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Starting a office cleaning business requires careful planning and research. But don’t let that put you off of taking control of your financial status, as it’s not as difficult as it may seem; in fact you can start one in a couple of weeks or so with little to no setbacks, especially if you have step-by-step guide – a proven method of doing things the ‘right’ way.

Trust me – if I can do it and prosper – so can you. So without further delays – here is my simplified 6-step guide to starting an office cleaning business – this will help you stat off in the right direction, but you will definitely need to do more of your own research and thinking.

1. Do your homework THOROUGHLY.

This is the most important step of building your own successful business. Regardless of the type and scale of your undertaking – if you don’t take your time to research your market, your competition, and to understand your target customer inside-out. I am speaking from experience – if you cut corners at this stage (because you maybe think it’s a waste of time) you will fall short later on – and you’ll fall hard – possibly having to reinvent things from the start.

TIP: Follow a proven business system and you will know what to do and how much of it to do – so you won’t feel like you’re wasting time.

2. Sort out your start-up capital – you don’t need much.

You can start your own business without having to worry about piles of loans and debts. This is the beauty of starting a office cleaning business – because you virtually need just 2-3 employees (whom you’ll pay only once you have clients), a few cleaning materials, business license and unoccupied property insurance, internet connection, and a vehicle to get you from A to B.

TIP: Some people don’t even need to take out a loan – they decide to invest some of their savings, which they can recoup as soon as the business takes off.

3. Be in control of your marketing.

I can’t stress how important this is! Marketing is the life-blood of your business. It spans from research, to positioning, to pricing and advertising. If I had to recommend you educate yourself in one area only of your business – this will be it. You have to know and understand how your business is perceived by clients and prospects, and you HAVE to be in charge of how you’re attracting and retaining clients.

TIP: Study this – and even if you later on outsource every last bit of your business tasks, make sure to always keep both eyes on your marketing.

4. Think continuity and growth right from the start.

Getting started is just one step of running a successful business, and that’s obviously and important step. But a lot of entrepreneurs overlook the importance of having a plan – a ‘bigger picture’. Don’t just start your business thinking about your first client (which is definitely very important) – start your business with consideration of how you will grow it, how will it keep earning you money in the long term.

When you bear that in mind from the start, you will avoid having to rebuild the entire business when it can no longer sustain the client volume. A lot of start ups fall short at exactly that stage – and a lot of them go bust because they weren’t prepared to go ‘BIG’.

TIP: Right from the start set out to ask clients for 6 or 12 month contracts (as opposed to a month-to-month service). Think how you position your main service, in view of what other services you can add on later – for an extra charge of course. And finally – don’t be afraid to ask for referrals in exchange for a reasonable discount. This will cut advertising costs and time dramatically, it will also increase loyalty – meaning you get to make more money for longer without doing much more…

5. Setup good systems and processes.

These are the backbone of any successful long-term business. Understand that if you don’t set these up and have your staff follow specific standards and processes you