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How to start a carpet cleaning service business

One of the best all-around cleaning businesses to get into is carpet cleaning. This rock-solid business model has been around for some time and has succeeded in making a very comfortable living for many folk. The business has just about everything you could ask for in a start-up venture, including a high demand and above average earning potential.

If you find yourself with little start-up capital, you can still get into carpet cleaning by leasing your equipment. To get started, check out a carpet cleaner equipment provider in the Yellow Pages. While some may not rent or lease equipment, (many will) you may be able to convince the owner to take a chance on you. After all, if you become a success, you're going to be purchasing a lot of new equipment from them.

Now, the thing about this business is that it's not really a good idea to simply decide you're going to become a carpet cleaner, purchase equipment, and start learning as you go along. You're going to have to have some experience or hire a helper that has that experience. It's actually quite easy to ruin an expensive carpet. The best way to get this experience is to work for a carpet cleaning company for a while. Once you leave, make sure you set up shop in another area so you're not competing with your former employer.

While there are several techniques to cleaning carpet, the one you're going to probably start with is hot water extraction, or steam cleaning. This technique sprays water into the carpet under pressure and extracts it seconds later with a high powered vacuum. The reference to steam is actually the mist created by the hot water spray.

As you are just getting into this business, you will probably be starting with portable hot water extraction units. These are cheaper and much more portable than truck mounted units (though less powerful). When your business starts creating a little profit, you might want to invest in a truck mounted unit simply for its sheer power. Also, any serious carpet cleaner tends to have at least one truck mounted unit.

As a one-man operation, you should be able to make $30,000 to $60,000 per year. From there, you can hire helpers and add more trucks. After that, the sky's the limit as far as this in demand cleaning business goes.

How to start a Janitorial Service

One of the easiest and most profitable cleaning businesses to start is a janitorial service. This business has just about everything you could ask for if you simply want to get a taste of what running a cleaning business is like. In fact, there are many entrepreneurs that still hold down full-time jobs while operating a part-time janitorial service.

And that's what really makes this business shine – the fact that you can start as small as you want and scale things as time goes on. If you're holding down a full-time job, all you're going to need is one or two clients in order to generate a decent amount of hours per week. As long as you don't mind working after your regular job, a janitorial service is going to put some nice extra money in your pocket.

Of course, competition is stiff in this industry because of the low entrance requirements. For one thing, you don't need any experience; secondly, you can typically start your business for around $100 if you got some form of transportation.

When you're first starting out, you'll most likely be cleaning offices. Many of the larger commercial janitorial contracts require that you have specialized equipment and experience. But that's okay – you can do quite well cleaning an office two or three times per week.

In order to get your first client, you're going to have to try to set up appointments with decision-makers from offices in your area. This is going to require that you be proactive and a little aggressive. You're not going to get anything by simply handing out your business card to a receptionist. The main goal here is to try to get the name of someone who can actually hire your services.

As mentioned, it only takes one client/contract to provide you with a steady part-time income.

Typically, office cleaning involves cleaning washrooms, dusting, sweeping, mopping floors, and emptying trash containers. Depending on the size of the office, you can do the work yourself, or you can hire an assistant. This type of business is going to work well with your full-time job because you won't be able to start cleaning the office until the daytime staff leaves.

Although the entrance requirements are low for office cleaning, you should make sure that you can provide a police record abstract to a potential customer. Given the nature of the job, you can see why most will insist on this.