| It’s a good business to get into. The house
cleaning (or residential cleaning) business has
been growing for many years in the United States,
and there are signs that the business is also growing
in many other countries, including the United Kingdom,
Canada, France, Australia, New Zealand, Germany,
South Africa and other countries. |
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| These days, as the economies of these western
countries have expanded, a growing need for house
cleaning has arisen. Many home owners haven’t
the time to do their own domestic cleaning, so they
turn to a company that provides professional house
cleaning to save them time. |
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| In order to run a successful residential cleaning
business, you’re going to have to offer excellent
professional and reliable service. Besides knowing
about the details of cleaning, you’re going
to need good business skills, and good people skills
to deal with your customers and employees. |
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| Note that the House Cleaning industry is also
known as the Maid Service, Domestic Cleaning, or
Residential Cleaning industry. |
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| First Things First – The Business Plan for
Your House Cleaning Business: |
| The first thing you should do is to write a business
plan, which will be your road map for your business
over the first few years. As you progress in the
business, you should revisit your business plan
from time to time, and evaluate how well you have
kept to your plan. You will also want to think about
where you have deviated from the plan, and ask yourself
why. |
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| The business plan for your new house cleaning
business should cover the following areas: |
| 1) |
Your company name. |
| 2) |
The legal structure of your company. |
| 3) |
The names and role definitions of your management
team. |
| 4) |
The budget, including: |
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| a) |
Start-up costs. |
| b) |
Ongoing projected monthly costs. |
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| 5) |
Projections of income over time. Also: When
will your house cleaning business begin to
be profitable? |
| 6) |
Marketing plan. |
| 7) |
If you’re going to be operating with
others (as a corporation or LLC, for example),
you’ll need to specify the share allocations
of each of the owners/partners. |
| 8) |
A financial plan, showing where you will
raise the necessary capital you’ll require
to get the business off the ground. |
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