​ We live in a rapidly changing world; job security is a thing of the past. ​ 'Real wages' haven't increased in decades, Millions of Americans have dropped out of the labor force, 1 of every 6 Americans is still on food stamps. The first step to real security is creating your own income stream; and one of the easiest ways to do that is to begin an independently owned service business. I know what it's like to lose a job. I know what it's like to be a husband and father, and t

Here is a brief guide for small business owners considering outsourcing jobs to contract workers. The reality is, small business owners can’

There are many people today that are unhappy with life. Many would like to leave the the insecurity and the boredom of the jobs they have. Even those individuals who have relatively secure jobs often find they are unhappy with the work they are doing. Unfortunately, many of them feel trapped, locked into the routine of the 8-5, day after day. Their greatest fear is that they will run out of money; be unable to put the kids through college, be unable to retire in comfort. The

This is a re-post of one of my most referred to articles. Many of the companies have undergone several lawsuits. Google any of them with the companies' name and the words 'lawsuits', 'scams', etc., to see the latest information That was the title in a May, 2011 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. The author listed the top 10 and their franchise start-up costs: Here is the list: 1. Vanguard Cleaning Systems Startup costs: $8,200 - $38,100 2. Jan-Pro Franchising International Inc.

I get lots of questions from my readers (many of these are addressed in the book Make Money Cleaning Offices) but let me address a few of them here- One of my readers asks: I have a few questions. Each office has an alarm and key. 1. How do you organize everything so that you have all the codes at hand for the offices? 2. Do you just write them down in a binder and carry it with you all the time? 3. When you have employees that do the work for you, do you only ever have one c

As the case with many today, I was ‘down-sized’ several years ago; long before the 2008 recession. I was scared. I had a 3 year-old daughter, a pregnant wife, and just enough cash to keep food on the table. I managed to do some remodeling work for a while to pay the bills, but it was an unreliable income stream; I needed something more regular. My commercial office cleaning company experience began with asking my chiropractor if I could clean his office (it was not being well

I’m going to give you 10 excellent reasons to own a commercial office cleaning business. 1. This is a recession proof business. There will always be office buildings and they will always get dirty. 2. Commercial office cleaning is a service that is in constant demand; whether cleaning is done daily or weekly, it must be done. 3. It does take a certain level of professionalism to do a good job, yet anyone of average intelligence can learn basic cleaning procedures, start a com

We all need a few extra dollars to spend, but taking on another job, even if it’s part-time can really cut into your family life. If this is your problem then you may be interested in learning how to make money cleaning offices in your spare time. 1. One of the benefits of creating your part-time job and earning the extra income you need is that you get to set you own hours! If you can work on Monday and Tuesday nights and not Wednesday through Friday because you have plans

Question: Do successful people live this way because they're successful, or are they successful because they've chosen to live this way? 1. Make time for family and friends. This is especially important for those who don’t spend much time with their loved ones during the week. 2. Exercise. Everyone needs to do it, and if you can’t work out 4 to 5 days during the workweek, you need to be active on weekends to make up for some of that time. It’s the perfect opportunity to cle

Recently I received a message regarding starting an office cleaning business. The question was quite simply: since anyone can call themselves a cleaning service, and since start-up costs are so low, what is the difference between those who succeed and those who fail? I’m going to take time to answer the question AND also shamelessly plug my new book. It’s taken me 16 years of trial and effort to learn what I know and 6 months to write the book. Iknow the the difference betwee