Building Service Contracting : How to Start, Promote, and Manage a Cleaning Maintenance Janitorial Service Business, (Softbound Edition)

Building Service Contracting : How to Start, Promote, and Manage a Cleaning Maintenance Janitorial Service Business, (Softbound Edition) Review

This 350-page book, first published in 1980, has been updated and revised six times, most recently in February 2000. It is a complete and comprehensive source of information for starting, promoting, and managing a successful janitorial service business. It was written for business opportunity seekers, building service contractors, and others interested in the cleaning maintenance and janitorial service business. This publication is the result of the author's thirty-two years experience in all phases of the building service contracting and janitorial service industry.

Building Service Contracting will teach you how to start your own business with a minimal investment and earn as much as you want.

Your potential earnings are unlimited, depending upon how much time and effort you are willing and able to put into your business. Many successful janitorial service contractors are grossing ,000,000 in sales a year; others are grossing several million dollars a year.

If you were to franchise a janitorial service business grossing only ,000 to ,000 a year, you could expect to pay as much as ,000 to ,000 in franchise fees. You can now have the same information that will show you how to start, promote, and manage your own business. You save thousands of dollars with this information. The book normally sells for .95. The internet price for the hardbound edition is .95, a .00 savings; the paperback edition is .95.

Here are some of the secrets revealed in this manual:

How you can set up your company to succeed right from the beginning. How you can start earning an outstanding income within a few weeks. Where you can buy low-cost materials, supplies, equipment, and printed products. Fifteen steps to a successful business. Seventeen ways to finance your business. How to avoid legal problems when buying or selling janitorial accounts. How you can obtain profitable customer contracts. What is required to succeed in the janitorial service business. How to set up your monthly accounting calendar. Advantages and disadvantages of hiring subcontractors. How to subcontract. What to include in an employee handbook. Sample employee job descriptions.

The fundamentals of supervision. How to write a hazard communication program. Setting up a safety program.

How to approach building owners and managers. How to compete with other companies for your share of the business.

How to land the big accounts. What customers look for in janitorial service contracts. How buyers evaluate building service contracts. How to draft a janitorial service proposal and agreement. How to prepare service specifications. And much, much more.