You don’t have to quit your present job to start earning a side income. In fact, I would never advise it. Instead you can start a home-based business out slowly, and keep it small while keeping the security and income of your full-time job. Over the years I’ve met many small business owners, and the majority either had full-time jobs while earning a side income or had a full-time job at the time they began their self-employment. Beginning slowly will give you time to do your

When I first started my commercial cleaning business, I read everything I could on how to start a business. My goal was to grow it into something bigger over time. I’m pretty certain the majority of small business owners would agree that they want to see their business prosper and grow. After all, so the thinking goes, “If it’s not growing, what’s the point of being in business?” To be honest, bigger does not always mean better. After being in the cleaning industry for over

This is long overdue, but with all of the things going on in life, it’s sometimes hard to remember to stop and say thank you. The ‘big picture’ in my mind has been to help as many people as possible escape the shackles of the J-O-B. There are people that enjoy working for someone else; they appreciate the regular hours, adequate income, and the fringe benefits that come with employment. But research shows that more and more people are rejecting that form of lifestyle. Whether

One of the traits of being an entrepreneur is having the patience, ability and proper organization to work around the schedules of your customers and your employees. It is up to you to establish schedules, and work around the schedules of others. It is a complicated and a usually unavoidable process. Especially as a start-up, and often home-based business, you’ll do anything to get a job done. But what happens, when you as the entrepreneur want (or need) to take a vacation? P

Over the years, I’ve had many people ask what it takes to be successful in starting a home based office cleaning business. There is no magic involved; whether you want to start a small business or a large commercial cleaning service, 4 basic rules must be followed. But, before I mention them, remember that whether it’s an online business, storefront business, big or small home-based business – a business is a business at the end of the day. Whether your business caters to oth

I was scared; I will be the first to admit it. If you’ve read a previous blog post you will note that I started my fledgling janitorial service by asking my chiropractor if I could clean his office. From there I went on to acquire a number of small offices, making several hundred dollars per month. In that previous post I didn’t discuss one simple fact: I hadn’t a clue about how to start a janitorial service! As a result every step I took was made in fear. I got to relive som

It’s a ‘Win- Win’ situation. Everyone is familiar with that phrase. But, have you ever thought that business, done right, is a ‘Win – Win – Win, etc.’ situation? Right now business in America is looked down upon (The unfortunate unethical behavior of some corporate executives makes headline news!). Part of the problem is that life is looked at as a zero-sum game: “If others win, then I must lose. For me to get a bigger piece of the pie, someone else has to get a smaller piece