Liz Trotter's one-on-one coaching session with Charmin and Mike Henderson explores how to handle clients and scheduling to minimize drive time. Cleaning Business Today's series of Case Studies continues with a discussion about how to most efficiently design your schedule. Drive time between jobs, or windshield time, can be a big expense. In the [...]
Vulnerability in LG SmartThinQ app leaves homes and offices open to hackers. Consumers who own LG Hom-Bot vacuum cleaners or other smart devices, and also use the LG SmartThinQ app, may be open to hackers spying on their homes or offices. Researchers at IT security firm Check Point Software Technologies discovered a back [...]
Founder and CEO of Student Maid releases ground-breaking book; read an excerpt here on CBT. When Kristen Hadeed posted an ad on Craigslist offering to clean houses her junior year of college, conveniently for the same price as a pair of jeans she fancied, she didn’t think it would lead to starting and growing [...]
Diva4Maid wins ProVac FS 6 from ProTeam in drawing at ARCSI lounge Tuesday Sept. 12, 2017 in a Facebook Live Stream by Cleaning Business Today's, publisher Tom Stewart drew the winning entry in this year's ProTeam ARCSI Sweepstakes. Latasha Cunningham of Diva4Maid in Buffalo, NY is the new owner of a ProVac FS 6 [...]
Workers allege Handy violated wage and hour laws The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against the on-demand maid service Handy, charging that the company's workers are employees and not independent contractors. The company may settle with employees, as Uber and Lyft have done, or the case could eventually end up in [...]
An interview with Ellen Folks of Guarantee GirlsThis week cleaning professionals around the country began rallying around our friends in Texas as they face the ongoing disaster of Hurricane Harvey. As flooding continues in eastern Texas and western Louisiana, some in the industry have already begun raising money for colleagues in crisis. Among those affected [...]
Drop by the ARCSI lounge at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN show in Las Vegas to register.Convention Drawing On September 11-12 (Monday and Tuesday) at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN trade show in Las Vegas, the new ProVac FS6 with Power Nozzle will be on display in the ARCSI lounge. Make sure you drop an entry slip in the slotted box. [...]
State preemption law to kick in August 28, blocking city ordinance Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R) has announced that he will neither sign nor veto a bill that prevents local municipalities from setting the minimum wage. The governor's decision will allow the new state law to take effect, rendering a previous increase passed by [...]
Classes are part of a program set up for Spanish-speaking cleaning workers. San Mateo, CA - Fifty-two cleaning workers, all employees of Brilliant General Maintenance Company of San Jose, California, have recently graduated from English classes conducted by Google staff in classrooms provided by the search engine giant. The classes are once per week [...]
How melamine sponges work, why you should use them, and how to save money on them In this week's CBT Product Review, Derek Christian "gets abrasive" with the mega product from his former employer, P&G. For more articles, subscribe to our newsletter!
