14 Things To Do To Start Your Own Janitorial Business
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1. First ensure that pursuing a janitorial business is really an ambition of yours. People who pursue business that they do not enjoy rarely succeed.
2. Do an analysis of you town or city to gauge the demand for janitorial services in your area
3.Create a business plan with SWOT analysis outlining how your business will differ from the competition and how you intend to make money. The plan should include cash flow worksheet, balance sheet, and income statement. All this will be requested by banks in the event you will need a loan.
4. You will need a name in order to start your janitorial business. Check with your city and state offices to ensure that this name is not taken. The name must be interesting and give the impression of quality.
5. Obtain the necessary janitorial business licenses: get your federal tax ID from the IRS and state, city and county licenses by visiting your local courthouse.
6. Seek consultation from an accountant, an attorney and an insurance agent to ensure that you are legally and financial on the right footing.
7. Have a graphic designer create the logo for your company. Get a professional web designer to create a web page so that you can start marketing your business online.
8. Decide whether you will be working at home or would need at office. Will you work alone, or will you have employees.
9. Follow up on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules and regulations regarding cleaning agents.
10. Open a bank account with checking so that all transactions will be recorded in one account - very important for checks and balances and IRS audits.
11. Search for inexpensive wholesalers of janitorial equipment and supplies.
12. Create your Janitorial business cards, letter heads and other proprietary business material.
13. Before your first start on your Janitorial business send out a press release to your local newspaper, websites and classifieds in your city. Post you business on Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin.
14. To further promote your janitorial business in even further, join the local chamber of commerce, the Better Business Bureau and local networking groups.
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