The cost of supplies is more than the sticker price; consider the image of you they create for your customers and employees. One of the things that makes our industry very attractive to so many people is the very low cost of entry, or the amount of money it takes to get your business up [...]
Gamify your company goals, have fun at work and watch your staff engage and succeed. [EasyDNNnewsToken:Left Justify Embed 300 x 250]It’s so easy to get caught up in the seriousness of your new business. There’s so much to be serious about! Everything is a struggle, from getting new clients to creating the systems required to [...]
Businesses grow when owners invest in their leadership education. Budget, schedule, and plan for growth.As the leader of your company, you have a great many things – important things – vying for your time. From the daily needs of running a business to the additional yearly needs of ongoing education, personal development, conferences, conventions, etc., [...]
Key questions that demand a “Yes” before you’re ready to hire staff.So you don’t know if you should hire or not? It’s a hard decision to make because hiring employees takes your company and turns it into something brand new. Even if you already have an employee or two, adding to your workforce creates significant [...]
Knowing – or sometimes remembering – what motivates you to succeed can keep you on track toward achieving the goals you’ve set for yourself and your business.Henry Ford said, “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” And isn’t it true? When our goals are strong, we [...]
As a new company, you may be tempted to take every single job that comes along, but there are a lot of good reasons to choose the “right” customers rather than just saying yes to everyone who comes along.As a new company, you may be tempted to take every single job that comes along – [...]
Cleaning a home can become the launching pad for a whole new set of service wonders for your clients, but if your staff isn’t prepared for the changes, disaster may be just around the corner.[EasyDNNnewsToken:Left Justify Embed 300 x 250]Holidays are a great time, there’s no question about that. With all the gifts, lights, music, [...]
Reduce stress by hiring “Holiday Help” using these tips.Are you one of the lucky companies that gets so busy with extra work that you need to take on some seasonal help? Good for you! The last thing anyone needs during the holidays is stress, so here are a few tips to make the job a [...]
Improve cleaning times by Cleaning with Both Hands.If you’re imagining Mr. Miyagi teaching young Daniel to “wax on; wax off,” you’re not wrong. Little frustrates an owner or training supervisor more than to know that you’ve trained your technicians on every detail of your cleaning method, but still they’re missing things on the work order, [...]
If you are going to grow, you’ll have to trust your clients with newly hired and trained cleaning technicians, and you’ll probably have your first client retention crisis. [EasyDNNnewsToken:Left Justify Embed 300 x 250]When you are a new company, one of the easiest things to do is to retain your clients. You know them personally, [...]
