Today I want to talk about your motivation for starting a cleaning business. If you are starting your own cleaning business just for the money, you may be starting it for the wrong reason. Lets analyze why. Money is a great motivator, but you will go nowhere if that is your only reason for starting your own cleaning business. You must believe that there is more to it than … [Read more...] about Analyze This…Motivation, Enthusiasm & Fun
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Do you offer discounts to get cleaning accounts?
When you advertise your cleaning business do you offer discounts of any kind? If not, why not? When you pick up any newspaper or view advertisements on TV what do you see? "Special Offers", "Discounts" or other incentives for getting an order of some kind right? If you are sending out a direct marketing piece to help jump start or increase your cleaning business, you should … [Read more...] about Do you offer discounts to get cleaning accounts?
Do you worry you don’t have what it takes?
Many people worry whether or not they can succeed as a businessperson. To that I say, stop worrying. You have more going for you than you think. Believe it or not you are already a businessperson. Every single person who grows into adulthood is a business person on some level. You become "YOU INC". What you do for a living is your "business". Your checkbook is your … [Read more...] about Do you worry you don’t have what it takes?
Why I Started My Own Cleaning Business
Starting my own cleaning business was one of the best things I've done with my life. Looking back 10 years, it was a bit of a struggle for the first few years. It wasn't because it was too hard to do, it was because we were burning the candle at both ends for a while. Working all day at our regular job, then going home and starting all over again. It required quite a bit of … [Read more...] about Why I Started My Own Cleaning Business
Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day
One of my first bosses favorite sayings was "Rome wasn't built in a day". It still sticks in my head to this day, and I'm glad it does. It's a great reminder that empires take time to build. I know when you first start your cleaning company you want to grow as fast as humanly possible. You want your empire now! There is nothing necessarily wrong with that. Ambition can be a … [Read more...] about Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day