Skip to main content

Beyond Housekeeping: An Industrial Revolution


Cleaning services are required in virtually any business. Sure a company might be able to clean its own building while it is small, but a successful company will grow, and eventually become a corporate entity. At that time, they will be seeking professional cleaning services, and it is at this time that you can offer your own comprehensive packages.
Nighttime Cleaning: Larger companies, such as those who own huge skyscrapers will typically require some type of nighttime cleaning. This will involve a cleaning crew entering the building after hours, cleaning the carpets, buffing the floors, and even tackling the bathrooms. This can be a difficult job in some of the larger office buildings, but it pays quite well.
Break Cleaning: All employees till take a break at some point, and in many companies a lunch break will involve the entire staff actually taking a break. During this time the company will often require the assistance of a cleaning service, and that cleaning service could very well be you!
Butcher Shops: Are you familiar with the process and the disposal requirements of cleaning a butcher shop? If so then you can be rest assured that a meat company will be more than happy to hire you either on breaks or for the end of the day cleanup.
Why would they Hire You?
This is definitely a good question! After all, a company should be able to clean up after itself. There is a strong chance that a company simply does not want to clean up, and with good reason. After all, who wants to pay their employees overtime for this reason? Larger buildings can take a rather long time to clean, and no one really wants to be stuck in the middle of that. If you have a cleaning crew ready and willing to take care of this need, then you most certainly have yourself a job!
Services to Offer
You can offer any number of services to your clients, for instance you could cover the bathrooms, kitchen areas, and even hallways. In addition to that it might be a good idea to make sure you provide images of the cleaned areas to the client so that they do not actually have to leave their desk. This is very helpful to the client, especially during a busy work day.
As you can see, running a cleaning service can be quite profitable, and soon enough you will find yourself offering a necessary service to many companies both large and small. Who knows? In a short amount of time you could be making a very respectable profit! It is impossible to tell just what might happen, especially in the cleaning industry.
Eric Lawton is the founder and co-owner of On Target Maintenance, a nationwide Commercial Cleaning and Maintenance Company http://www.on-target.com, and the company's commercial cleaning franchise offering, OTM Franchising. http://www.on-target.com/franchising Eric and his partner Michael Pappas have over 20 years experience in the cleaning industry and are very knowledgeable about all areas of commercial janitorial services. For more information about commercial cleaning or a commercial cleaning franchise please visit the company website.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What Can Beeping Barcodes Do For My Business?

We all know how useful barcode scanners are. Cashiers use them every day. We see them every time we enter a grocery store, computer store, or other big box retail outlet. These scanners are everywhere, but not many of us know what do they do, or what types of scanners there are. Our basic lack of knowledge of this technology leads us to believe that their cost couldn't possibly be justifiable for a small business. This is too bad because barcode scanners keep track of inventory and aid in sales and returns, but they can do even more. They can keep track of time and attendance. They can track assets and help with data entry. In short, if something has a barcode on it, it can be tracked. That is not all. There are several different types of scanners on the market today. There are laser scanners, wireless scanners, cordless scanners and even little pen scanners. The laser type are the most prevalent. The laser light shines down on the barcode and measures the amount of light ...
Post a Comment
Read more

How Forming an LLC Will Help Your Business: The Different Types of Business Entities

There must be millions, if not billions, of businesses around the world. Numerous people all over the planet form one type of business enterprise or the other in hopes of turning a profit. With the many businesses out there, you can bet that they provide as many different kinds of products and services on offer. There are retail stores that sell consumer goods; businesses that offer special services; there are even businesses that are exclusively located online to cater to the numerous internet consumers. Keeping that in mind, businesses around the world can be grouped into certain classifications. For instance, a business can become a corporation by going through the process of incorporation. On the other hand, you can turn your business into a limited liability company by forming an LLC. The choice is yours. The standard operating procedure in forming a company today is choosing what type of company you want. Or rather what classification you would like your company to fall unde...
Post a Comment
Read more

Telemarketing: Opens Opportunities for Software Telemarketing

Recession? That one word can send a multitude of firms fleeing for their safety. And why not? If there is a recession, then many firms, software companies especially, will be hard hit with its bitter bite. If we consider the economic situation in the United States today, then software firms would certainly be in a state of near panic. But really, there is no need to run towards that scenario. After all, there is software telemarketing to handle it. Through the use of software leads generated by professional software telemarketing firms, many firms who have decided to use it find these leads to be an excellent means to turn their business around. There are so many possibilities that software telemarketing brings to firms. Software telemarketing is one of the most innovative marketing methods employed by software firms to improve their sales potentials. Although there are some parties that are saying that telemarketing is long gone, and that it's too 'outdated' for use i...
Post a Comment
Read more