Help Me Save My Cleaning Business!
Her cleaners keep cutting her out of deals with homeowners. What should one cleaning company owner do?
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Love Bug Protection For Cars
No, we’re not talking about the proverbial love bug bite that makes people fall in love or childhood cooties. The Love Bug Solution is a car cleaner that helps protect vehicles from the actual fly. Also known as March Fly, Honeymoon Fly, Telephone Bug, Kissy Bug and Double Headed Bug, these pests are acidic to
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The Invention of the Broom
Slate has up the history of the broom: Modern broom-making truly began, however, with the rise in cultivation of a previously underappreciated crop that would soon be called “broomcorn.†A species of tasseled grass (sorghum vulgare) that somewhat resembles the sweet corn plant, broomcorn’s seeds and fibers had previously been used for animal feed and
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Steam Cleaning Trash Cans
Steam & Clean, is a new business in Redmond, Washington that steam cleans trash cans, windows, driveways and holding tanks. The Seattle Times has more: Emily Wiewiorka, the company founder and president, said the business is going well and expanding as she finds new uses for her system. One company recently told her they had
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Vacuum + Trash Can = Cuum
The Cumm, from designers Jun-se Kim, Yonggu Do & Eunha Seo is a prototype design for a trash can on top of a vacuum cleaner. You just turn the device on and sweep dust and debris towards it. What do you think? Perfect for the kitchen?
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Pool Cleaning Biz Booming
The economic downturn and the decline of the housing market killed off many pool-cleaning business as homeowners cut back on expenses in order to continue making their outrageous mortgage payments. The recession hasn’t been all bad news for pool cleaners, though. For some, business is booming: In some areas, foreclosed homes with pools have become
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Niche Biz: A Cleaning Service for Moms, By Moms (Who Wear Their Babies)
This is the most niche cleaning business I’ve seen all week! Melone had a brainstorm. “I used to clean houses while I was in college, and my brain started ticking – why not start a cleaning business, by moms for moms,†said Melone. “A business where you could take your babies with you while helping
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Far Too Many Inappropriate Puns Come to Mind
KCBD: There are plenty of services available to help you clean your house, but this cleaning service offers a reason for the homeowner to stay and watch. Lubbock Fantasy Maid Service has been in business for nearly a month, operating in and around the hub city. They’re like any other maid service, except that these
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Starting a Cleaning Business?
A reader wrote: What do you think about starting a house cleaning business? There’s something all-American about entrepreneurs who start from scratch. Cleaning — a person and some rags and soap — is the quintessential start-up business that doesn’t require much capital. That’s not to say it’s easy. You must deal with a range of
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Smelling An Opportunity
According to The New York Times, for more than a decade, some of the nation’s shrewdest marketers have tried to muscle in on the neighborhood dry cleaner, only to give up after years of labor and millions of dollars in investments. Undeterred, Procter & Gamble is taking a shot at it, again. Having persuaded Americans
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