Questions for the part-timers!!!

[Terrell]

Like a lot of folks here, I'm going to have to start my business part-time and then work myself out of a full-time job. I currently work 10am - 7pm. With that said I'm wondering what services I can start out with to work around this schedule. I wanted to do construction clean-up but I think I'd need my days available. On the other hand though, if I do restaurants at night I'd have to start after hours as well.

Here's another factor that comes into play. I live in Maryland and will be relocating back to Atlanta in 9 months. I don't want to sit on my butt until then but I don't want to try and establish any contracts and find myself packing up and heading to Atlanta. My dilema here is what kind of services can I offer that won't require me to make a long term contract?

Your thoughts on this are greatly appreciated. Let me know if I need to provide any clarity.

[Kevin]

Carpet Cleaning, Pressure Washing Or Floor Care. I would not spend a dime on anything until your situated in your new state. Maybe contact a local service now, tell them your moving the state and see if you can get some part time work filling in at a busy service until you move.

Learn the ropes, see if you like the rope, then buy the rope.

[Terrell]

Thanks Kevin for the quick response. Being an IT person I see it's easier to find IT related jobs than it is to find floor/carpet care jobs. I'll keep looking though. If anyone from Maryland needs or knows someone wanting FREE help in exchange for experience before I go to Atlanta please let me know. I'm available after 7pm and the weekends...I will NOT be a waste of your time!!! Thanks.

[Terrell]

After doing what I feel is some thorough "googling" I can't find much other than the really small cleaning services around me. Can someone throw me a bone on this one? Honestly, I'm not even sure who the "large, established cleaning companies" are? Any help here would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Kevin]

Your welcome Terrell, there are some large national services ABM, One-source, Unicco.

Surely you have franchises in your area also. Jani-King, Coverall , Service Master. This does not actually mean the franchise owners are large or established, let alone doing any janitorial service work. Most services if I would have to say national average are 1-5 employees, cleaning roughly ten or under contract locations.