No one thing determines how well your cleaning company runs as much as your people. It's no real surprise really, it's just so easy to forget. Many times (in your haste) you settle for the first normal looking, normal acting, normal talking person that walks in the door. I've been guilty of this many times, especially early in my career. What was the result of this … [Read more...] about Make Life Easy. Hire Quality People.
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Tips On Verifying References
A very important part of the hiring process is checking out the applicants employment references. When you are running a cleaning company this is a step you don't want to skip. A lot of information can be gleaned from not only what type of references your applicants supply, but what the those references say (or don't say). Let's dig in right away, here are some rules to live … [Read more...] about Tips On Verifying References
First Key To Success
One of the most important parts of starting your own cleaning business boils down to one thing. Believing you will be successful. This may seem a little obvious to some (I hope you are in this camp), but to many this whole "believing in yourself" talk is nothing more than nonsense. The naysayers will say "belief" has nothing to do with it. They argue that your cleaning … [Read more...] about First Key To Success
Never Never Never Never Give Up
"Never never never never give up" is quite a powerful quote. Those famous words are attributed to Winston Churchill from a speech he gave in late 1941 concerning the war effort. Those words never never never never give up also resonate in the context of starting your own cleaning business. It is easy to get discouraged and want to give up. Everything seems so overwhelming at … [Read more...] about Never Never Never Never Give Up
5 Step Plan For Managing Your Staff
While some of you will keep your cleaning business small, and do the work yourself, many will hire staff. To have success with a staff, you and your employees need to be on the same page. Which in turn will make your business run smoothly. Like it's on auto pilot. Now to ensure everyone is on the same page you need to have a set of principles to follow. Systems that work … [Read more...] about 5 Step Plan For Managing Your Staff