Housecleaning Service

Startup Costs: $2,000 - $10,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Franchises Available? Yes
Online Operation? Yes

In today's two-income and single-parent families, we don't have the time or the energy to clean our houses for ourselves. But if you get a charge out of making things sparkle, you love the unmistakable scent of a freshly cleaned house and the glow of accomplishment from a good day's work, then you can shine with a maid or housecleaning service. The advantages to this business are that you can start on a shoestring--part time if you like--with no formal skills or experience, and build up a lucrative business. You'll clean homes, apartments and condominiums, either with the usual supplies or with environmentally healthy products, working alone or with a partner. As you grow, you can take on employees, your 'maids,' and take the catbird seat as a supervisor instead of a scrubber. You'll treat your clients to routine weekly cleaning services, in which you'll perform pre-arranged tasks like dusting, bathroom cleaning and floor mopping. And you can earn lots of extra income by offering add-on services like oiling kitchen cabinets, stripping and waxing floors, and cleaning and contact-papering pantries and linen closets. You'll need the physical stamina to scrub homes 'til they sparkle and the skills to make surfaces shine.

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