How to Start a Cleaning Business 1-2-3
You can start your own residential or commercial cleaning company right out of your home. Before you decide
on a location for your cleaning business, check with your city about zoning ordinances and possible land use
restrictions. Compose a business plan for your cleaning service. To make the task easier, you can see a
sample cleaning business plan
for free.
If you are not using your personal name as your company name, register your business name with the county
clerk. You may also want to incorporate your cleaning company. You can do this yourself using resources online
and save hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
Check licensing requirements with your
local city and county. You can do this online for free through the Small Business Administration website.
Depending on the cleaning work you want to do, you may want to check into janitorial surety bonds and insurance
(see resources below).
The Janitorial Toolkit has
hundreds of janitorial and bidding forms, information-packed ebooks, how-to articles and bidding calculators
- not to mention active discussion groups and audio interviews with experts that can help you
increase your profits. Plus, they'll save you money with discounts on
training programs, DVD's and cleaning products.
Set up a business bank account. A business bank account has many benefits, including keeping your
personal and business finances separate for tax purposes and giving you a resource to acquire financing for your cleaning business. Set up a simple bookkeeping system you can use
without having to hire a bookkeeper.
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 T I P : Starting a Cleaning Business
You can start with little cash, no experience - and earn $100,000 by the end
of your first year in business - even if you've never started a cleaning business
before.
Pro cleaning business owners Suz and Ev help you avoid failure by
showing you how to start a successful business, step-by-step. (house cleaning,
office or window cleaning)
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Find out insurance requirements from a local insurance agent. The IIABA Independent Insurance Agents &
Brokers of America) can help you find a reputable agent in your area. You can also use insurance network
websites to get insurance quotes for your cleaning company for free.
Meet with an accountant to discuss tax strategies and ways to maximize your business tax deductions. Don't
know an accountant? Check with local business owners you know to see who they recommend.
Get a business phone line. You may be surprised to find out how cheap it can be to set up a
toll-free phone number, a multi-line phone system, VoIP or add an additional phone number to your existing
service.
Order business cards. Often overlooked, business cards can be a very efficient and low cost advertising
method. See how you can design your own professional business cards online >> Free Business Cards. See also: 30-50% off postcards, brochures and
more. Design your own marketing materials online using professional templates. Designs provided, printing
done for you.
Get a website for your cleaning business. A website can help you sell your storage service by displaying
rates, giving contact information, showing facility photos, offering discounts and providing detailed
information that potential customers want. You can save money by creating your own website with simple online design programs, or outsource the job to an
affordable website designer.
Publicize your business. Besides advertising in your local yellow pages and placing ads
in newspapers and neighborhood mailers, you can save money by writing a brief press release or "letter" to your
local paper announcing the grand opening of your new business.
If you can offer a special discount or hold an event and tie it in with your grand opening, publications
will find this more newsworthy and are more likely to publish news about your storage company. Your press
release can be short and simple, and you can find samples you can follow here: Get Free Press.
Start a Commercial Cleaning / Janitorial Business
The Easy Way to Grow Your
Janitorial Business - You can get expert assistance building your own profitable and successful cleaning
business - online, and without paying an arm and a leg.
Office Cleaning Training Video
Would you like to start your own office cleaning business but don't have the experience you need on how
to clean offices efficiently?
The Office Cleaning Training
Video will show you exactly what you need to know to clean offices quickly and professionally. (Great
for training employees too!)
Cleaning Business Resources:
How to Start a Coin-Operated Laundry  rated by entrepreneurs
 Looking for a business that
requires part-time management? With more and more people living in apartments and condos, coin-operated
laundromats are more profitable than ever.
As a laundromat owner, you'll have to check in on your business to make sure machines are always in working
condition, to collect your profits and keep your premises clean, inviting and safe for customers. You can also
decide to add on-premises services like wash-and-fold to increase your bottom line.
Learn how to choose the best laundromat location, buy equipment, attract customers, run daily operations,
handle finances and more. How
to Start a Laundromat
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