Have the basic details in order before commencing your new small business. Getting started is easy then.
LOCATION: When you first start out in your new business it is advisable that you keep your overheads to a minimum. Therefore it is best to set up from a room at home that will be suitable for running an office. Continue reading
You may like to ask when is the best time to begin advertising your Home and Strata Cleaning business. Well, there are definitely certain times of the year that are better than others, and I would never suggest commencing your business during a school holiday period. You will discover these times of the year to be so slow that you may you feel that you are to blame for doing something wrong, when in fact you have very little control over the number of incoming calls and bookings. Continue reading
I came to a point in my career where I decided to avoid running businesses that require lots of staff to be supervised, lots of customers to handle and lots of paperwork to do. Handling too many people in a customer service role isn’t one of my strengths, so I took my original training and capitalised on that. I do very well as a teacher or trainer, and by teaching one day workshops I found that I could give 110% of myself for that particular day and the students go away with all the information they need to go out there and become successful. Plus they usually got a strong burst of enthusiasm after hearing me speak as well, which then helped them take off in their new venture of creating their own business. Continue reading
I have often been asked when teaching my workshops what is the best option when starting up a business. Does a person go into the business on their own, or do they take on a partner? I will speak from experience here and advise you as to what I think is the best way to go, but only you know all the facts about your situation, so ultimately the decision is up to you. Continue reading
The most profitable way to set up your business will be to keep in mind that at a later stage sometime in the future, you will be able to sell your business as a going concern. With this in mind, approach your business in such a way that you will be able to do so. That means, keeping good and honest records, maintaining a happy client base, and doing regular advertising that all becomes a part of the ”good will” that will be sold with the business later on. Continue reading
You may have been asking yourself whether it is best to establish your own business or to purchase one from someone else, be that either a franchise or an independently operated business that is already established. I will write here about what I feel are the pros and cons for both ways of going into business for yourself, and then it will be up to you as to what you decide to do. This article is dedicated to teaching you how to do it yourself. Continue reading
Pondering your new Business
In considering whether you know enough about professional cleaning and the business you are thinking of starting, ask yourself these questions: