How to Start a Business Cleaning Banks
If cleaning is your passion, then making it your full-time career may not only be lucrative, but enjoyable. A clean and professional environment is extremely important to banks. Scout out the banks that you have the manpower and tools to clean efficiently, and sell your cleaning services to them.
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Start small by cleaning the homes of friends and family members. Ask them to pass your contact information on to others if they are happy with your services. Word of mouth can be all the advertisement you need.
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Take your cleaning business to the next level by acquiring residential cleaning contracts. Always dress professionally, and after completing the task, ask your clients if you met their expectations. Abiding by the old adage "the customer is always right" will help secure their business in the future.
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Demonstrate your credibility by taking before-and-after pictures of homes that you clean. Place these photos in sheet protectors and secure them in a binder. Present this portfolio to potential clients. Providing them with visuals will allow them to see just how serious you take your cleaning duties and to assess the price tag you have attached to your services.
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Keep your prices competitive. Some areas, such as the larger cities, may be saturated with cleaning companies, which means that you will encounter more competition when pursuing banks for cleaning jobs. Unfortunately, this may require you to lower your prices. If you execute your cleaning duties in a timely manner, though, and you are fair and professional, you will make up the difference by acquiring additional cleaning contracts.
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After you have gained experience cleaning homes, advertise your services to banks. They have thousands of dollars and important documents in their facilities, and though you will not have access to these items, they want trustworthy individuals in their banks after hours, so your credibility plays a pertinent role. Maintain a positive reputation by never taking anything from the premises and always cleaning every nook and cranny.
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Evaluate your inventory of cleaning supplies and tools. This will help you determine if you can clean second-story windows or if you need to stick to banks with only one story. Prepare an information sheet that details the services you can offer the bank. Do not offer a service that you are not sure you can execute. For example, do not tell the bank manager that you can buff the floors if you do not have this machine.
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Ask the bank manager if he would like to enter into a nightly or weekly contract with your cleaning company. If you do a superb job, the chances of securing their business on an extended basis are far more likely.
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Follow up with banks that do not purchase your services. Their circumstances may change and your cleaning business may be the solution to their problem.
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Tips & Warnings
Cleaning companies often become bonded as a means of offering their clents protection in the event that they default on their service contract. While some banks may require you to become bonded, some may not. Discuss this prior to negotiating a contract. Becoming bonded also helps you compete with other companies that clean banks in your area.
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