Member Profile: Amanda Uhde
| Name | Amanda Uhde |
| Name of your business: | Happy Cleaners |
| When did you open your business? | 2009 |
| What services do you offer? | residential cleaning, move in and out cleanings, condo cleaning, cottage cleaning, rental cleaning. I am an sole proprietor from Canada with 4 employees and 100 regular rotation customers |
| Why did you start the business? | cleaning is in my blood, my mother ran a cleaning service for 30+ years before i took over |
| How many people are in your company? | 5 |
| What has been the biggest surprise, good or bad, since you started? | employee turn over! |
| What is the toughest part of running your business? | hiring and coming up with new marketing ideas |
| What is the best part of running your business? | independence |
| Is there anything that you would have done differently? | taking classes in leadership |
| What is the most important thing you will be adding, doing, changing in the next year for your business? | marketing, growth and new promotions |
| Where do you see your business in 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years? | still going strong! |
| What advice could you give others and please don't hold back! | stick with it and ask for advice if you need it! |
| How do you use MyHouseCleaningBiz.com to help you with your business? | the articles are always very informative and i look forward to using the tools and forms available |
| School - high school, college, technical school: | some college |
| What are some of your prior jobs or businesses? | store clerk then this |
| Is there a specific person or event in your life that made you decide to go into business for yourself? | my mother |
| Web Site: | http://thehappycleaners.com |
| Your Social Network links (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc): | facebook.com/thehappycleaners |
