How to Start a Successful Home Based Cleaning Business

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Starting a cleaning business can be as easy as cleaning houses in your neighborhood for a fee and asking for referrals. If you want to run a successful small business cleaning business you need to see yourself as a small business entrepreneur and start your small business correctly. Be an informed and well planned business owner and your home based cleaning business will be successful.

Instructions

  • Research The Cleaning Business Market - To start a small business you need to know who the competition is, who are your potential clients, what type of advertising is effective, what your business start up needs and costs will be, etc. The U.S. Small Business Administration is a one-stop-resource for tools, services and local resources to help you start your home-based business. This website provides extensive information on how to plan your business, start a small business, how to manage your business and more. Take advantage of their free online training.
  • Cleaning Business Investment of Time - Consider how much time and money you can invest in to getting your cleaning business started. This type of small business is started one client at a time, sometimes underbidding the competition to get your initial jobs. Understanding this will help you plan on if you will begin part time or work full time marketing your small business to grow quickly.
  • Type of Home Based Cleaning Service - There are many types of cleaning services you can offer. While doing your research try to identify a niche market and market your small business to fill the needs of that market. As an example, during times when there are many foreclosed homes there may be a niche market for cleaning those homes. Introduce yourself to the Real Estate Agent or bank that will be trying to re-sell the home. There are also many other choices including residential, commercial cleaning, move-outs, and new construction.
  • Small Business Start Up Legal Matters - To find out the licensing requirements for your area, collecting taxes, and what business laws you'll have to abide by for your home based cleaning business there are two resources for you to research.
  • Bonding and Liability Insurance - Depending on the requirements in your state these may or may not be necessary. If you grow your cleaning business to the point where you will be hiring employees getting bonded will protect your business from employee theft. Liability insurance will cover any type of accidents occurred on the job.
  • Cleaning Supplies and Equipment - There will be clients who want you to supply the cleaning supplies and others where you use your supplies. Find commercial grade cleaning supplies and equipment. These may cost a little more to purchase but these costs are incorporated in to your bid for the job. To be considered a professional you should have the correct equipment that will perform adequately and last a long time.
  • Determine How Much to Charge For Your Cleaning Services - During your research regarding your competition you should have been able to get an idea of what the going rate is in your area. Many cleaning businesses charge an hourly rate. Stay competitive but offer a little extra for that rate. Another type of fee is this flat rate. Determine how long it will take you to finish the job, apply your hourly rate in to the equation and make that your bid. Again keep this competitive and as your get better at your cleaning routine the time needed may decrease but the rate will not.
  • Small Business Marketing Ideas - There are many inexpensive ways to market your home based cleaning service. These include flyers, business cards, tear sheets at local stores, classified ads in the local newspaper and finding free online classified ads. Some of the websites to advertise your small business online free include www.craigslist.com, www.olx.com, www.topix.com, and www.isell.com. Create a website of your own, also, and this will help to generate leads.
Tips & Warnings

There are many individuals starting their own home based business. A cleaning business allows you to determine how busy you will be and the hours of your service. A successful home based cleaning business can be rewarding and fulfilling, but it also takes hard work. Be willing to invest yourself, your time and understand what is involved and you can start and grow a successful home based cleaning business.

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