For you to decide on a particular
cleaning business we must take it up on view so that
we can take a look at each in perspective. The
cleaning industry has two main market branches, that
being the residential segment and the commercial
market. A residential market covers households, a
daycare center perhaps, coffee shops, a small
office, among some. Though these are small area
customers and are not mostly contracted on a daily
basis, the market is vast and sustainable.
Commercial customers would include large offices,
banks, theaters, theme parks, shopping malls and the
like.
A cleaning business that serves a residential market
offers maid services. These are jobs that require
you to dust surfaces and fixtures, wipe and polish
tables, chairs and counters, vacuum and mop carpets,
rugs and stairs, tidy the linens and take out trash.
With most hectic schedules of families nowadays a
cleaning business has been quite recently an often
sought after service. Clocking in at ten to twelve
hours each for husband and wife leaves them little
time for themselves when the day is done. Commercial
establishments on the other hand require janitorial
services. They pretty do much the same as maid
services with a much larger scope, sometimes even
branching out to maintenance of lights and fixtures,
landscaping and trauma cleaning.
Starting up a cleaning business for a residential
market does not require a big investment and can be
initially based at your home. You might want to find
customers that are within close proximity for
starters. You will also need to select and hire a
good staff. This will be a good part of your
investment in this business venture, since it is
primarily labor centered and dependent. You will
want to choose people that are hard working and
goal-oriented, individuals who find happiness in
their accomplishment. It is an advantage if the
people you select require little or no supervision
on site. This will allow you not to be on location
all the time while the job is done and will help you
focus on the other aspects of running the business.
Residential house cleaning is done during the normal
hours of the day whereas janitorial services for
commercial establishments operate mostly at night
when office hours are through. This will allow them
to not interfere with the daily operations of that
business.
As you get the feel of your business you may opt to
specialize in a single market or cater to both. It
requires the same basic system so it will be just
the scope and added responsibilities that will
differ when servicing both markets. Individually,
both markets are strong by themselves and are
totally separate and self sustaining markets.
Added services may also be included in your list of
offerings. Aside from your basic cleaning package
you can offer rug and carpet cleaning, this is a
thorough cleaning which can’t be handled by shampoos
and vacuuming. You will need an array of chemicals
to get those deep pieces of dirt out and correcting
discoloration.
