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One of the best things you can do before you hire workers is to assemble a process for hiring, training, and managing employees. If you think you can hire subcontractors, research how contractors are managed differently than employees to comply with IRS guidelines before you make the commitment. When you hire workers as employees, you […]
How to Hire Employees for Your Small Business Once you have started your business doing the work yourself, it’s a daunting task to consider bringing in workers. You’re used to working alone and your clients are used to you and how you provide the service. You have invested everything you have in nurturing your clients […]
In this post you’ll learn: The legal aspects of terminating an employee What you need to have before hiring employees How a review process is used to validate the termination How to reduce the emotional impact for the employee Making the decision to terminate an employee is hard, but actually sitting down and telling the […]
Creating training manuals for your house cleaning business is one of the best decisions you can make if you have made the decision to hire workers. This creates a system new hires can follow to perform the work to your standards. These manuals don’t have to be huge at all, but they do need to […]
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Setting Up an Employee Recruitment Plan
blank line How to Hire Employees for Cleaning Business Before you start recruiting, read this post on how to hire employees for your small business. These eight things must be completed before you hire your first worker.blank line This article will explain what you need to do to setup a staff recruitment plan: – What […]
One of the top issues in residential cleaning is the hiring process to grow your business. If you haven’t managed people the process will leave you shocked and frustrated with a lot of questions. One thing you want to avoid is sitting around waiting for interview candidates who never show! In this article I’ll share: […]
It takes hard work, courage and taking risks to be a leader. You have to be able to find solutions to problems and make things better while not falling apart yourself. Being a leader means being a role model for people to follow and doing things that will help the community, your employees or even […]
It’s the two things that will always be a constant in your residential cleaning business: finding and converting leads into new customers and finding and retaining new employees. It takes a lot of trial and error to discover what works for your business. Most house cleaners today also want to get into commercial cleaning. You […]
Recently we were discussing how to put together a help wanted ad to attract the right candidates in my House Cleaning Business Mastermind group. When I saw this article, it resonated with me because it was timely and you have to be able to ask the right questions to discover the right employee to hire […]
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Starting up a Housecleaning Business
Don’t make the same mistake many people make by starting a housecleaning business without doing your research first. There are many reasons people want their own business and there are many different types of cleaning that you could do. The very first thing you should consider is how much time you have to work the […]
Excellent customer service is a rare thing. Many businesses are too busy trying to maximize their profits in the short term to consider the long term implications of not prioritizing customer service. They should instead define a plan to implement good customer service skills within their organization. The truth is that providing stellar customer service […]
If you want to have a small business where you can schedule jobs and work just when you want, that’s fine, but don’t expect to grow your business. By doing the work yourself, you are limited by the number of clients you can service each week. Be realistic about your business and the goals you […]
Answers to Common Tax Questions This article is based on US Taxes 1) What if I don’t receive my W2? Employers are required by law to mail all employee W2’s by the end of January each year. So, January 31st has come and gone and you haven’t yet received your W2. What should you do? […]
At the end of my first year in my house cleaning business, I had over $200,000 in revenue. You don’t get to this number by doing all the work yourself. If you want to have a small business where you can schedule jobs and work just when you want, that’s fine, but don’t expect the […]
I get asked a lot of questions about hiring and keeping good workers. Unfortunately, we all run into this issue today. The key to good help is defining who your BEST employee would be and then targeting those people where they are found. Finding Good Help Can you work with part-time workers or do you […]
It all starts with a good ad to motivate the right people to call or send in their resume. By listing your ideal employee, level of proficiency, incentives, bonuses, etc., you’re telling job hunters exactly what you need and are willing to provide. Your prospects are sizing you up from the moment they talk to […]
A service based business relies on the quality of the service they provide to attract new customers and retain existing clients. If you’re like most small businesses, you may think this is the key to your future success. And you would be wrong. The only way you’re going to keep ahead of your competition is […]
Hiring your first employee for your cleaning business should be a positive and exciting venture. You have successfully taken your business from the initial start-up to the point of having enough jobs or excess jobs, leading to your decision to hire workers.
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Leadership – Choosing a Style
Once you make the decision to hire workers for your cleaning business, you end up doing the best you can to motivate them to produce the quality cleaning you need to keep your clients. But are you getting results? Now that you have the workers, it’s time to determine if your management style is working […]