Sunday, August 19, 2012

Starting a Cleaning Service In a Metro Area - Mobile Power Washing Business Has Advantages


there was an interesting article online explaining how folks who are out of work might start their own business. It suggested some of the easiest types of businesses to start, along with some of the trendiest currently. Amongst them were personal coaches and service cleaning businesses. Now then, that caught my eye because as a former franchisor founder in the cleaning service sector, I know a thing or two about that, plus, a franchisor is a mentor to all his franchisees. Okay so, let's pick up where that last online advice left off shall we?

Now then, let's say you wanted to start a cleaning service type company? What type of cleaning would you wish to do, would you want to become a maid, janitorial for commercial businesses, clean windows, what? Well, I've been involved in a number of cleaning businesses from decks to windows and from cars to fleets of vehicles. Still, if you are in a metro area, the traffic and the cost of fuel can be a real killer on time, cost, and productivity. If you run a janitorial business you can work at night, no traffic, and that solves that problem.

However, if you want something different, and not run of the mill, might I suggest a power washing or pressure cleaning company where you go out and steam clean concrete, parking structures, fleets, and buildings. Most of that work must be done after hours when the traffic dies down and essentially you'll have the city all to yourself, which sure makes it nice, let me tell you.

Plus, power washing concrete at night is a job that can be done with only one helper, or even as a solo entrepreneur. The money is good, and the contracts are even better, while the cleaning process isn't all that dirty and the jobs always move along quite briskly. It is guaranteed money because dirt and filth keeps getting on the concrete, and it must be power washed to maintain its cleanliness, it's definitely a repeat business.

Are there any drawbacks you ask? Sure, there is a little bit of competition because the industry can be lucrative once you get it up and running and have a substantial clientele base. Still, the positives far outweigh the negatives because you don't have to deal with traffic in a Metro area, therefore you do not waste all your time and fuel parked in traffic when you could be making money cleaning something. If you are considering getting into this line of work I can highly recommend it. Please consider all this and think on it.

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