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Six Reasons to Start Your Own Cleaning Business Company

Being part of the cleaning industry for a few years now, I’ve enjoyed being a business owner. Furthermore, I’ve enjoyed the perks that come with being in the cleaning industry. More on that later, but for now, let’s focus on five reasons to start your own cleaning business.

Put it this way.

If a 28 year old guy, with a full-time job, another business on the go and with very limited time can start a cleaning business – you can as well.

However, keep in mind that starting your own business, particularly a cleaning business is not for everyone. If you’re unsure whether starting a cleaning business is for you or not, read my post on why start a cleaning business.

I’ve always wanted to become a small business owner. I often thought about owning different businesses or a franchise of some sort. However, none of the other ideas transpired, simply because of two things: Fear of Failure and Start Up Capital.

So, what came next? Well something I already knew a little bit about, which happened to be the cleaning business. I used to work as a teenager alongside my parents cleaning various office’s and commercial buildings. We never dabbled into house cleaning, but rather stuck to the commercial cleaning side of things. Cleaning offices and commercial institutions worked with our schedule. We worked full-time during the day, so cleaning in the evenings for extra cash was a perfect fit. And we did it for years, until my parents eventually gave it up.

Ten years later, I answered my calling  and decided to start my own cleaning business. Why not? It required minimal capital to start up and I could do it part-time.

However, this article is not about my start up success, but rather about you and five reasons to start your own cleaning business:

1. Low Start Up Costs

You can start your own cleaning business with virtually no money. Now, that’s not really true, because any business has start up costs associated with it. I started my own cleaning business for under $300. Here’s what it cost me to start up my own cleaning business:

  • Business name registration (Ontario) – $75
  • Open up a business bank account – FREE
  • 500 business cards – $75
  • 100 flyer’s (design & print) – $150
  • Cleaning tools & equipment – FREE (collected rags, cleaning bottles, dusters and brooms from the garage)

2. Work on Your Own Time

You don’t need to invest a lot of time up front. I started off part time and two years later, I am still holding my cleaning business to part-time basis. I enjoy my daytime job, but equally as much enjoy being an owner of a cleaning company. The best part of my cleaning business, is that I make it work around my full-time work schedule. All the jobs are in the evenings and weekends.

3. Learn as You Go

The beauty of owning a cleaning business is that you control how big or small the business grows. Maybe, you want to be like my self and keep the business small and earn an income passively. Keeping my cleaning business small allows me to learn from my mistakes as I go. You can start off small as well and keep it like that for some time. This lets you work the bugs out before expanding.

4. You Don’t Have to Quit Your Day Job

If you’re like me and need your full-time income to pay your mortgage, than you don’t quit your day job. That was one of the biggest attractions towards starting my cleaning business. I got to keep my regular job, while earning a passive income on the side.

5. Control Your Own Destiny

The beautiful part of working for your self, is that you control your own destiny. Sure, there are many successful cleaning franchises out there, but there are many drawbacks of being a cleaning franchise owner. You don’t ever get to work on your own pace. You are always expected perform. By being an independent owner/operator, you work on your own terms.

6. Simple & Quick Start Up Process

That’s right, you don’t need weeks or months to start your own cleaning business. I started mine in less than 24 hours. I registered my business one afternoon, opened up a business bank account the next day and started to hand out flyer’s to local businesses, pitching my cleaning business.

If you’ve ever thought about starting your own business, I would highly recommended starting a cleaning business. However, it’s not for everyone. For example, if you don’t enjoy cleaning, this business model is not for you.

Everything I said above is true. Starting a cleaning business does not take a lot time and requires very minimal monies to start up. However, I’m still going to stress the fact that if you don’t enjoy cleaning, you won’t enjoy the cleaning industry very much.

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Why Start a Cleaning Business

 

There could be many reasons for starting a cleaning business. Maybe you’re looking to make extra cash on the side or you’ve always wanted to start your own business. Starting a cleaning business is probably one of the very few businesses that does not require a lot of capital on start-up. However, despite having a cheap entry barrier, far too many people get into cleaning for the wrong reasons. Can you guess which reason that might be? Here is a hint: $$.

If you’re thinking of starting a cleaning business, please ensure the following:

  • You don’t mind getting your hands dirty
  • You take pride in cleaning your own home
  • Appreciate a sense of a job well done
  • You have thick skin
  • You are not only chasing the dollar signs
  • Refer to numbers 1 & 2

Keep the following in mind:

“If it can get dirty, chances are that someone out there will be willing to pay you to clean it.”

The long and short of it, is that people don’t enjoy cleaning. In fact, I’m convinced that 80% of our society does not enjoy cleaning, yet they do it because they have to. Think about it for a second, who truly enjoys cleaning? We’ve all go better things to do. We’d much rather be doing the things we enjoy, because cleaning is not something that is supposed to be enjoyed. Right?

Actually, the above is sort of right.

This is where you have to determine for your self, in which category do you fall into. Are you the 20% who actually enjoys cleaning and takes pride in a job well done or are you the 80% that cleans only because it has to be done.

If you clean because you have to or fall into the 80% category, than please save your self the headache by not getting into starting a cleaning business. Obviously, you are not passionate about it. Leave it for someone else who is passionate about cleaning.

I started my cleaning business over three years ago. I had no previous enterperneurship experience, but did come with cleaning experience. I cleaned offices, warehouses and schools as  young boy alongside my parents.  I enjoy having a clean home and always like to keep it clean and tidy. Deep down inside, I’m a bit of a neat-freak. So, I embarked on my own, fully knowing that I did not mind getting my hands dirty. Secondly, I was interested in earning a passive income through a cleaning business.

Do You Have What it Takes?

There are no pre-requesites to start your own cleaning business, other than what we talked about above. You just need to have a passion for cleaning. Much like any other business, you need determination to make the business work. Furthermore, you need the willingness to please the customer and the dedication to provide a proper cleaning job.

Starting a cleaning business is probably one of the simplest businesses to start-up. You don’t need any previous experience or training. However, there will be times when you will need to do niche jobs, such as carpet cleaning or strip & wax the floor which require the use of specialized equipment and taking the proper procedure to ensure that the job is done right. The good part about doing niche jobs is that you can outsource it to another business or simply take on the job and learn on the go.

I did exactly that, when I did my first strip and wax job. I had no clue how to use the buffer or what type of stripper solution to purchase. However, I was eager to learn. And after a few trips to Home Depot and viewing of some YouTube videos, I took on the strip and wax job. I completed the job in two days and the end result was above par. Customer was extremely satisfied with the finished result.

“There will always be new challenges and obstacles along the way, the key to overcoming the obstacles is courage. Never be afraid to take on a new job.”

 

Envision the Company You to Build!

When I started out, I knew that I wanted to build my cleaning business on relationships, value and trust succeed. Business is all about building relationships, then adding a valuable service in a trustworthy way. Once the trust is gained, everything else falls into place.

Much like being a good friend to someone you care for, business is no different. Listen before you react. Care about your customers problems then go out and solve them.

Remember, starting a cleaning business requires a passion for cleaning. And despite not needing ample amounts of capital, you do need passion to clean. Without a passion for cleaning, your newly started cleaning business is doomed for failure.

Starting your own cleaning service business is a rewarding experience. It provides financial security, personal freedom and many other perks that working for someone else does not offer.

Starting a cleaning service business is not a overnight process. Take one step at a time and never give up.If you have the determination to get up everyday and go to work you can get up everyday and run your own cleaning business.

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Welcome To Passive Cleaning Income!

Starting a cleaning service business is not braing surrgery!

That’s right, starting a cleaning business is not braing surgery. You don’t need to have any previous experince and the startup costs are at minimal. All you need is desire and passion to succeed.

However, with that said, you do need to educate yourself. And no I don’t mean going to school to get an education, but rather reading and gaterhing information through various outlets to make your new startup a breeze.

That’s exactly what this website is all about. PCI is your one stop source for everything you need to start a cleaning business in Canada.

Starting a cleaning service business has never been easier and it’s an excellent way to earn a passive income.

I am living proof of that.

I have managed to start a successful cleaning business, despite working fulltime and running another part-time business gig on the side.

If you’re reading this, you may think I’m nuts. And I wouldn’t disagree with you. I am probably nuts for working too much, but than again, who said that it would be easy.

Despite working 9-5 Monday through Friday and being a suit, I enjoy getting down and dirty in the evenings and weekends with my passive cleaning business.

I am passionate about cleaning, helping others and most importantly being a business owner.

Thanks for reading!

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