| Name |
Jessie Powers |
| Name of your business: |
More Than Maid |
| When did you open your business? |
September 2014 |
| What services do you offer? |
We offer customized House Cleaning & Housekeeping Services, Professional Home Organizing, Errand Services & Pet/House Sitting. |
| Why did you start the business? |
We saw a real lack of professional, reliable House Cleaning Services in Las Cruces, NM. My husband and I both have business backgrounds and I brought in the cleaning skills! |
| How many people are in your company? |
4 |
| What has been the biggest surprise, good or bad, since you started? |
Our biggest surprise has been how quickly our customer base has grown. It feels like our business is doubling every week. |
| What is the toughest part of running your business? |
Trying to run a House Cleaning business with no prior knowledge of this industry has been complicated. |
| What is the best part of running your business? |
Being my own boss again has been great! It's also truned out to be an extremely lucrative business! I have great employees and I love a challenge. I also love how happy our customers are. |
| Is there anything that you would have done differently? |
Its certainly been an adventure! I think I would have liked to have had prior House Cleaning business knowledge. |
| What is the most important thing you will be adding, doing, changing in the next year for your business? |
Since we are such a young business, many things will likely change in the next year. Stricter procedures for employees, more equipment, bonuses.. |
| Where do you see your business in 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years? |
Hopefully we will be the lead House Cleaning Service in Las Cruces, NM! I'd love to have a few offices around our state. |
| What advice could you give others and please don't hold back! |
It takes money to make money.. its true, this industry requires fairly low overhead but good equipment costs money and good equipment SAVES you money! Learn as much as you can about the industry before jumping in. |
| How do you use MyHouseCleaningBiz.com to help you with your business? |
Training videos are extremely helpful! |
| School - high school, college, technical school: |
Mayfield High School, NMSU |
| Is there a specific person or event in your life that made you decide to go into business for yourself? |
Both of my parents were self employed my whole life. I've nearly always worked for myself. |
| Web Site: |
http://www.morethanmaid.com |
| Email Address: |
[email protected] |
| Your Social Network links (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc): |
www.facebook.com/morethanmaid |
