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New Year’s Resolutions Ideas for Your Small Business

It’s that time of the year when we feel the loss of the year that is ending and the anticipation of the year that is coming. New year resolutions are on the minds of most people wanting to make improvements in their lives. The same is true of your small house cleaning business. After the […]

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Welcoming New Clients

A standard business practice is welcoming new clients, but with the financial decline in recent years, it appears it has been relegated to financial institutions in the form of a welcome kit to remind you of all their policies regarding your money. One way you can get the edge on your competition is by instituting […]

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Summer is Coming… Is Your Residential Cleaning Business Prepared?

Your business could go into a holding pattern or may suddenly fall short if you have more than a few regulars cancel around the same time.  Summer is almost here and that usually means a few cancellations.  This is just a normal occurrence in the cleaning industry that you should plan for every year. Even […]

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Putting “Least Harmful” In Writing

Products with Less of an Impact on the Environment — it is Practically a Requirement It’s taken years to get consumers and businesses to understand the harm toxic chemicals are doing to our health and the environment. If you are in commercial cleaning, this is an important article for you as it points out the […]

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Cleaner And Safer Kitchen Floors

Cleaning Service And Safer Kitchen Area Floors One of the ways you can keep up-to-date in the cleaning industry is to follow the commercial cleaners. They are using state-of-the-art equipment and cleaners that we don’t use in house cleaning, but knowing what issues they face and how they address them can help us plenty. Anyone […]

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Minimum Wage Raised in 13 States

Base pay elevated While 13 states have increased or will certainly add the base pay increase for employees in 2014, 11 more states will certainly take it into consideration this year.Is your state one of those? As a small business, you will need to make adjustments for this increase: 1) More than ever, it’s imperative […]

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Don’t Let Finances Impact Cleaning Quality

Do Not Allow Funds to Affect Cleaning Quality Despite the method, cleaning managers have to have the ideal data and experience to manage their changing workload with the very best outcomes —– a tidy, healthy and balanced interior atmosphere. All businesses today are juggling the issue of providing quality service while managing the budget. One […]

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Achieving Energy Savings And Healthier Workplaces

Getting Power Cost savings And Healthier Workplaces A new guide is available for sustainable operating practices from Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP). This guide contains procedures and administration treatments that will lead to general improvements  in the working and learning environment, consisting of reduced operating expense, healthier indoor air, boosted convenience and comfort and reduced […]

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Spring Housecleaning Tips and Tricks

Spring season housekeeping ideas and methods Exactly how do your cleansing abilities compare to those of pros that have gained homeowners’ beaming reviews? Just in time for spring, here are some tips, tricks and tools of the maid trade, supplied by highly rated cleaners interviewed by a research team. View all stories on this subject