How to Start a Cleaning Business

Posted on October 10, 2009 by ncassociation

If you wish to start a cleaning business, it is quite easy and a very good low-cost option for those who wish to run their own business instead of taking up any employment. However, to achieve a successful cleaning business, you should know certain basic facts about cleaning business before you start the same. Even though running a profitable cleaning business is quite a simple process, you should have a solid work ethic and also be clear about your goals.

In cleaning business, there are two major segments, the individual consumers and commercial organizations. The consumer service group comprises of the following services. Supply of residential maid services, carpet, window, and general house cleaning services, and other infrequent miscellaneous services such as lawn mowing, garden maintenance, bush cutting, etc. The commercial and industrial arena cleaning services are totally different. These are generally termed as janitorial services. Starting a successful janitorial service will require either direct experience in the janitorial service industry or thorough knowledge of the types of services that will be expected from a janitorial cleaning business company. The initial investment in this segment will also be much higher than the investment required for consumer segment.

If you wish to run a profitable cleaning business in the commercial segment, then you should understand that this business can be operated either from the home or from a commercial location, depending on the number of clients that you wish to have. However, the working hours can be quite tough, because most of the commercial organizations will require the cleaning of their premises only after office hours. Hence, your work might start after 5-00 pm and last until the early hours. You and your team of workers should be prepared physically and mentally for this kind of working hours.

Many commercial organizations will require variety of services like carpet, floor, window, and staircases cleaning, cleaning of the furniture, cleaning of the kitchen and/or dining area, if any, including removal of residual garbage, removal of general office garbage and even regular stocking of the cleaning materials that will be required for that particular business. Certain special industries like hotels, restaurants, and hospitals might need their bed linen, table clothes and even the clothes of their customers to be cleaned on a regular basis. As such, you should first decide which niche segment of the commercial janitor service will suit your particular talents, resources and investment budget.

Another major precaution that you should take if you want to start a cleaning business is the selection of the staff. Whether you employ men or maids, thorough checking of their background is highly important, since several burglaries and thefts had been reported due to the unfaithful employees in the cleaning business industry. Trust is the most important criterion in this business. You will also be required to insure them properly so that any untoward incident in the working site does not result in a substantial loss to you.

Further, you will need to buy the necessary latest cleaning equipment, cleaning materials, and other items involved in cleaning business and ensure that you always have adequate stock to meet the requirements of your clients. Starting with a few clients and building up the business slowly is the best way to develop a successful cleaning business.

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Posted on November 30, 2009 by ncassociation

Doing It Yourself Will Not Save Money on Office Cleaning

All businesses look for ways in which to cut down on costs. This is understandable as anything that cuts into the company’s profits can undermine the operation of the business. However, many companies will attempt money saying strategies that do not serve them will in terms of actually saving money. On the contrary, some of the methods they employ might actually end up costing them money. For example, offices that need a good cleaning would save far more money hiring office cleaning companies Los Angeles as opposed to doing it themselves. Now, some may wonder if it is not the opposite that is true. After all, wouldn’t a cleaning service come with fees? Yes, this is true but the fees would be far less than if the company attempted to perform its cleaning duties itself. How can this be? Let’s take a brief look at a number of reasons why a professional cleaning service may be the wiser financial option.

If you wanted to clean your own office, you would need a number of cleaning supplies. These items would obviously have to be purchased from a store. This, in turn, is going to cost money. Now, someone will need to perform the actual office cleaning. Hiring a professional service eliminates this needless expense since they will have their own cleaning equipment that they regularly use for several jobs.

If you are not bringing in an outside service, you will certainly need to have someone in house do the work. That person would probably be a member of the administrative support staff. If such a person is performing cleaning duties, then he/she will not be performing their regular duties. That means any work they need to perform in their regular position will not be attended to. This further contributes to a drain on your resources.

Then, there is the potential problem of the individual not properly cleaning the facilities. This means the office will need to be cleaned a second time which would be a further added expense. And, once again, the office staff would be applying their skills to an area that may not be in their area of expertise.

And there is another serious problem that may rear its head if you do not utilize the services of a professional office cleaning companies Los Angeles based services. There will be the potential for the office interior to be damaged. Case in point, if an inexperienced person cleans a carpet with the wrong solution, the carpet may end up being ruined. This would necessitate the obvious expense of having to replace the entire carpet. And, yes, the costs associated with saving money doing your own in-house office cleaning will continue to needlessly rise. Again, it would have been much better to hire a professional company since they will not be prone to making such errors.

The bottom line is that the costs associated with hiring professional office cleaning companies Los Angeles based services will yield far greater savings than going at the project yourself. This is why such professional services are in such demand. They truly know how to deliver on their promises.

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National Cleaning Association Join Now

Posted on November 28, 2009 by ncassociation

Dear Fellow Entrepreneur,

The headlines continue to broadcast the worst economic news in a lifetime, with devastating unemployment figures, record foreclosures and dwindling opportunities. And yet, an elite group of entrepreneurs in the Commercial Cleaning and Janitorial business are making money hand over fist.

Sure, the janitorial business consist of cleaning up someone else’s mess but you will get the last laugh knowing you’re pulling down six figures cleaning toilets.

My name is Sakeenah Redmond and my family and I have been in the janitorial industry for more than a generation. I remember keeping my Mother company while she cleaned offices at night, while she and my Dad-he was a firefighter-worked to save enough to buy their first house.

Eventually they not only had their own cleaning franchise, but they sold cleaning franchises to hundreds of other entrepreneurs as well.

“My family and I have made millions over the years with great success in this business and now I am going to spill the beans and share all of our family secrets.”

The secrets I learned over the last two decades looking over my parents’ shoulder at the businesses they started, built and sold have helped me to achieve incredible success in the commercial cleaning and janitorial industry. So much success, in fact, that we started the National Cleaning Association to help others make their dreams come true.

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Demand is just as high today as it was when I first got started. Clearly, people have money to spend on cleaning & janitorial services… so how about building a better business to capitalize what people want, now.

Is There Really That Much Income And Lifestyle
Wrapped Up Inside Owning A Successful
Janitorial And Cleaning Business… Absolutely!!

Americans will spend nearly $100 billion with local and national providers this year, and you deserve your slice of that fortune. There are a lot of pitfalls along the way, however, from marketing woes, employee issues, administrative hurdles and sometimes just getting in the door to see a client, so I’ve put together a team to help you dodge the potholes along the way and shorten your path to success.

“You can go into business for yourself, but we’re there to make
sure you’re never in business by yourself.”

The National Cleaning Association offers you the opportunity to build a successful business in any economy, to have the job security you deserve with the flexibility and freedom of self-employment while offering a service people must have.
Membership in the NCA includes:

* Low cost startup secrets so you don’t waste precious capital during startup

* Lost cost financing, so you can grow your business efficiently

* Insider strategies for demanding the highest possible service fees

* Secrets to attracting the big contracts

* How to structure your business so you never have accounts receivable problems

* How to find, hire and retain the best employees

* Tips to generate cash right away so you’re profitable quickly

And my personal secrets for dominating the competition!

Think of membership in the NCA not as just another business association, but like having your own personal business coach, executive advisor and mentor all in one! You can tap into my 20 years’ experience in the industry and learn from all the mistakes I made!

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Here are what a few of our members have to say:
“With your help I made over $100k my first year and $170k my second year…just one lesson from you helped me get accounts without having to buy them or pay a management and royalty fee…I’m positioned to build my business faster and easier.”
Jamil Kareem, Lemon Dropps Janitorial

“The beauty of your association is you have a proven system that works with all of the resources an entrepreneur needs to succeed…without having to pay franchise fees.”
Adel Mikhail, Mikhails Cleaning

“I never thought I’d get the kind of support and connections for networking and growing the business that NCA has provided. I feel like I have an older brother in the business who I can tap whenever I need advice or suggestions. I can’t imagine doing business without NCA.”
Guillermo Flores, Americlean California,

“I hesitated to commit to the membership until I realized that the leads alone were worth the price of admission…just one client pays for the cost of membership for several years and I’m on my way to having several BIG clients, thanks to your help.”
Jose Jimenez, Apple Janitorial

Membership in the NCA also includes:

* Downloadable of forms and templates to manage your business

* FREE Janitorial Leads

* Webinars and Teleseminars so you can learn what is working for other cleaning professionals

* Bidding software and calculators so your bid is always accurate and professional

* Janitorial Management Web Base Program so you can access client information from anywhere

* NCA Online Classroom Learn the industry you ‘re in with free online janitorial courses

* Classified Ads so you can buy, sell or trade whatever you need

* Subscription to The Cleaning Buzz an industry specific Newsletter

* Members Only Directory so you can list your company in our national directory

* Huge Savings on Janitorial General Liability Insurance

* NCA Government Certification Page Get easy access to obtaining Government Minority Owned or Small Business Certifications

* Government Bid Opportunity Email Alerts Letting you when there is a Janitorial RFP in your area

* Discussion forums so you can swap ideas with other entrepreneurs and get advice from industry experts

* Article submission, blog posting and internet marketing assistance

* $200 off on Your Green Clean Certification

* Discounts on training and audio videos

But That’s Just The Tip Of The Iceberg Because You Also Get NCA BiddingPro Software Absolutely FREE!

The NCA BiddingPro system is included when you sign up for our membership program ($995 Value)

You will never have to guess cleaning times and monthly prices again. This software comes ready to use and does all the hard work for you. In 4 Easy Steps You Get Instant Price Recommendations and a Professional Ready 2 Send Bid Proposal with Detailed Itemized Cleaning Specifications For Any Cleaning Job You’re Bidding On.

With that…here’s a glimpse into how this program will take the guess work out of bidding

Step 1 Bidding Details

Here you will input the company’s information

Step 2 Area Measurement

Select each room description that applies to the account you are bidding on and input the following

* Square Footage/Length and Width
* Type of Floor Surface
* Difficulty Level of Cleaning for That Area

Step 3 Price Generator

This section is where the software will automatically calculate the monthly price based on the information you added in the previous steps, taking in account general expenses and industy price guidelines. You can choose to use the recommended price or you can customize the worksheet to fit your company. As you can see below, I choose to customize the worksheet by making changes to the Production Rate from 3000 sq ft per hour to 3500 sq ft per hour which gave a new price of $1250.18.

Step 4 Bid Proposal/Reports

Select your Bid Proposal/Reports for print

Your Professional Bid Proposal

Click here for a sample proposal

Along with our customized NCA BiddingPro system you get a Client/Employee Management system that will help you:

* Manage Clients, Prospects and Past Bids
* Upload Client/Employee Files
* Manage Employees
* Generate Work Orders
* And much more….

And spend less time on administrative tasks so you can spend more time doing what you love!

It doesn’t matter whether you’re just now starting your business, still in the planning phase, or an old pro in the industry, the shortcuts and insider techniques you’ll learn from NCA would take you a lifetime to put together on your own.

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Use Interent Marketing to Explode your House Cleaning Business

Posted on November 24, 2009 by ncassociation

One of the major setbacks that the house cleaning business face is their inability to cope with the changes that have occurred in the market place. One of the most poignant cases in point is the traditional brick-and-mortar house cleaning business that still conduct their services online. While there are great advantages to be had with a solid shop that will act as the headquarters for your business, many forget that there are new arenas erupting where the cleaning business can be taken, and which you as the head of your business should be aware of and should be able to maximize.

Forgotten tactic

Online marketing is one of the forgotten tactics that house cleaning business fail to comprehend, and consequently, fail to integrate in their own marketing and advertising strategies. This is a fatal mistake that your company has probably committed as well and which is probably costing your firm profit. By utilizing internet marketing, you are essentially opening the market place for your product. The result? You get more customers.

Article marketing

Ask any online marketing expert the most important element in internet marketing, and the result can only be one – web content. The internet was primarily established as a way for information to be exchanged at great distances with cost efficiency and speed. Until today, the most useful function behind the internet is information exchange. Through article marketing, you are providing your potential clients with information about your field of expertise – such as the house cleaning industry – which in turn will allow you to make contacts with people who will likely use your services in the future. Keep in mind that house cleaning is a hardy industry that will be utilized by people for as long as the law of thermodynamics applies – that all things eventually experience entropy, or disintegrate. Because you can count on houses going from clean to dirty, you can rest assured that each contact made on the World Wide Web is an investment in the future.

Business web pages

Still haven’t got your business established in the internet through a web page? This can now be considered a crime when the internet now offers web pages at low costs and great design options. In fact, there are many online sites that offer web pages for free. With just a click of a button, you can start typing in your own URL and placing your services and product catalogue on the internet. This means that you are essentially opening up your business to the entire scope which the internet can reach. If you think about it, in the United States this means that you essentially open the possibility that each household connected to the internet – and frankly, who isn’t – can contact you

There are many ways to avail of the internet for promoting any business. Among the many industries today, the house cleaning cannot be left behind. Look for cheap and accessible solutions to your online marketing needs, and apply them. After, all you have nothing to lose but bad profit.

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Janitorial Lead Generation Program

Posted on October 10, 2009 by ncassociation

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