Janitorial Services - Things To Be Ready For Before Starting Up Your Own
A person who loves to keep things clean can consider opening a janitorial cleaning service. Some people opt to start maid services, which more or less is the same but on a more individual level. Maid services offer cleaning services for houses while janitorial service clients are hospitals, schools, offices, retail stores, and even warehouses. Aside from this difference, maid service hours are in the day, or what we might consider “normal”, since they work in houses. Janitorial services have working hours that depend on the client’s wishes. If for example, an office contracts a janitorial service to clean after business hours, then the clean up would happen after 6 in the evening. However, some other offices do not mind having janitorial services even in business operating hours, so you might have to service some clients in the day, some at night.
The commercial janitorial business can be very profitable, even with a very small start up capital. The capitalization at the start is as low as $5000, and you can even base your business in your own home. As long as you have a vehicle and a minimal amount of cleaning equipment, then you can start reeling in clients. The financial rewards can go up to as high as $40,000 in a year. If you do this full time and you have learned the art of time management even before you start your own janitorial service, then you can actually reach breakeven time in three to six months of operation.
Starting a janitorial service need not be a major endeavor, if you start small, you will not need a big capital, and your profits will inevitably just be divided for maybe a couple of employees, your equipment, and yourself.
If you are already convinced in starting a small janitorial service then keep these things in mind:
The first is to keep things very simple. You do not have to lease out a space right away. Free out some space in your garage to house your equipment. Have a second telephone line for your business, or make sure that everyone in your household would know to pass on client services to you.
Do not take on all the clients that ask for your services since you have limited cleaning capabilities. Always keep your clients to those that are inside the range of the services that you do offer. Remember that cleaning in businesses require different kinds of equipment that you might not have. Also, it might be hard to keep track of your accounts with too many clients.
Before you start, make sure that you have already understood the license requirements, insurance requirements and the capital necessary for the industry. Also, if you plan to expand your business in the future, make sure that you have savings to buy other equipment.
Also, you will need to keep track of your expenditures and always manage your cash flow. Your working capital, which is the cash you need to keep the business running every month, is vital for you to make the business succeed.
See: How to start a janitorial cleaning service
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