| Name |
Sandy Kline |
| Name of your business: |
More Grime Than Time, LLC |
| When did you open your business? |
1996 |
| What services do you offer? |
House and small office cleaning |
| Why did you start the business? |
Schedule flexibility |
| How many people are in your company? |
17 |
| What has been the biggest surprise, good or bad, since you started? |
I would be in business for so long and be the sole supporter of my family and home. |
| What is the toughest part of running your business? |
Scheduling |
| What is the best part of running your business? |
People |
| Is there anything that you would have done differently? |
Gotten a real job!! |
| What is the most important thing you will be adding, doing, changing in the next year for your business? |
I'm hiring an operations manager. |
| Where do you see your business in 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years? |
In two years, I'll be continuing work on systematizing my process, and somewhere between 5 and 10 years from now I will be either selling my business or franchising it. |
| What advice could you give others and please don't hold back! |
Don't be afraid to delegate. |
| How do you use MyHouseCleaningBiz.com to help you with your business? |
I'm looking for guidance in some areas that are under-developed in my company, such as HR processes. |
| School - high school, college, technical school: |
Diploma - Lee M. Thurston High School, Redford, Michigan Bachelor of Science in business administration - Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan |
| What are some of your prior jobs or businesses? |
Administrative work prior to college. |
| Is there a specific person or event in your life that made you decide to go into business for yourself? |
When my babies were little I had an obnoxious boss who worked me overtime, doing ridiculous tasks - I think he was on a power trip and I hated him so I quit; now I bless his name as he was the motivation I needed to never work for someone like him again! |
| Web Site: |
http://www.moregrimethantime.com/contact/home.htmlcom |
| Email Address: |
[email protected] |
| Your Social Network links (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc): |
LinkedIn Facebook BNI Connect |