I got into the professional cleaning industry quite by accident.
So during high school, I cleaned houses to get money to buy a car.
I started with my father’s house and some friends of my parents. They recommended me to a few others, and by the time I graduated, I was just about now working full-time. I’d saved up enough cash to invest in a truck with my supplier logo on the side and some professional gear. So at first, I gained clients strictly by word-of-mouth, but, I soon realized that if I wanted to expand, I’d need to advertise. At about that same time, I started looking for people to have on staff. I was finding it difficult to keep up with the number of jobs and had begun to get commercial clients. Once I took on the cleaning requirements of multiple local businesses, eating establishments and a clothing boutique, I had increased my staff to 20 employees and added another van. Over the years, I’ve steadily given up-to-date features such as property management, paper supplies and basic landscaping. I now have six trucks and I no longer clean in the field. I keep busy in the office. There are tons of papers involved with the cleaning business. Along with the bills, I keep track of my cleaning supplies, handle payroll, maintain the cars, stay up-to-date with local regulations and work on marketing; While my bigger cleaning business is way more profitable, it’s also more time-consuming and upsetting. I sporadically miss those days when I just showed up at a person’s house and handled their basic cleaning needs.