Hi!! I clean small offices and will give you an idea or two here. I have tons more tips and resources for you on my Squidoo lens (the link is in my profile). First, call your local city or county clerks office and ask if there are any required licenses or permits needed. If they aren t required to do business where you live, you could wait a bit to get them (they don t cost much-usually under $50). You will need the business license to open a business bank account, etc, and it is nice to have for PR purposes. Next, and most important, is to buy some liability insurance or a bond, the amount is up to you and your agent. Call a lot of insurance agencies and get quotes-the price varies quite a bit. The insurance/bond will protect you from claims of damage or theft, plus, because you will be cleaning after hours, it is a great selling point to potential customers.Start noticing new office buildings under construction and offices that have a property management contact. For new places, buy a dozen donuts and go find the construction superintendent. Give him the donuts and ask who you should contact to set up a cleaning contract. Always have business cards, fliers (promoting your services and benefits) and try to wear a shirt, hat or something with your cleaning company name wherever you go.These are just a few suggestions. More at the link in My Profile.
For a quick overview of the business, I d suggest you download a free, 50 minute mp3 and transcript on starting an office cleaning business at www.hardtofindseminars.com/Cleaning_Offi�� e4marine. I ve listened to this recording countless times. It s got excellent information!I d suggest you get some background information to get started.Do a google search of how to start an office cleaning business . I found excellent information that way including legal forms.I d also suggest you go to Amazon.com and search how to start an office cleaning business . When I did that I got 50 results. Although not all the results were appropriate (for example, one of the titles was How to Start a Jewelry Business !), there were quite a few books on the specifics of starting an office cleaning business and several books included titled Starting a Business in New York , Starting a Business in Michigan and similar for other states. Some of these books included various legal forms. Since Amazon allows you to peek inside these books, you can look at the index and table of contents of each to see issues, concerns and procedures. You might consider borrowing the most interesting books from the library or, if one or 2 seem very good, you could buy them from Amazon or elsewhere.Keep in mind that in addition to the usual business forms (DBA, incorporation,etcetera), you ll need contract forms for your jobs, background checks, employment forms for employees (if you have employees instead of independent contractors), and so on.Ultimately, after some research to learn what questions to ask, I d suggest you consult with a local business attorney to help you and make sure everything is done right. (It s been my experience that the attorney s fee to set up a business is cheap insurance!)Good luck and I d be interested in hearing how it turns out for you.`
Good luck with that.
