Don’t crowdsource your business coach or consultant. Use these 10 research steps and questions to interview and hire the “right” one for you.Regardless of whether you are just starting your business or you’ve been in business awhile, there will undoubtedly come a time when you are just stuck! No matter what you do, it seems [...]
Yay! CBT has grown in all kinds of ways!As we begin Year 3 of leading edge news and solid, tested business discourse in our digital pages and on our website, we’ve taken some time this past month to reflect on how far we’ve come in 24 months before we look ahead at what we’ve got [...]
CBT is on a quest to name the best. Vote for your favorite cleaning products and equipment--results to follow in the months to come.Each time we’ve conducted our manufacturer surveys – for Field Service and Scheduling Program and for Vacuums for Professional Use – we’ve had at least a few entries from YOU. Why? Because [...]
How to write a cleaning procedure and train new technicians – all in one!You’ve been cleaning by yourself and you think you have a pretty good procedure figured out. But now you have to get it down on paper and ready to pass on to your first employee. Where do you start? One of the [...]
For both commercial and residential cleaning professionals, determining the number of labor hours needed to staff a job can be likened to a high-wire balancing act.
Step 1 to get from working IN your business to working ON your business There’s a great book out there: The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It written by Michael E. Gerber. In 2011, The Wall Street Journal named it the #1 Business Book of All Time. I [...]
Skip the leadership self-help routine and get personal, real-time help becoming a leader and training leaders for your company. The cleaning industry is no different than any other when it comes to the need for training and education. Some might even argue that more is needed because of the lack of understanding regarding the necessity. [...]
Being the leader of your cleaning business starts with recognizing your core values and beginning to live them day after day. My company doesn’t have a mission statement. It has a manifesto. This is because at the core of my soul it’s what I believe in, passionately, and unwaveringly, and I want to shout it [...]
She didn’t set out to be a cleaner or even a cleaning business owner, but that’s where her path to leadership began.We hear these things when we’re at the beginning of our business and think “they don’t apply to me” because I don’t have other cleaners yet or an office needing staff or enough towels [...]
Cleaning business education events are great, but only if you actually do something with what you’ve learned. It was a unique experience – so different than any other educational event I’ve ever participated in – much less hosted! That’s really saying something because I have been to some excellent events! I’m remembering many of the [...]
