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Best Options for Financing Your Carpet Cleaning Business

mikesf — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:22:53 +0000

Starting a carpet cleaning business is both exhilarating and nerve-wracking at the same time. While the thought of being your own boss has an almost magical appeal, it also means you are fully responsible for the outcome. Most new businesses rely on some form of borrowed capital to get started. How and where you secure this start-up financing can have a big impact on your new business. Let’s take a look at some of your best options.

Family and friends is often mentioned as a good source for start-up financing. If you’re lucky enough to have a rich uncle then this [...]

Your Must-Know Guide to Green Carpet Cleaning

mikesf — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:09:09 +0000

Global warming and the environment are on everyone’s mind these days. The concerns have sparked a ‘green’ revolution where every business, big or small, is getting scrutinized for how environmentally safe their business practices and products are.

Carpet cleaning is no exception. The most successful companies will be the ones who can navigate thru the maze of good, but sometimes misguided, intentions and separate hype from reality. Lets take a look at how you can use ‘green’ to protect the environment and improve your business at the same time.

Why should you be concerned about being green? If approached from a realistic [...]

Top 5 Ideas for Improving Your Carpet Cleaning Business

mikesf — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:53:10 +0000

How you manage your carpet cleaning business is just as important as how well you clean carpets. Many new start-ups tend to skip over business management in their zeal to get started and find those first customers. Others view it as burdensome paperwork or feel that setting up a separate checking account is all that’s needed.

The truth be told, managing the business side is actually more important because you are the only one that can do it. You can hire people to clean carpets but you alone are responsible for running the business.

Here are 5 important and sometimes overlooked management [...]