| Name |
Beth Davis |
| Name of your business: |
CU Breeze Cleaning Services |
| When did you open your business? |
2011 |
| What services do you offer? |
Residential and Commercial are most of our clientele. We also work with Property Management Companies, Realtors, and Post Construction Clean Up. |
| Why did you start the business? |
To be a woman small business owner. To know that my income is what I make it and my hours are flexible. |
| How many people are in your company? |
8 |
| What has been the biggest surprise, good or bad, since you started? |
Learning that there are so many different types of clean. |
| What is the toughest part of running your business? |
Employee management, taxes, keeping superb records, training. Lots of trials and growing pains. |
| What is the best part of running your business? |
Employees, customers, meeting new people, and networking. |
| Is there anything that you would have done differently? |
No. |
| What is the most important thing you will be adding, doing, changing in the next year for your business? |
Adding on more employees and more business. |
| Where do you see your business in 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years? |
Growing into a medium sized business. I'd also like to start a non-profit for folks that have a medical life change and need cleaning help. |
| What advice could you give others and please don't hold back! |
Know that with cleaning and owning your own business the sky is the limit. You have to decide what works for you and cannot follow others blue print. You can take their advice and use their wisdom but your path is your own. |
| How do you use MyHouseCleaningBiz.com to help you with your business? |
Forms, training, blogs, being in a connection with others that might be going through some of my struggles. |
| School - high school, college, technical school: |
St. Joseph-Ogden High School Parkland College |
| What are some of your prior jobs or businesses? |
Contracting for health insurance companies |
| Is there a specific person or event in your life that made you decide to go into business for yourself? |
I'm not a fan of working for a corporation. |
