Start Your Own Cleaning Business (StartUp Series)

By Jacquelyn Lynn

Book Overview

If it can be cleaned, chances are people will pay you to clean it. Houses, carpet, upholstery, windows ... the list goes on and on. A vast majority of dual-income families use cleaning services, which means your market is huge. Startup is easy and requires little initial investment. Allow our experts to teach you everything you need to know to start three of the most in-demand cleaning businesses--residential maid service, commercial janitorial service and carpet/upholstery cleaning--including: - Current statistics and trend forecasts that keep you ahead of the curve - The ins and outs of finding customers - New ideas for hiring and training employees - What equipment and supplies you'll need (and where to find them) - How to use technology to make your business competitive - Up-to-date legal, tax and insurance requirements - How to avoid common pitfalls - Surefire tips for growing your business - And more Plus, learn answers to frequently asked questions, and access an appendix of additional resources and checklists to guide you through each step of the startup process. With the help of our experts, you'll become a squeaky-clean success in no time

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599183323
• ISBN13: 9781599183329
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

startup of a cleaning service

the information is expansive - not too long-winded, but brimmimg with helpful details. The format, or layout, of the book is excellent - very appealing, Had my textbooks been presented like this all those years ago, I might have read them. I want to start a cleaning service that will consist of me as employee,employer, CEO, etc., and was skeptical about this book being relevant to such an enterprise. It was. I had many questions about where in the world to begin, then exactly how to proceed successfully from there. If there was ever a newby...This book fits the bill for me -- addresses all the issues anyone could possibly have about starting up a cleaning business. I feel so much more prepared and confident going forward. this book