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    jojos Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 26, 2010, 10:32 AM
    Me and my mom want to start our own domestic cleaning comp don't know where to start
    We both have domestic cleaning experience from working for big companys in the past have around 20 yrs experience between us but would like to start on our own but really don't know where to start regards having your own company
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    Feb 26, 2010, 02:19 PM

    HI Jojo,

    The first thing that I would have you do is incorporate and purchase liability insurance.

    Once that is taken care of I would put together a nice but brief 'flyer' giving your company name, phone number, etc and start canvasing your area homes with these flyers.

    May I ask what experience you and your mother have? When you quote a price you want to be competitive but you want to ensure that you cover your costs and profit also. Calculate how much per hour you want to charge based upon the above items and how many hours it will take you to complete each job. If you stay longer, you may be losing money.

    Stringer
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    Feb 26, 2010, 02:36 PM

    Hi stringer
    I have six yrs exp working for a big franchise domestic cleaning company that covered all aspects of home cleaning big and small but have been out of that line of work for two yrs my mom has also worked for different home cleaning companys over the years so both have a good idea how the cleaning side of things work but the actual starting on your own in a area that is not covered by the companys we have worked for in the past is all new to us
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    Feb 26, 2010, 02:39 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by jojos View Post
    hi stringer
    i have six yrs exp working for a big franchise domestic cleaning company that covered all aspects of home cleaning big and small but have been out of that line of work for two yrs my mom has also worked for diffrent home cleaning companys over the years so both have a good idea how the cleaning side of things work but the actual starting out on your own in a area that is not covered by the companys we have worked for in the past is all new to us
    jojo
    Jojo, please look at my previous post, then ask me specific questions and we can go from there...

    Stringer

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