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Profitable Commercial Cleaning
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For an existing cleaning company, expanding into the commercial cleaning arena takes only a nominal additional investment and can significantly increase the valuation of the company.

There is a large amount of work in the commercial arena. Professional corporate offices, restaurants, schools, hotels, movies theaters, health care facilities, casinos, commercial vehicles such as buses and aircraft, apartment buildings, timeshares, etc.      
                                             

More and more commercial and institutional facilities are discovering that total floor care is not a job for amateurs, stimulating the resulting growth in demand for competent, skilled, commercial cleaning services.

Commercial accounts also provide a great referral source; employees and patrons of commercial accounts will often inquire and use your services.

                  Secrets of Profitable Commercial Cleaning

                          #1  Technical competency.
                          #2  Business management competency.
                          #3  Commitment to education & change.
                          #4  Readiness and willingness to work hard,
                               and do the things others won't.

The following articles provide a wealth of information . . .

COMMERCIAL CARPET CARE - Cost Effective & Profitable!
by Lee Pemberton - the Educational Marketing Guy
The improved quality of commercial carpet & installations, coupled with remarkable advances in cost effective, specialized equipment along with the development of really unique cleaning & maintenance products has tremendously increased the value of commercial cleaning services in the 21st century! . . . keep reading
Commercial Carpet Cleaning & Maintenance Sales Strategies
by Lee Pemberton - the Educational Marketing Guy
Check out this gritty commercial carpet cleaning concept that may sound sort of off the wall, but trust me it works! The cleaning professional I recieved it from is financially astute and has operated this concept for many years successfully. . . . keep reading
TILE & GROUT CLEANING 'FREE FRIDAY' MINI-COURSE
at Pembertons Learning Center
During the "FREE FRIDAY" workshop coming up in a few weeks, Jim will cover why this is such a high demand repeat service for businesses as well as consumers.
The techniques Jim Pemberton shares, will provide you with the basic information you need to clean man-made tile and be profitable. . . .
keep reading
Getting The Commercial Cleaning Accounts You Really Want Doesn't Come Easy!
by Lee Pemberton - the Educational Marketing Guy
Most all businesses are very busy at the management level; and their time is too valuable to constantly shop and negotiate for price. Especially, when experience has already taught them that a new guy with big promises of lower prices and a better job will frequently deliver an even worse product and more problems than they already have. . . . keep reading
Grow Your Business With Commercial Cleaning
Lee Pemberton - The Educational Marketing Guy
If you really want to build a profitable, commercial cleaning business, this NEW Workshop "Commercial Cleaning Boot Camp" lays it all out for you! Check it out here :http://www.ecleanadvisor.com/public/1022.cfm . . . keep reading
Building Your Business in The Commercial Cleaning Arena starts with networking!
by Lee Pemberton - the Educational Marketing Guy
In my experience, business networking works the very best when your goal is that of developing a commercial cleaning business in your marketplace. ---- BUT, FIRST, you need to come to an understanding of what "networking" is, or better yet, what business or professional networking is. . . . keep reading
Pre-Existing Conditions: Limit Your Liability
Lee Pemberton
The consumer of 2012 is the most litigious (read: "sue happy") generation that small service businesses like ours have ever dealt with! Whether you are dealing with new customers or long time pre-existing customers, you must especially pay attention to pre-existing conditions. In the past, we comfortably assumed that the customers were aware of the damage or "wear & tear" existing with heavy soiling factors. Not so today! . . . keep reading
Tile & Grout Cleaning Fast Growing Cleaning Diversification!
Jim Pemberton
Today, many consumers have these floors installed in their homes, and what were once thought of as "easy care" floors are becoming more and more of a maintenance problem. Currently, your customer base may have up to 25% of their floors covered with ceramic or porcelain tile, and these same customers are finding that they need professional cleaning services to keep the tile and grout at an acceptable appearance level. . . . keep reading
Not Grooming the Carpet? It'll Cost You!
Gordon Hanks
Growing up in the 50's and 60's, I learned about "carpet raking" before many of you were born. Our home was carpeted with white wool short shag. Mom was a meticulous house keeper, and we vacuumed that carpet often. I found many of my customers shared a similar attitude with my mother. They insisted on me grooming (I prefer "grooming" over "raking"; it's more professional) the carpet after every cleaning. . . . keep reading
Rebirth of Power Preconditioning
Jim Pemberton
Throughout the 1970's, carpet cleaners found ways to combine the use of rotary scrubbing equipment to precondition carpet, then followed up with portable hot water extraction machines to rinse and remove the shampoo residues.
This method, while still used by some, became rapidly unpopular for several reasons . . .
keep reading
Cleaning & Maintenance of Commercial Olefin and Nylon Carpets
Scott Warrington
This article covers cleaning of commercial olefin and nylon carpet. Wool carpets are discussed in another article. Commercial carpets may be either cut-pile or loop pile. The cleaning procedures are the same for both. These carpets come in tufted, bonded or woven construction. Most woven carpet will be made of wool and is not covered in this article. . . . keep reading
Detergents -- (powdered and liquid) Pro & Con
Jim Pemberton
For nearly four decades I've worked with both powdered and liquid detergents, and it occurs to me that there remains a great deal of confusion as to which make the most sense for cleaners to use. I'll begin by sharing some general "pros and cons" of each category, then share my experience as to what we are experiencing today in our industry. . . . keep reading
CARPET - ENCAPSULATION CLEANING
Scott Warrington / Jim Pemberton
CARPET - ENCAPSULATION CLEANING This Technical Bulletin covers maintenance of commercial carpet using the encapsulation/brush cleaning method. The key to the success of this method is to use a properly formulated encapsulating cleaner. . . . keep reading
Carpet Repair Basics I
Mark Violand
I remember years ago a student telling me the reason he was taking the Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician (RRT) class was because he was tired of walking over money. I had never looked at it that way before. How much money do YOU "walk over"? . . . keep reading
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