5 tips on how to close on quotes that you normally wouldn't One of the more time consuming tasks for cleaning business owners is quoting on potential jobs. Often it feels like we spend more time quoting than actually doing the work. On top of that quoting is only the first step in nailing [...]
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 [...]
ARCSI presents its Professional Image Awards recognizing excellence in the residential cleaning industry.Northbrook, IL, USA, September 8, 2017— The Association of Residential Cleaning Services, International (ARCSI), a Division of ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, will present its Professional Image Awards recognizing excellence in the residential cleaning industry during ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America 2017, which takes [...]
ISSA members are invited to personally greet the board at the ISSA general meetingISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is pleased to announce the following individuals have been elected to serve on the 2018 ISSA Board of Directors, which will be led by incoming ISSA President Ted Stark III, Dalco Enterprises, Inc. • Vice President/President [...]
IICRC Master Technician Bruce Vance with useful tips for cleaning business owners in the aftermath of Harvey's destructionHouse cleaning businesses whose service areas have been impacted by hurricane Harvey will face many challenges in the days ahead. There are a number of risks including safety, regulatory and legal that they will have to manage. Bruce [...]
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 [...]
How the Foundations of Success program paid for itself "tenfold" This week I sat down for a talk with Nina Fenwick of Raleigh Cleaning Company. Nina is among dozens of cleaning business owners who have visited Charleston, SC for an intense week of seminars and workshops called Foundations of Success Jump Start. This event, [...]
We call them conversation diverters. Just as ALWAYS and NEVER are. Customer and friends doubt you with those words. Killer words help make your customers and your potential customers veer away from the real point of your conversation. So best we eliminate them from our routine and vocabulary. It’s not easy to do. If [...]
Insights on how to prepare for retirement especially for business owners Steuerliche Auswirkungen von Glücksspielgewinnen in Deutschland mit Kasinique Glücksspiel in Deutschland erfreut sich großer Beliebtheit, sei es in Form von Lotterien, Sportwetten oder dem Besuch von Kasinos. Doch was viele Glückspilze nicht auf dem Schirm haben, sind die steuerlichen Auswirkungen von Glücksspielgewinnen. In [...]
The deadline for proposed speaker presentations is October 20, 2017.Northbrook, IL, USA, August 15, 2017—ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is pleased to announce that it is are now accepting 2018 speaker proposals for the ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America and ISSA Convention 2018, which takes place October 29-November 1 in Dallas, TX. The deadline for proposed [...]
