Getting in front of the right kind of leads – or any new leads at all – is more and more difficult in the modern, digital and hyper-connected world.Marketing has made another huge shift as consumers are often using mobile devices as the first place they search for a service in their home. Gone are [...]
Rocket Internet's start-up raises $16.8 million in bid to go stake out territoryIn its efforts to go global, the home cleaning online marketplace Helpling faces “the black market that dominates domestic cleaning services in most countries” as its chief competitor. Read more.
Make a different mark on the cleaning industry by entering your custom products for retail development. Deadline January 19, 2015Casabella and Edison Nation have partnered in an exclusive search to find fresh new ideas for cleaning products. Anyone who has an innovative idea can submit sketches, descriptions, prototypes, or even market-ready products. Specializing in housewares [...]
Following the announcement of the "pause" of its Canadian operations on Sunday, December 14, Homejoy has now announced the "pause" of its operations in France. Suspicions are mounting that these "pauses" - as yet an undefined business move - are the result of new competition entering and being adopted by consumers in these markets, namely [...]
A Homejoy spokesperson has confirmed that Homejoy is "pausing" its operations in Canada - specifically Toronto and Vancouver - over the next few weeks. The company will continue to maintain relationships with cleaning technicians during the pause, but has not yet identified publicly what continuing service or support it will be offering to existing users [...]
West Chicago, IL - The contract cleaning industry is lucky...only about half the companies fail in five years. This is a whole lot better than restaurants. It is estimated that 80 percent of restaurants are long gone in five years.* However, the reasons a restaurant fails and why a cleaning company closes can be [...]
Online start-up with $9 Million war chest debuts new serviceCheckr, another Silicon Valley online start-up, recently raised $9M in funding for its online, automated background checking service. The company aims to eventually become the "trust layer for the Internet." Read more.
It’s not too late to get your clients and your staff settled into a holiday schedule.The holidays are definitely an exciting and fun time, especially with all the extra gifts, treats and gratuities! But they can be a big, hairy ball of chaos too if you don’t have a few decisions nailed down tight and [...]
Two former Handy contractors filed suit against the on-demand "handyman" and house cleaning startup.On Thursday, October 30, 2014, two former Handy house cleaning contractors filed a class action lawsuit against the on-demand "handyman" and house cleaning startup. Among other things, the filing claims that Handy misclassified employees as independent contractors failed to pay minimum wage [...]
Originally launched as a home cleaning service, Homejoy is rolling two new services out of beta in the Bay Area and San Jose.Two-year-old virtual maid service Homejoy aims to keep up with the competition (like Handy) by adding carpet cleaning and general handyman services to their menu. Consumers use a website or mobile app to [...]
