Derek Christian demonstrates Google Home, the super-addictive little device that outsold TVs last Christmas. Adapting your marketing to the latest technology can be a challenge. Here's Derek Christian with a quick tour of Google Home, the new device that has the potential to radically change how consumers find service companies. Derek Christian is Co-publisher [...]
Small business associations you should belong to. Most cleaning business owners are familiar with the national and international trade organizations for our industry. For residential cleaning companies ARCSI, a division of ISSA, is the go-to resource for education and networking. Additionally there are IEHA, BSCAI, CSSA, and CETA. A full list of organizations allied [...]
Two months of scrubbing toilets brings a deep appreciation for the demands of professional house cleaners Country manager for ServisHero.com Singapore, Daniel Thong, spent two months learning about the home cleaning industry in the most practical way possible--by cleaning. In doing so he gained a whole new respect for the hard work and professionalism [...]
Series for BSCs continues with industry expert Sharon Cowan, CBSE. CMI ’s seminar series for BSCs continues in 2017 with industry expert Sharon Cowan, CBSE. This seminar is one of the most interactive seminars that anyone in the contract cleaning industry can take part in. Learn Proven Methods for Accelerating Business Growth Do you [...]
The right approach to technology, training, and teamwork A repetitive approach to sales isn’t sustainable for any company, regardless of shape or size. Without a regular injection of motivation and innovation, salespeople will merely rely on their tried and tested pitches, and by doing so, risk missing lucrative opportunities to bring in new business. The [...]
Home services startup Handy sets profitability as priority over growth If you missed it, there was an interesting article out in Inc. Magazine about Handy. With venture capital harder to come by, founders Oisin Hanrahan and Umang Dua say they are going to be profitable very soon and that the company is built to [...]
Platform hopes to improve treatment of cleaners by allowing them to rate customers Entrepreneur Aisha Pandor has founded an innovative on-demand cleaning service in South Africa. SweepSouth began operations in June 2014, after Aisha and her husband found it difficult to find a house cleaner around the holidays. At the age of 28, she [...]
Just days before it was to take effect, the courts block Labor Department rule that would have extended overtime to 4.2 million workers US District Judge Amos Mazzant III has issued an injunction, effectively blocking the Obama Administration's rule that would have extended overtime pay to more than 4 million American workers. The rule [...]
Aussie company hit with massive payout judgement The United States is not the only place dealing with controversy about the status of employees vs independent contractors. Oaks Hotels and Resorts, an Australian hotel chain has been ordered to pay almost $2Million to 1500 cleaners, after improperly classifying them as independent contractors. Source: skynews.com [...]
Heaven’s Maid finds niche market and performs monumental tasks Greensboro, NC - When Sabah Ammouri found his grandparents' graves in a state of neglect, he envisioned a service that would allow people to book landscaping, cleaning, and flower delivery for their loved ones grave sites. So he and his friend Michael Goliszek founded Heaven's [...]
