CALLING ALL CLEANING BUSINESS OWNERS: Take the HCT2020 Survey! Take the Survey Smart cleaning business owners accept that a solid training program for cleaning technicians is a core element of success in our industry. And they tend to agree that systems and techniques founded on best practices, as deemed by industry experts, are [...]
By David Kiser It’s dark. It’s wet. It produces mucous. It captures dust and foreign matter. It’s your nose and sinuses. The nose and sinuses are part of your respiratory system. What is the purpose of your nose and sinuses? No one knows about the nose. Some experts think the sinuses might help [...]
By David Kiser Joanna Saucier and Rachel Fedora taking over Manitoba! When you put your name on the line everyday, it means something. It certainly seems that way for Joanna Saucier (pronounced SōCā) Palumbo and her company Signature Cleaning Services. Since 1999, Joanna and her team have built Signature Cleaning Services into [...]
There are nearly 9,000 cleaning companies in the United States. If you are the owner of one of these cleaning companies, finding a way to create a competitive edge(i.e. marketing) is crucial. Creating an online presence for your business is imperative when trying to appeal to modern consumers. The first step in building an [...]
There are a lot of different moving parts when it comes to running a cleaning business. This leaves many maid service owners confronting a variety of struggles. Maid service owners just like Jennifer. Jennifer had a great idea by starting her own maid service in 2016; but, it continues to be a learning experience [...]
“It’s the job of science to separate truth from claim. And it is good science that will transform the cleaning industry from a trade to a profession.”
Why drug test? Substance abuse takes a heavy toll on businesses, costing employers over 10 billion dollars each year. How big is the problem? There are 21 million illicit drug users in the US. Chances are we all have been personally affected by alcohol and drug abuse in some way. According to data from [...]
When we think about the amount of contaminants inside a home it is little wonder that asthma and allergies are on the rise. There is regular, tracked-in dirt. But there are also microscopic contaminants that make their way indoors on the bottom of our shoes as residues and particulates too small to see with the naked eye. While cleaning businesses can't stop these unwanted guests from entering, we can add value to families that need help keeping this problem contained.
60% of participants regularly clean green, as opposed to 27% who clean green by request and 13% that do not offer green cleaning. Although the sample size was small, most findings support previous survey results.
Although green cleaning has been around since the 1970’s it is still not a mainstream concept, broadly speaking. While there are certain US markets where environmentalism is woven into the ethos of the community they are still in the minority. Even the eco-minded don’t necessarily view their cleaning products as having a real impact [...]
