| The only time cleaning is rewarding for me is when | | | | very big incomes. Get your customer to provide |
| you find a pocketful of change in the chair cushions. I | | | | equipment and materials needed if you don't want to |
| really get so sick of cleaning up after everyone and | | | | buy. |
| no one ever wants to help. Which is why I was so | | | | Floor Cleaning is very lucrative these days. |
| surprised when one day I came home to find my son | | | | Commercial premises have vast areas of tiled or |
| excited and counting a wad of bills that he said he | | | | linoleum floors. It all needs regular cleaning and there's |
| received for clearing out trash from a neighbor's | | | | a huge sub-industry set up to do this. All that is |
| basement? You mean you were Cleaning? But I | | | | needed is a special cleaning and polishing machine |
| thought that was a dirty word and yet here he was | | | | which can be rented if purchase prices are too high. |
| happy and excited to clean because he could get | | | | Carpet/Upholstery Cleaning for homes and business |
| paid for it. | | | | has been a proven money maker. Special equipment |
| Apparently he did such a great job that the neighbor | | | | is required. There is some competition with |
| hired him to clear out his garage next. So he was so | | | | franchises, so operating at the quality end of the |
| excited that he wanted to start a cleaning business | | | | market is best. |
| and I didn't even know he knew how to clean! | | | | Window Cleaning is not the lowly paid activity you |
| Then I thought about it. Cleaning is a truly unique | | | | might think if properly organized. Most areas are |
| opportunity because almost anyone can start such a | | | | short of good, reliable cleaners. The upside is your |
| service. Most people already have the know-how to | | | | only requirements are a bucket, cloth and ladder. |
| clean! You could start now and make real money at | | | | Domestic windows offer good potential and you can |
| home with a home business like cleaning, very quick. | | | | offer to clean inside and out for extra profit. |
| And cleaning is no longer the lowly, poor paid venture | | | | Commercial windows offer lower prices, but huge |
| it once was. It can be really quite a futuristic, high | | | | jobs and regular work. This is perfect contract work. |
| technology business. Quite respected, and in many | | | | Car Detailing which is the cleaning of new and used |
| cases, very highly paid. My son had made quite a bit | | | | cars is potentially big business with millions on the |
| of money for one day's work. | | | | road. Equipment not always necessary and you could |
| Cleaning was an ideal work at home business idea for | | | | offer a mobile service. Offer to the public or get a |
| my son. He could work part-time while he was in | | | | contract with a car sales shop. |
| school and then full time when he wasn't. He set up | | | | Industrial Cleaning of factories and the industrial |
| his own books, got a name, made signs and | | | | machinery is a possible 'big business' service. A |
| advertised. He got a partner and they called on all | | | | pressure washer would be a valuable tool here. |
| their friends to tell their parents they were "in | | | | Exterior Cleaning or contract cleaning of outside areas |
| business." They also started with no equipment | | | | such as shopping centers, car parks, office, or |
| except my vacuum cleaner, broom and some rags. | | | | factory grounds is a reasonably new opportunity |
| However, I did open my cleaning cabinet one day to | | | | offering much potential. It comprises of mainly litter |
| find many of my household cleaning supplies gone. | | | | collection and sweeping, however the new type |
| A few weeks later I asked how everything was | | | | tractor mounted jumbo vacuum cleaners on the |
| going. He told me they so much business they | | | | market now are set to revolutionize the service. |
| needed to specialize and narrow down the types of | | | | Definitely one of those services that could be |
| cleaning they were going to offer. He said contrary | | | | tomorrow's big business success. |
| to what you might think, cleaning is quite a | | | | Finally, there are acoustic ceilings to be cleaned. One |
| sophisticated, operation. I began to see this was not | | | | of the very latest cleaning opportunities is cleaning |
| just a teenage way to make some extra money, but | | | | millions of square yards of acoustic suspended ceilings |
| a valuable home business. | | | | in commercial premises. They can only be cleaned |
| Here are just some of the different types of | | | | with a special machine which sprays a chemical that |
| cleaning operations to expand a simple starter home | | | | causes the dirt to drop from ceilings. Although |
| cleaning business: | | | | equipment is required, this is quite a new, exclusive |
| Household cleaning of peoples homes. More and more | | | | service that the newcomer can dominate in their |
| people need a few hours' daily help with household | | | | areas. You will probably want to consult specialist |
| duties. You can set your clients up for weekly, every | | | | suppliers for equipment. |
| other week or even monthly cleaning. It is | | | | You may well discover many more cleaning |
| dependable money and flexible. | | | | opportunities, because new services are being |
| Next, there is specialized cleaning. In the cleaning | | | | invented all the time. Most of them quickly become |
| industry there are forms of specialized cleaning that | | | | essential services - something people want because |
| most firms don't undertake. So you can corner the | | | | nobody likes to clean. Good selling and organization |
| market in these specialized areas. Often no | | | | can get you started but, as you can see, the |
| experience is needed. Popular in this area of cleaning | | | | possibilities are endless. |
| is kitchen cleaning, in restaurants and hotels. | | | | To summarize, cleaning is a humble enough |
| Washroom cleaning/servicing is another area. Cleaning | | | | opportunity to start and succeed in. But, quickly can |
| services to specific industries, such as food, | | | | become a lucrative and impressive business. That is |
| processing, computers, electronics, chemicals, | | | | not the only benefit to the business. My son seems |
| cosmetics, are also possibilities. In many cases the | | | | to keep a cleaner bedroom now and every once in |
| customers will train you to the standard required. | | | | awhile I catch him put his dirty dishes in the sink. But, |
| Then there is the area of special big jobs. These are | | | | there are also drawbacks to his having his own |
| the jobs which are only required periodically. Here you | | | | cleaning business. One, I have to pay him to clear out |
| offer a year round 'spring' clean service to homes | | | | my garbage, although I do get a family discount. The |
| and business customers. Initial cleans are needed prior | | | | second drawback is I don't find change in the |
| to occupation of newly built buildings or apartments. | | | | cushions anymore. He must have figured out that |
| Both these services can provide very big jobs for | | | | was where all his money was going. |