Finance
Finance is where you’ll find help on common accounting and tax issues in the residential cleaning industry.
The day I fell in love with debt
How to use leverage to quickly increase your income In October 2015 I signed an agreement to sell my largest residential cleaning company, My Maid Service Cincinnati, to Blue Skies Services. The number one question I have gotten since then […]
NY fourth state to add paid parental leave to employers' FMLA obligations
FMLA and paid family leave affects small businesses with 50+ employees this year or last year.While a large percentage of cleaning businesses are too small to be covered by Family and Medical Leave Act requirement, those with 50+ employees for […]
5 Great content marketing topics for your blog
Don't drop your blog writing now! Keep your website SEO growing with regular, short articles and share them to your social sites.Consumer expert Geoff Williams interviewed a variety of types of customers of residential cleaning services to find out what […]
CompleteMarkets.com Helps Cleaning Businesses Find Affordable Insurance from Local, Independent Agents
Cleaning companies unique requirements for insurance coverage - harsh chemicals, transportation and storageBIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. -- Dry cleaners, laundromats and other cleaning businesses such as carpet cleaners have always had a hard time finding affordable liability insurance for their […]
Janitors Win Travel Time and Meal Break Lawsuit
Cleaning company ordered to pay $425,000 in missing travel time and other time and wage violationsCapital Building Services Group, based in Illinois, provided the contract janitors for several department stores in Minneapolis, MN. The stores confirmed that the group won […]
CBO Charged with Identity Theft over Online Reviews
One CBO's lesson on how NOT to handle bad online reviews.Steve Yun, owner of two online referral services, West Coast Maids and California Maids, has been charged with seven counts of identity theft after he double charged customers who left […]
Guess the Average Number of Days Off Per Injured Worker
OSHA reveals "days away from work" for house cleaners, janitors, and other service jobs.According to data collected by the US Bureau of Labor in 2014, the average number of days an injured home cleaning technicians (or maid) will require off […]
Training Wage Introduced for Younger Workers in Michigan
Michigan lawmakers debate the benefits of a lower entry-level wage for workers under 20.Michigan Senate Bill 250, also called "The Workforce Opportunity Wage Act," may allow employers to pay employees under 20 years of age a a wage 15% lower […]
9 Questions with a Cleaning Business Insurance Expert
What you don't know about business insurance for the cleaning industry could save you a lot of time and money. In the insurance industry, cleaning businesses are a very popular risk to insure. Sadly not many insurance agents know how […]
3 Ways Pay-as-You-Go Workers’ Compensation Can Help Your Cleaning Business Save Money
In the residential cleaning industry, it is difficult for many business owners to anticipate payroll 12 months ahead of time. Workers’ Compensation Insurance is required by law for businesses in most states. It provides employees with coverage for some lost […]
