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How to open a cleaning company from scratch - video and steps

  • Directions
  • Room
  • Staff
  • A little about advertising
  • Expenses and income

Cleaning companies have recently appeared in the CIS countries, so this type of income can be a good start for a woman who has decided to organize her own business. Moreover, its opening and development will not require large investments, so the risk is minimal. So, how to open a cleaning company from scratch, where to start and how to succeed? We offer you a step-by-step guide for successful entrepreneurship.

Directions

The first step to opening your own cleaning company is to accurately choose the direction of work. You must understand that small companies are reluctant to cooperate with cleaning organizations. They are quite satisfied with two or even one cleaner, with whom an employment contract is concluded. The same applies to individuals, since they will only need the services of your company for general cleaning after renovation or before any important celebration. However, such one-time orders will be more expensive and should not be refused. This is especially true for those women who decided to open a business in a small town and do not have much competition. It is possible that thanks to word of mouth, you will receive your first profit. The most profitable option is cooperation with large organizations, especially with shopping and entertainment centers.

Some entrepreneurs open cleaning companies that not only clean the inside of premises, but also wash the facades of buildings. Such work will be more highly paid and special training of employees will be required. Safety training will also be mandatory.

Registration and paperwork

Of course, if you want to open a cleaning company correctly, you cannot do without legally registering your business. What documents are needed for registration and what do you need to study before starting work? To open a cleaning company, you will not need to obtain a license, but the activity must comply with GOST R 51870-2002: “Household services. Cleaning services for buildings and structures."

You will also need to decide on the legal status to open a cleaning company. To cooperate with large organizations, it is better to register and formalize an LLC with a common taxation system. If you still want to open a company that cleans private houses, then feel free to register an individual entrepreneur with UTII taxation. After registering and registering the organization with the tax authorities, it will be necessary to obtain permits for the premises from the SES and state supervision.

Room

In some cases, when you are planning to open a small cleaning company, you can even do without renting premises. The dispatcher will take orders at home and contact the cleaners to convey information about the location and specifics of cleaning. You can store the equipment in your garage. This option is acceptable at the very beginning, when the business just needs to be developed and the first clients are being sought. However, we still advise immediately, even before opening, to look for a suitable building. A small room of 20-30 sq.m., divided into the director’s office, a staff room, a room for inventory, equipment, household appliances, work clothes, etc., will be enough for you. In the future, when you can promote your company well, you should think about renting a large building for an office.

Staff

As for personnel, in order to open a good cleaning company, you will need to try and select qualified employees. You must take into account that you are not hiring a simple cleaner, but a cleaner, i.e. a person who has undergone special training, knows how to use cleaning machines, understands chemicals for removing contaminants and is able to perform large volumes of work.

The number of cleaners depends on orders, so for the first time 2-3 good employees will be enough for you. Be prepared for the fact that the work of a cleaner is not in demand, so there may be a high staff turnover. Most likely, soon after opening a company, you will have to hire a recruiting manager if you do not want to search for new employees yourself.

To open a successful cleaning business, you need to pay attention to all the details. Take care of creating your own logo and original name that will be on the workwear for cleaners. This will make a good impression on clients.

For other employees, everything is individual and depends on your desire, professional skills and how large a company you want to open. You can easily refuse any of the positions offered below and take over all its functions (or do without it altogether). To open a quality cleaning company, the following employees are usually hired:

  • advertising manager;
  • purchasing manager;
  • manager for attracting and working with clients;
  • quality control manager;
  • accountant;
  • driver;
  • administrator.



Of course, if you want to open a cleaning company, you cannot do without the proper equipment and inventory. The minimum set of everything you need to open an organization includes:

  1. Professional detergents (including for washing windows) and household chemicals.
  2. Mops, brooms, mops, buckets.
  3. Garbage bags, gloves, napkins.
  4. Special trolley for cleaning with wringer.
  5. Washing vacuum cleaners.


In addition to the basic set, with proper development of a cleaning company, it is advisable to purchase machines for dry cleaning, deep cleaning of carpets and a scrubber dryer. This is especially true if you plan to open a company to work with large shopping centers, and not with individuals.

A little about advertising

You need to advertise your cleaning company long before you plan to open it. Take care of placing memorable billboards on city streets, advertising on transport, and leaflets. Also mandatory steps for opening a cleaning company is promoting the brand on the Internet and the media. Advertisements in print publications, on websites, forums, as well as short interviews in magazines and on television - all this will undoubtedly work to the benefit of the company, despite the initial costs.

So, one-time expenses for starting a business will be quite significant, from 250,000 rubles. This amount will need to be spent on the purchase of equipment, inventory, furniture and office equipment for the office, and workwear for staff. You will also have initial costs, which will also be monthly. These include renting premises, paying for telephone and Internet, wages for employees, advertising, purchasing detergents, additional equipment and small expenses for toilet paper, water, soap, etc. Thus, every month you will have to allocate at least 150,000 rubles to the company. Having made some simple calculations, we can conclude that in order to open a small cleaning company, we will first need 400,000 rubles.

Profit without taxation is from 50,000 rubles, but novice entrepreneurs should not rely on this figure. Experience shows that the payback period for success will be 6-12 months after the opening of the company. Of course, everything depends on the number of concluded contracts, regular customers and the success of the company. If you want to start earning money faster, consider opening a business through a franchise.

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That's all we wanted to tell you about how to open a cleaning company from scratch. This business cannot be done without investments, but this industry is very promising and competition is still very weak. So there is every chance to develop a profitable business. However, we should not forget that only quality work and hard work will help you achieve success!

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