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Did you know that there are over 100,000 workplace hand injuries that lead to lost time every year in the United States?

In the commercial cleaning industry, being the best isn’t always enough to seal the deal on bids and proposals. You have to know how to sell yourself to win in this competitive market. You also have to have tough skin and be skilled in the art of handling objections. An objection is defined by Merriam-Webster as “a reason or...

When you think hospitality, what is the first thing that comes to mind? I would bet that the answer to that question for about 99% of people is hotels! Those 99% of people are not wrong, but hospitality is a much broader industry than just lodging. Hospitality also includes many tourist-related forms of transportation such as;...

There are a few things that need to be investigated before going after a cleaning contract at an education facility…

You want to secure more office building cleaning contracts, but where do you even begin?

Do you have a commercial cleaning business and you want to sell more contracts? You’ve done a great job with the first few steps. You have found a lead and got in front of your prospect. You’ve done a walk-through and you are confident that you can meet the client’s needs. Now you need to submit a proposal. The presentation that you...

You’ve spent countless hours training, certifying, educating, preparing, and presenting. You have prepped until you were almost over prepared. You look in the mirror and think to yourself “I got this” after a great pitch. So why do you keep losing commercial cleaning contracts tolow-cost cleaning contractors?

When is the last time you truly evaluated the efficiency of your cleaning operations?

So…you know all the metrics that affect your cleaning business. I mean you know your production rate, your labor costs, your overhead, your cleaning equipment capacity, etc. You have even visited one of dozens of websites – “How to bid and price cleaning jobs.” You have probably purchased one of dozens of software programs on how to...

The Opportunity

A commercial cleaning contract is a business agreement between a company that is looking for a cleaning service and a cleaning company looking to provide that service. Commercial cleaning contracts can reduce major facility headaches, from ensuring patient health and safety to preventing pests and property damage. There are...

You can find many recommendations online for custodial supplies, tools, and cleaning procedures. These recommendations are sometimes helpful, but other times they are inappropriate for your job, or just plain biased towards a particular brand. We all know to use chemicals, mops, and brooms to clean. This is NOT a list of those...