How to start a home-based housecleaning business

From the Publisher: Everything you need to know to run a successful housecleaning business from your home Have you ever thought about starting your own home-based house-cleaning business? Have you been hesitant to put your plans into action? This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools...

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Main Author: Jorstad, Laura.
Other Authors: Morse, Melinda.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Guilford, Conn. : Globe Pequot Press, Ã2009.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Home-based business series.
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Summary: From the Publisher: Everything you need to know to run a successful housecleaning business from your home Have you ever thought about starting your own home-based house-cleaning business? Have you been hesitant to put your plans into action? This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you need to successfully launch and grow your business. Laura Jorstad and Melinda Morse combine personal experience with expert advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based housecleaning business. They explain how to get started, develop a service manual, screen clients, serve customers, select cleaning products, learn from the competition, and set up a home office, as well as how to use the Internet to grow your business. This new edition also addresses the benefits of cleaning with "green," ecofriendly chemicals, both from an environmental and a marketing perspective. Use these special features and workbook pages: Sample service manual ; Room-by-room home-cleaning plans ; Sample invoice ; Service and payment record ; Checklist of start-up requirements.
Physical Description: x, 197 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780762750146
0762750146
Author Notes: Laura Jorstad is a freelance writer and editor. Melinda Morse started a successful housecleaning business in 1994 to help pay for graduate school. She has since earned a Ph.D., expanded her business, and launched a writing career.