Who is a cleaning business suited to?

Any profitable-sized cleaning company must be run with meticulous administrative abilities. Operations and logistics are important, along with a solid understanding of health and safety protocols, because you will be managing hundreds or perhaps thousands of clients in addition to cleaners. Excellent customer service methods and abilities are crucial because you’ll also need to know how to inspire confidence in your clientele.

Why sign up for this course?

The cleaning industry is a popular choice for franchisors and there are many opportunities out there to buy a ready-made and branded model for owning a cleaning business. If you don’t want the overhead cost associated with a franchise and prefer the freedom and flexibility of your own business model, then this intense 8-hour online course might be well-suited to you!

• It will help you decide if a cleaning company is a good business decision and avoid wasting money and energy to set up, and then realise that it’s not the business for you.
• It will help you decide what area of cleaning is suited to you and your lifestyle.
• It will give you a supported tool kit to get you started and enable you to be in a good position of knowledge and know-how to start trading straight away.

What will you learn?

The course covers all you need to know to operate your own cleaning business as well as what you must do as a start-up. We will provide you with a FREE electronic startup kit that includes all the paperwork, support, and advice you need to launch your business and shorten the time it would take for you to start making money. By doing this, you can concentrate on growing your clientele and ensuring that you stay clear of the problems that come with starting a new cleaning company.

Which course is for you?

1. The Regular Cleaning Course is focused on how to start a domestic cleaning business and gives an overview of commercial cleaning.
2. The Commercial Cleaning Course is more in-depth and is an extension of the regular cleaning course and looks at in detail; contract cleaning, after-build and construction cleaning, kitchen cleaning and outsourcing of core services such as carpet and window cleaning.

Both courses cover the following relevant to each cleaning sector:

• How to price a job, understand your cash flow position, VAT, taxes and CIS.
• An overview of supplies and equipment, how to get the best price and payment terms.
• How to recruit, and manage your staff and the difference between self-employment and PAYE.
• How to put a process in place to manage clients and cleaners.
• How to brand your business and develop a marketing plan and sales vehicle for your chosen cleaning model, which could be domestic cleaning, commercial cleaning, contract cleaning, kitchen cleaning, after-build and construction cleaning.
• Understanding health and safety, risk assessments and method statements.
• Company administration and what is required of you, depending on your type of cleaning service.