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Marketing and Sales Success for Cleaning Companies: Ebook, Audio Class, Marketing Plans and more! Struggling to market your cleaning business? We have all the tools you need to learn how to market your cleaning business and actually get the results you're looking for! Ebook, 2 hour Audio Class and transcript, Marketing Plans, marketing materials and more! Don't waste any more time searching the Internet for that magic bullet - you can have access to all this and more - right now! . . . keep reading EBOOK DOWNLOAD: Green Cleaning: Everything You Need to Know About Providing Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Services Do you want to offer green cleaning services to your customers but don't know where to begin? Become the first in your community to truly understand the full scope of just what it means to "clean green". Become the leading authority on green cleaning in your community. It's only a matter of time before your customers will be demanding that you use green cleaning products and procedures. So get a jump-start NOW and let your customers know that you're ready to convert their facility to green cleaning today! . . . keep reading EBOOK DOWNLOAD: Bidding & Estimating for Cleaning Companies Are you confused on how to prepare bids for commercial cleaning accounts? If you bid too high, you might lose the job, but bidding too low might mean you won't make a profit on the job. Walking that fine line and bidding correctly can have a huge impact on the success of your cleaning business. This Ebook will show you how to bid, step-by-step. Click here for more information. This Ebook is FREE for members, and only $37 for non-members. . . . keep reading

How to Hire: Hiring the Best Candidate Start to Finish Part 3 of a 3-Part Series. Many interviewers forget that not only is this an interview for the candidate, it is also an interview for the company. The best performers look for a position that offers challenge and growth as well as utilizing the candidate's strengths. The best performers also look for a good fit with the company culture and a compensation package that meets his or her needs. . . . keep reading 5 Easy Steps to Creating an Actionable Marketing Plan for Your Cleaning Business Whether you're just getting started in the cleaning business or you're a seasoned veteran, now is a good time to start a marketing plan (or refresh an existing marketing plan). With the economy in dire straights, it's every business for itself. There is a lot of competition within the cleaning industry so you need to find a way to separate yourself from the competition and the best place to start is by creating a new marketing plan. . . . keep reading How Do You Control Keys For The Buildings You Clean? When you own a cleaning business you need to come up with a system for controlling keys. Without a system in place you could be setting yourself up for a costly, unexpected expense because a lost key could prompt a customer to re-key the entire building. . . . keep reading Employee or Subcontractor? Issuing a 1099 Isn't the Determining Factor Many cleaning companies want to grow their cleaning business but don't want the hassle of hiring employees. That's because there's a lot of paperwork, taxes and insurance to pay. Instead, they decide that it's much easier and less expensive to hire subcontractors to do the work and then give them a 1099 so the individual has to pay their own taxes. . . . keep reading Very Effective Selling On A Very Limited Budget After nearly 45 years in the Building Service Contracting business, the question I get asked most, next to where do I get good people, is" how can I secure the good customers"? This is a universal problem with the emerging company attempting to compete in the market against the larger, many times better known, companies. To complicate the issue, most of the time, we are attempting to compete with a very limited or sometimes non-existent budget. . . . keep reading Do You Need a Business Plan to Start a Cleaning Business? We recently had a new member ask the following questions: Do you think that a small newly started cleaning company needs a business plan or should have one? If so, why? Do you have a business plan? If so, how has it helped your business? . . . keep reading Train Your Customers On How To Care For Their Wood Floors Cleaning companies are responsible for caring for many different types of flooring. The problem is, they're sometimes expected to work miracles on floors that have been abused by public traffic, careless office workers or homeowners with kids and pets. . . . keep reading

Ron Segura Segura & Associates is a hands-on consulting company, whose strength is in the assistance given in the implementation of suggested changes. From the initial Company Analysis to the final phase of implementation, Segura & Associates is there to help you reach your goals. As President of Segura & Associates, Ron Segura brings over 40 years of experience in all segments of the cleaning industry. Ten of those years were spent as Manager of Janitorial /Document Services for Walt Disney Pictures and Television. . . . keep reading How to Use Reference USA to Build Prospect Lists One of the most frequently asked questions we get is about how to find prospects for a cleaning business. There are several paid services available, but there is also one resource that you can access for free as long as you have a library card and your library makes it available to you. The resource is called Reference USA. In this video, we show you how to search for specific target markets in your local area so you can start building your prospect list! . . . keep reading Sharon Cowan After a successful career in the fashion merchandising field working for national chain stores, Sharon left that industry to pursue her dream of owning her own business. Seeing a limitless opportunity, Sharon purchased a small local cleaning company grossing under 100K with 4 employees. Drawing on her expertise and business experience, Sharon grew the "little cleaning business" to a regional firm servicing both residential and commercial accounts along the Treasure Coast of Florida. Be sure to listen to the free interview with Sharon on how she got started and became successful in the industry. . . . keep reading BOOK: Selling Contract Cleaning Services 101 If you are new in the Building Services Contracting business or an emerging company wanting to grow and improve, this is the book for you. Dick takes you through who and what you are, to finding the prospects, getting the appointment, securing the walk through, preparing the proposal, and closing the sale. . . . keep reading