Your Name: Tina Servis
Name of your business: Maid 2 Clean Rochester
When did you open your business: August 2008
What services do you business offer: Residential and commercial cleaning
Why did you start the business: I love the challenge of being a business owner, all the ups and downs, keeps me on my toes.
How many people are in your company: 2
Where is your office located and what is it like: my office is in my home
What is the toughest part of running your business: maintaining quality employees
What is the best part of running your business: customer satisfaction
Is there anything that you would have done differently: no
Explain what is next on the horizon for you and your business: My business has been in operation for less than a year, every day I continue to educate myself on the industry. I would like to see my company grow to 100 customers over the next year and be able to provide employment opportunities for refugees and stay at home moms.
What advice could you give others and please don't hold back! Make sure you can handle the stress and truly being a 100% commission sales person. Plan to work long hours and deal with many challenges, it's not easy, otherwise, everyone would be doing it
How do you use MyHouseCleaningBiz.com to help you with your business? Everything!! But what I use and read everyday is the discussion forum, I value this part of the membership the most, it's so great to be able to talk with other business owners that know what you're going through, and not feel silly.
Now some personal info about you:
School -- Roberts Wesleyan College -- Rochester, NY BS in Behavioral Science
What are some of your prior jobs or businesses: Director of Human Resources for 14 years
Is there a specific person or event in your life that made you decide to go into business for yourself: Just me, and I did it as a single Mom, with a mortgage and everything else. However, my boyfriend has been a great support system!
Your website info: www.maid2cleanrochester.com
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