I want to start a cleaning service, what do I need to do?

Question

I want to open a house cleaning service, I do not know where to begin, I need help every step of the way , maybe if there is some one out here that has this knowelege they can help, please!!!!

Answer 1

Good for YOU!!!

A cleaning business-whether residential or office-is a terrific way to have a stable income and start making money fast. And you're smart to investigate before you try and get clients!

Here's some beginning steps:

1. Check with your city or county clerk's office to see if you need a business license or fictitious name license. These are inexpensive ($25-$50) and usually last 3 or more years;

2. Then, call around to insurance companies and compare prices for liability insurance (sometimes called bond). This protects you if something breaks or gets damaged while you're on the job. And, yes, sometimes you didn't so it, but with this you can keep a client! AND, when you can say to potential clients, "I have liability insurance" it not only makes you professional, but adds confidence. It shouldn't cost more than around $100-$300/yr for $100K coverage (you don't need more than that for now, probably less for residential);

3. Call existing cleaning companies, pretend to be a potential customer, to find out the going rates and services provided;

4. NOW, make a nice flyer and/or introductory letter about your service and start knockin' on doors, so to speak!  Dress nice, maybe have a t-shirt made up with your company name and/or logo at Cafepress.com, too. After you have a few customers, consider magnetic signs or a vehicle wrap for you vehicle--your vehicle becomes a mobile billboard.  But make the message short & sweet, easy to remember;

5.  And spend less than $39 on a business cleaning kit, residiential cleaning business kits are less than that, that will give you the basic contracts, forms for estimates, pricing charts and book-keeping, intro letters, supplies, customer leads and other valuable tips.  It will save you time and money in the long run!  

This is a general start. There is lots of information available for you below......

Answer 2

First, you should have a business plan.  You want to be able to put into words, on paper, what it is you are going to do, how you will do it, how you'll fund your business expenses, what you'll need to buy, financing options (if needed), your business name, how you'll advertise your business, how you'll charge and bill your customers, etc.  You should register your business with the state you live in (I believe this is a requirement in most states if you are doing business under an assumed name, i.e. a company name, instead of your own name).

Next I would suggest considering business liability insurance.  If you have assets (real estate, investments, etc) you should probably insure yourself before you even visit your first customer (in case you accidentally break something on a customer's property or cause any kind of damage with your services).  This will protect your personal assets in case something unimaginable happens while you are working and you are found liable.  This would probably not be terribly expensive for this line of work, probably similar to what you would pay for car insurance?   Some customers (particularly businesses) will also want to know you are insured before they decide to do business with you.

Then, once you've got the initial work done, go to work and start making money!

Best of luck.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Good and Great of You !

You may get a small Enquiry-***-Order Form, printed.  

Get the Printed Form, Circulated in the localities, you wish to operate, allowing seven days time at the most. After seven days, on the basis of Feed Back, you receive, you may recruit or make a net work of associate, to provide services to all the interested house holds. Provide services to maximum house holds and business establishments, much better than the normal expectations. Your Business growth, will depends, on publicity.

The best publicity, you can manage absolutely free, through a word of mouth. Your clients shall only get you more clients.

Completed, project can be made for you, on demand.

Wish you all the Best.

Answer 5

I've got something even easier. I used to work for a cleaning service a long time ago.

Check this out though, this is what I do now. And i'm very successful at it.

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Answer 6

work for one for a year first

Answer 7

Well if you're good at cleaning put some flyers up on a pole and laminate them because if it rains it'll get nasty. Go door to door and pass out flyers. Also get some friends to help you also.