| Name |
Miranda Rowe |
| Name of your business: |
Southern Shine Cleaning LLC |
| When did you open your business? |
2 years ago |
| What services do you offer? |
residential/commercial cleaning |
| Why did you start the business? |
I started out cleaning houses and eventually it turned into a business. I enjoy meeting new people of all walks of life. It is the only job I have ever had that never gets boring. It constantly challenges me. |
| How many people are in your company? |
1 employee and 9 independant contractors |
| What has been the biggest surprise, good or bad, since you started? |
How hard it is to get good reliable workers. |
| What is the toughest part of running your business? |
Scheduling and getting reliable workers |
| What is the best part of running your business? |
flexible scheduling |
| Is there anything that you would have done differently? |
Not really |
| What is the most important thing you will be adding, doing, changing in the next year for your business? |
I want more organization. I also want to do more commercial work. My business is currently 90% residential |
| Where do you see your business in 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years? |
I want my business to constantly grow. |
| What advice could you give others and please don't hold back! |
Be strong, Don't give in to people and let them run over you. There are people out there that will pay you what your worth and will appreciate you. |
| How do you use MyHouseCleaningBiz.com to help you with your business? |
Just started not sure yet |
| School - high school, college, technical school: |
High School diploma |
| What are some of your prior jobs or businesses? |
I was a cafeteria manager for a local elementary school for 10 years before I started this business |
| Is there a specific person or event in your life that made you decide to go into business for yourself? |
Money struggles. I started out cleaning as my third job to make extra money. Now It is my only job |
| Web Site: |
http://southernshine.net |
| Email Address: |
[email protected] |
