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How to Start a Carpet Cleaning Business | Chron.com
Before starting a carpet cleaning business, gain experience in carpet cleaning by working as an employee or apprentice for a cleaning company. This experience provides you with customer service skills, the knowledge of how to clean different types of carpeting and how to run your own business. A successful carpet cleaning business should provide quality care and offer services, such as deep...
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How to Start My Own House Cleaning Business | Chron.com
House cleaning businesses provide professional cleaning services for residents.
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[Catchy Names] | Catchy Names for a Cleaning Business
House cleaning businesses provide cleaning services to residents with homes and apartments of varying sizes. Some even branch out and offer to clean offices as well. This is a service business a person can start...
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How to Attract Clients for Your Residential and Office ...
How to Attract Clients for Your Residential and Office Cleaning Business
by Tracey Sandilands
The success of office cleaning companies depends in part on the quality of their marketing.
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[Office Cleaning Service] | How to Start Your Own Office Cleaning Service
Home and office cleaning accounts for 90 percent of the $35 billion janitorial services industry in the...
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How to Start a Home Based Office Cleaning Business | Chron.com
Start a home-based office cleaning business with inexpensive tools and supplies.
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[Home Cleaning Business] | What Do You Need to Start a Home Cleaning Business?
Start a home-based office cleaning business with inexpensive tools, supplies and your own vehicle. Office cleaning, also called commercial cleaning, involves cleaning offices and other business areas...
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Pricing Guidelines for a Cleaning Business | Chron.com
Pricing Guidelines for a Cleaning Business
by Lisa Magloff
Using the right pricing guidelines can help your cleaning business succeed.
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[Janitorial Work] | How to Bid for Commercial Janitorial Work
Determining what prices to charge can be one of the most difficult parts of starting a cleaning business. To attract and keep clients, you need to set your prices at a...
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How to Start a Janitorial Service Business | Chron.com
A janitorial service business is hard work, but if you're willing to put in the time and effort, it can be a lucrative small business. Before you open shop, you will need to consider where you will store equipment, how to find qualified employees and how to attract your first customers.
Find a location. Store equipment and prepare an office at home if possible to keep expenses low until you have...
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How to Charge by the Square Foot for a Janitorial Business ...
How to Charge by the Square Foot for a Janitorial Business
by Regina Anaejionu
Your janitorial business's success depends on planning prices to cover even indirect costs.
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[Business Prices] | How to Make a Sheet for Stating Your Business Prices
When first starting a janitorial business, one of the hardest things to do is develop per-square-foot quotes for customers....
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How to Bid on Business Contracts | Chron.com
Knowing how to bid on a contract can help your business succeed.
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[Trucking Business Contract Bid] | How to Get a Trucking Business Contract Bid
Successfully obtaining business through the contract bidding process can be a lucrative means of securing long-term work and profit for your firm. Some contracts can guarantee steady cash flows...
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How to Open a Laundry & Dry Cleaning Business | Chron.com
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that, as of 2008, there were 235,400 workers employed on dry cleaning occupations. It estimates a 3 percent increase in employment by 2018. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates this industry to gross $23 billion in the United States alone. Opening your own dry cleaning and laundry service can be challenging and labor intensive. With careful...
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How to Bid for Government Janitorial Contracts | Chron.com
Government contracts are not hard to bid on, once you know how the process works. One thing you must know when you bid on a government job -- you will be required to pay prevailing wages, especially if the services you offer apply to public buildings and projects. Officials within local, state and federal government agencies set the prevailing wage typically based on union wages for your region....
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