Hiring employees for your house cleaning business is an important step to grow your client base. Jump right in and you may make huge mistakes that could cost you thousands – or your business. We are specifically talking about hiring employees; this does not include independent contractors, which we’ll cover in another article. How to […]
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House cleaning insurance plays a crucial role in protecting your cleaning businesses from unexpected financial risks and legal liabilities.
The easiest way to attract people to your business is when you’re out and about in your city. There’s no faster way to introduce yourself and build instant trust than with a house cleaning business card.
One of the best things you can do before you hire workers is to assemble a process for hiring, training, and managing employees. If you think you can hire subcontractors, research how contractors are managed differently than employees to comply with IRS guidelines before you make the commitment. When you hire workers as employees, you […]
How to Hire Employees for Your Small Business Once you have started your business doing the work yourself, it’s a daunting task to consider bringing in workers. You’re used to working alone and your clients are used to you and how you provide the service. You have invested everything you have in nurturing your clients […]
In this post you’ll learn: The legal aspects of terminating an employee What you need to have before hiring employees How a review process is used to validate the termination How to reduce the emotional impact for the employee Making the decision to terminate an employee is hard, but actually sitting down and telling the […]
Creating training manuals for your house cleaning business is one of the best decisions you can make if you have made the decision to hire workers. This creates a system new hires can follow to perform the work to your standards. These manuals don’t have to be huge at all, but they do need to […]
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Setting Up an Employee Recruitment Plan
blank line How to Hire Employees for Cleaning Business Before you start recruiting, read this post on how to hire employees for your small business. These eight things must be completed before you hire your first worker.blank line This article will explain what you need to do to setup a staff recruitment plan: – What […]
One of the top issues in residential cleaning is the hiring process to grow your business. If you haven’t managed people the process will leave you shocked and frustrated with a lot of questions. One thing you want to avoid is sitting around waiting for interview candidates who never show! In this article I’ll share: […]
Clicking on a link sometimes means I make a small commission if you make a purchase. I only make recommendations on products I have thoroughly reviewed or use myself. Documenting your procedures is one of the best ways to systemize your residential cleaning business. These documents should be as detailed as possible, with no steps […]
It takes hard work, courage and taking risks to be a leader. You have to be able to find solutions to problems and make things better while not falling apart yourself. Being a leader means being a role model for people to follow and doing things that will help the community, your employees or even […]
It’s the two things that will always be a constant in your residential cleaning business: finding and converting leads into new customers and finding and retaining new employees. It takes a lot of trial and error to discover what works for your business. Most house cleaners today also want to get into commercial cleaning. You […]
Recently we were discussing how to put together a help wanted ad to attract the right candidates in my House Cleaning Business Mastermind group. When I saw this article, it resonated with me because it was timely and you have to be able to ask the right questions to discover the right employee to hire […]
Many people dream of working for themselves, being their own boss, and having the freedom to only take on clients and projects they love. What they don’t realize, though, is that there is a huge difference between building a business and being self-employed. Business owners scale their income. Self-employed people trade dollars for hours. Business […]
Unlike commercial cleaning where your client rarely – or – never sees your employees, residential cleaning companies rely on the relationship they have built with their clients. After all, each of your client homes is their castle and they’re not going to let anyone into their castle! Imagine someone coming into your home to clean. […]
Excellent customer service is a rare thing. Many businesses are too busy trying to maximize their profits in the short term to consider the long term implications of not prioritizing customer service. They should instead define a plan to implement good customer service skills within their organization. The truth is that providing stellar customer service […]
If you want to have a small business where you can schedule jobs and work just when you want, that’s fine, but don’t expect to grow your business. By doing the work yourself, you are limited by the number of clients you can service each week. Be realistic about your business and the goals you […]
Why do so many new cleaning businesses fail? For some reason, many people think they can create a house cleaning business out of nothing and that no real planning is involved. Yes, you can start by doing the cleaning yourself with your clients as your boss, but there may come a time when you want […]
Answers to Common Tax Questions This article is based on US Taxes 1) What if I don’t receive my W2? Employers are required by law to mail all employee W2’s by the end of January each year. So, January 31st has come and gone and you haven’t yet received your W2. What should you do? […]
This is one of the tips for starting a home cleaning business I bet you didn’t expect to read (because most people don’t talk about it!): Don’t Give Up! Starting a business takes time…. time to set it up; time to add customers to your schedule; time to make a profit; time to find the […]