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Post by Pages Personal Cleaning on Oct 25, 2006 17:23:21 GMT -5
I get a lot of calls from people wanting to start a residential cleaning business wanting advise. They have a dream of making 100,000 a year just sitting back and collecting the money. The one thing I hear over and over is, they want to run the business but don't want to work in it. They tell me they are just going to hire people to do the cleaning. Wouldn't it be nice if it were that simple. How can you possibly train someone if you have never done it yourself. There is so much more to this business than people realize. I have been in this business for over 8 years and I am still out there everyday on every job.
Patti
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Post by dkrogers22 on Oct 26, 2006 19:50:15 GMT -5
I would have to say that was my thought in the begining, but i have come to relize it was just a thought.....Im unable to start my business because im having surgery nov 1st , and the recovery time is 6-8 weeks  ,..so,.I research and research the business ,.......I did house cleaning before,, it was my own, but i didnt put any real money or time into it like i am now,....and I have to say the fact that ive had to wait is probably saved me alot of head aches,..I would have started things up to quickly and not taken the time to think things through... I wasnt thinking 100,000 maybe 30,000 and thats if im really networking with other businesses the first year or two.... but I think it could get better then that even.....30,000. |
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Post by Stephan on Oct 27, 2006 5:37:59 GMT -5
I agree Patty, it seems everyone thinks you can sit back and collect the money after a couple of years. This is the same in the commercial side of things as well.
By listening to a bunch of cleaning veterans these last few month it becomes clear that it takes many years to be able to pull out of the day-to-day operation and sit back to watch all the cash roll in, if ever.
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Post by dkrogers22 on Oct 27, 2006 19:19:09 GMT -5
I do agree with what she said ,.........but, I have owned other businesses, apartment rentals and two resturants,......and I have had shift managers or on site maintance workers,....I feel its depends on how far removed you are from the hands on ,.....if you expect to walk away from the business before you have the right people in place then its a disaster in the makings......
I was never more than one step behind anyone that worked for me ,..and we employeed 12-15 people and rented to 22 families ...
I know at some point im going to run the business and have a team leader (because I trained her) to train the new, and my job will be to make sure shes doing her job as well as the other worker or workers...
But im going to be knee deep into it for sometime...
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,..so,.I research and research the business ,.......I did house cleaning before,, it was my own, but i didnt put any real money or time into it like i am now,....and I have to say the fact that ive had to wait is probably saved me alot of head aches,..I would have started things up to quickly and not taken the time to think things through...