As I have mentioned many times before, a cleaning business has many moving parts. They all need to work together to run smoothly. The moment one part jams up, it creates problems elsewhere. One part that is quite important is your accounts receivable. This is the money that is due you. Generally you create an invoice for any cleaning work your company performed and mail it. … [Read more...] about Keep An Eye On This Detail
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Keeping It Simple
Starting a cleaning business (or any other type of business) is not a terribly complicated task. That is as long as you keep it simple. Everyday I see or speak to people who complicate the process, making it harder to achieve success. They somehow manage to turn something easy into something hard. This can manifest itself in many forms. The main one being mixed up … [Read more...] about Keeping It Simple
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