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Have you ever found yourself wondering why it's so hard to find employees that clean like you do? Do you worry which employee is going to "no show" tomorrow? Have you stopped taking on new clients because you just can't find decent employees and you're too busy cleaning to find the time to hire? Does it feel like for every step forward you take two steps back? If you answered "yes" to these questions, then I'm betting you are also tired of having to be out in the field cleaning every day. After all, how can you possibly grow your business if you are constantly being pulled back out to clean for one reason or another?...#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

What happens to your company if you were to suddenly die? "Key Employee" insurance insures a company against the "loss" of an employee whose services are critical to the success of the organization and the expense of replacement. This article offers insight into whether or not you should consider purchasing this type of insurance....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

Guest Todd Hopkins author of 2 books for cleaning industry entrepreneurs shares advice on 3 topics:...#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

A lot of cleaning business owners struggle with losing a new account to a competitor. They wonder to themselves, "what the heck does it take to win the bid over the competition?"...#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

Here's a sad fact: the majority of cleaning businesses that are operational today, will never sell! Yes, you were reading that correctly. Most business will wither and be liquidated for "pennies on the dollar". Sad but true. So what can you do to prevent that from happening to you? Your years of hard work, sweat, money and most of all your dreams..all for nothing! This doesn't have to happen to you....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

The Team Leader Training Program provides practical training for developing supervisory skills. As a business owner, you depend on your team leaders to make sure your company remains the well-oiled machine it was when you were directly supervising the cleaning technicians. In order to do that you must first coach your team leaders on how to be leaders, trainers, evaluators and mentors. Just because they were great at cleaning, doesn't mean they'll make a great team leader. This program is designed to help you, the business owner, groom your best employees for the next step in their career development....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

Early in my career, a mentor told me that my one of my goals should be to become a "consummate professional" in whatever I did. Years later when a customer actually called me the "consummate professional", I was more flattered than you can imagine. I had spent years in the cleaning industry, trying to raise the bar and the image that comes with the territory when you have a business specializing in removing dirt. It has been an uphill battle, but great strides in professionalism have been made over the years....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

If you own a cleaning company you've probably had clients that always want you do do some additional cleaning that will "just take a few minutes". And those clients usually expect you to do this additional cleaning for free! This episode gives tips for handling these "special requests" from your cleanng clients....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

We hear the terms leadership and management often used together or in the same context. The truth is, they are very different. To be an effective manager, you must understand what it takes to be a good leader. To do that, let's break down the meaning of both terms and how they are used in today's business environment....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More