How to Start a Home-Based Housecleaning Business

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based housecleaning business? Have you been hesitant to put your plans into action? This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you need to successfully launch and grow your business. Authors Melinda Morse and Laura Jorstad combine personal experience with expert advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based housecleaning business. They explain how to get started, develop a service manual, screen clients, serve customers, learn from the competition, and set up a home office. They even offer tips on how to use the Internet to grow your business. Learn all about: organizing your business; getting clients and referrals; setting your rates and services; selecting cleaning products; billing and renewing contracts. Also included are these special features and workbook pages: sample service manual; home cleaning plan; sample invoice; service and payment record; checklist of start-up requirements. (7 1/2 x 9, 176 pages, charts, worksheets, sample service manual, sample invoice, charts) .

Start & Run a Home Cleaning Business

A home cleaning service might start out small, but it has the potential to grow to be a multi-million dollar business with branch offices and franchises. Your business can grow to the point where you need to lease office space, hire staff, purchase a fleet of vehicles, and develop your own products and customized services. With the help of this book, you can get your business up and running, and survive that essential first year.

This book answers questions such as: Do I have what it takes to run my own business? What are the legal requirements for running a business like mine? How do I find and keep clients? How much should I charge? What equipment do I need? What other services can I offer? How do I hire and train staff? How does commercial cleaning differ from home cleaning?

Recently updated, this edition comes with numerous forms to get you started and keep you organized, now all included on CD-Rom.