup options you have at your | | | | these and you can usually locate clients through word |
| disposal starting a cleaning business is one that can be | | | | of mouth and/or other inexpensive advertising |
| started with relatively little seed money. It is even | | | | methods. After you feel you and your staff have a |
| possible to start your cleaning business with only the | | | | successful cleaning service plan and it is profitable start |
| equipment and supplies you already have at home | | | | looking for special services or service options you can |
| provided your business plan allows for starting on a | | | | offer. Many times these services will be asked for by |
| small scale. Of course as you customer list gets longer | | | | your customers. You can then offer them to other |
| and longer you will have to add more and more | | | | customers too and develop a menu of services all you |
| equipment, supplies and certainly staff to your business. | | | | clients can choose from based on their individual |
| The key to success is to stay current on all the latest | | | | needs. The only downside to this business model is |
| techniques, equipment, and marketing methods | | | | you may get into areas you are not prepared for so |
| available to you and your business. This will keep you | | | | be realistic with your assessment about your |
| ahead of your competition by lowering your costs and | | | | capabilities. You don't want to risk a customer |
| or allowing you to provide better services to your | | | | relationship by biting off more than you can chew while |
| clients which you can charge a little more for. | | | | over extending yourself beyond you core janitorial |
| Your biggest challenge will probably be finding an | | | | business practices. Your basic business will require |
| effective staff and retaining them. Not only will you | | | | keeping your staff on a schedule that fits your |
| need to find and keep your standard level of staff | | | | customer's needs. If, for example you add a disaster |
| you'll probably need to setup a plan for retaining extra | | | | recovery and restoration component to your business |
| staff for those temporary large projects you land. To | | | | changes to your staffing will be required. You'll need |
| be successful it's imperative you find good people that | | | | more equipment, and probably a different set of |
| are dependable and enjoy their work. It will be your | | | | employees dedicated to responding quickly and |
| responsibility to maintain a training program and make | | | | possibly on short notice. |
| sure they possess adequate knowledge about all the | | | | As you prepare your business plan during the start up |
| equipment and supplies they use and that they seek | | | | phase of your new cleaning business look into the |
| out new technology in the business too. | | | | future and ask yourself, "what should this business look |
| To grow your business think about what other | | | | like in 5 years". This will really help you focus your |
| services you can offer your existing customers. First, | | | | efforts and time on things that will get you where you |
| however you need to offer and master you core | | | | really want to be with your new cleaning business. |
| services, such as cleaning services. Everyone needs | | | | |