Thursday, February 5, 2009

Janitorial Services

One of the easiest and most profitable cleaning businesses to start is a janitorial service. This business has just about everything you could ask for if you simply want to get a taste of what running a cleaning business is like. In fact, there are many entrepreneurs that still hold down full-time jobs while operating a part-time janitorial service.

And that's what really makes this business shine – the fact that you can start as small as you want and scale things as time goes on. If you're holding down a full-time job, all you're going to need is one or two clients in order to generate a decent amount of hours per week. As long as you don't mind working after your regular job, a janitorial service is going to put some nice extra money in your pocket.

Of course, competition is stiff in this industry because of the low entrance requirements. For one thing, you don't need any experience; secondly, you can typically start your business for around $100 if you got some form of transportation.

When you're first starting out, you'll most likely be cleaning offices. Many of the larger commercial janitorial contracts require that you have specialized equipment and experience. But that's okay – you can do quite well cleaning an office two or three times per week.

In order to get your first client, you're going to have to try to set up appointments with decision-makers from offices in your area. This is going to require that you be proactive and a little aggressive. You're not going to get anything by simply handing out your business card to a receptionist. The main goal here is to try to get the name of someone who can actually hire your services.

As mentioned, it only takes one client/contract to provide you with a steady part-time income.

Typically, office cleaning involves cleaning washrooms, dusting, sweeping, mopping floors, and emptying trash containers. Depending on the size of the office, you can do the work yourself, or you can hire an assistant. This type of business is going to work well with your full-time job because you won't be able to start cleaning the office until the daytime staff leaves.

Although the entrance requirements are low for office cleaning, you should make sure that you can provide a police record abstract to a potential customer. Given the nature of the job, you can see why most will insist on this.

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I thought it was interesting that you said entrepreneurs sometimes work in janitorial services part time. A friend of mine is considering working for a janitorial service while she also does freelance work. That way she is still making money while she is still building a business for herself. She likes cleaning and says that while she does it she can be thinking about her freelance business. It's also a good field to be in because people need the services for their businesses! http://alliancecleaning.ca

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My husband and I have been thinking about getting a janitorial service for his office. We haven't been able to decide yet because he thinks that he can clean the office himself, but I think he's going to need help. It'd also be nice to have a cleaning service because they supply their own equipment like, vacuums, detergents, dusters, and so on.

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It seems like it would be really interesting to work for a cleaning service. I bet that the days probably just fly by. I would love to have a job that helped me to stay in shape.

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Some jobs would not run very smoothly if there were no janitorial services. I know it would be very difficult to keep an office clean because the last thing they need to think about is cleaning up. There are a lot of companies that would have a hard time functioning without the janitorial service there to make sure everything is cleaned up everyday. I would really like to see what jobs actually rely on janitors because there has got to be a huge list of them.

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Unknown said...

Right now in my office, we're doing all the cleaning, and I would love to have a janitorial service. Our company has been growing, and with the more people we hire, the messier things get. It would be great to be able to come to work and have all the cleaning done, like you've mentioned. I would love to be able to come to my desk and find that the trash as already been taken out. Hopefully, our bosses will hire someone because I feel like it would really improve how we feel about working at our office.


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