Your free sample business plan for cleaning
service or janitorial service is built on one premise: It doesn't much matter if you are the next
Merry Maid or a large commercial cleaner, it is still the same. The
dirt remains.
KEY CONSIDERATION
There is an assumption in many quarters
that cleaning services flourish on the backs of illegal immigrants.
True or not, it is hard to shake that belief. And whether or not your
business will employ illegal immigrants, your business plan must assume they
are all qualified workers with all employee taxes in place.
STRONGEST ADVANTAGE
... and the dirt goes on. This is one
business that will not be replaced by a computer. Even those handy
dandy little household robots don't come near to replacing a real cleaning
service or janitorial service.
STRONGEST DISADVANTAGE
While at first glance a janitorial cleaning
service seems like an
easy business to establish, in truth there are a lot of rules and regs to
know. For instance, the chemicals that are used in cleaning may be
considered hazardous waste, especially in some biotech or commercial
buildings. Damage to flooring, carpets, fancy desks and plants means
heavy insurance coverage. Not to mention the issue with employees.
This is not a business for beginners.
Make sure that you have served your apprenticeship under pros who know what
they are doing, pros who have shared their knowledge with you.
OVERCOMING THE DISADVANTAGES WITH
YOUR FREE SAMPLE BUSINESS PLAN FOR CLEANING SERVICE OR YOUR JANITORIAL
SERVICE BUSINESS PLAN
Your industry experience is important.
You can't just "know"
stuff. That knowledge came from somewhere, and it must be kept up to
date in a reasonable manner. In your cleaning service business plan,
detail your path through the industry. List the organizations you
belong to that will keep your knowledge of the janitorial business current. Cover all your bases
-- marketing, legal, and financial -- either through your own experience, or
with key employees and associates.
Use your business plan for janitorial service to outline your marketing background.
Simply put, how are you going to get
clients? If you are working in private homes, how will they learn
about you? Are these homes in the income bracket that uses cleaning
services? If yours is a commercial cleaning service, what contracts do
you have in place now, and where will the rest of them come
from?
Note, too, what particular skills you bring
to this business. If, for instance, you are experienced in "clean
rooms" in the biotech industry, this is very important. If there
are no biotech companies in your area, it is useless.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR YOUR CLEANING SERVICE BUSINESS PLAN AND A MARKETING PLAN
FOR A CLEANING SERVICE
There are two types of statistical
information that you will need for your free sample business plan for
cleaning service: one set detailing the growth of the
cleaning service industry, and one set detailing the client base in your
area. Both can come from one source.
For statistical information for your
cleaning service marketing plan, you should go to BizMiner.
At the home page, look for the keyword
search box.
In the blank box, enter the term "cleaning". You will
get a list of a number of different types of cleaning companies, such as
- Office cleaning or charring
- Building and office cleaning
services
- Service station cleaning and
degreasing
- Rest room cleaning service
- Air duct cleaning
- Chimney cleaning service
- Cleaning service, industrial or
commercial
- Window cleaning
- Home cleaning and maintenance
equipment rental services
- Cleaning building exteriors
- Dry cleaning plant construction
- Shore cleaning and maintenance
- Specialty cleaning
If you enter "janitor" into the search
box, you will discover
- Janitors' carts
- Aircraft cleaning and janitorial
service
- Janitors' supplies
- Janitorial service
This is a long list. As you look
through it, make sure you are looking at "Service" businesses,
not "Manufacturing" businesses. Choose the option that
best describes your business.
You will need both Financial Analysis and
Marketing Research reports for the industries, because this is the information that your
lender will review to determine if your business is in the acceptable
range of financing, income, etc.
For demographic information for your
area, be
sure to check in the left hand navigation bar of BizMiner for "VIEW ALL
REPORTS", then "AREA
DEMOGRAPHICS". This will likely provide the statistics you
need to prove that your market is there.
YOUR BEST
ALL AROUND SOURCE FOR CLEANING SERVICE BUSINESS PLAN AND JANITORIAL SERVICE
BUSINESS PLANS
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For marketing
information, financial summary style, sample language, and loads
of ideas, this is a great source. Your 7-Step Business Plan
will have you on your way in no time with its easy to use MS Word
and MS Excel templates.
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YOUR ONLINE
PRESENCE
Few business can start today
without a web presence. Make yours short, sweet and effective.
Let prospective clients find out everything that you want them to know
about you and your business. The most powerful client-generating
system we know is the one at my
website host. And if you need help setting up your website, do
contact the SBI Coach.
YOUR LIKELY
LENDER/INVESTOR
The SBA
is a strong lender in the service field. Also, if you are
purchasing much equipment, seriously consider leasing this equipment
rather than buying it.
THE LAST
WORD ON YOUR FREE SAMPLE BUSINESS PLAN FOR CLEANING SERVICE
This is certainly a business where
you can start small and grow very, very big. Give good
service, and your company will be in demand for many years to come.
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