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Posted on November 30, 1999 by Joy Stoyle | Posted under Small Business
How to Start a Cleaning Business
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The best people to ask about how to start a cleaning business are people who are already doing this for a living. They may be able to help you with knowing where and how to advertise your services, and if you're lucky they might even be able to refer some of their overflow business to you. If you have a friend who is in the cleaning business, you could even sit down with them one day and have them show you how they keep their books, tax records, etc. This can be invaluable when you are learning how to start a cleaning business. More than simply knowing how to start a cleaning business is knowing how to maintain your cleaning business. You can start with some basic cleaning supplies and perhaps some clients that you have already lined up. As you are going about your cleaning business, however, you need to do things like have business cards made, choose what type of advertising you want to do when you need more clients, and set aside enough of your profits to be able to pay your taxes quarterly or at the end of the year. You could get so good that you might have others asking you how to start a cleaning business. If you think about it, you may be able to make some money teaching others the tools of your trade. If you run across any especially large cleaning jobs, you could hire an apprentice and pay them a small share of the profit and teach them at the same time. Instead of each of your getting half of the fee for the large job, you could perhaps take three quarters of it, give them a quarter of it, and teach as you go along. This is a winning proposition for both of you. About The Author: |
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