You can succeed and have a profitable cleaning business if you take the time to plan out your business strategy before signing that first client.

The first step is to prepare a business plan.

*Description of the business, products and services you intend to sell.

*Contact your local small business center and get a copy of your state's small business start up guide.

*Open bank accounts in the business name.

*Obtain business tools, computer, fax machine, and office supplies.

*Order or create your business stationary - business cards, letterhead and brochures.

Begin marketing your business. Your business plan includes a marketing plan so use this as your guide. Send out postcards or letters announcing your new business to friends, family and business acquaintances.

Checklist For Starting Your Janitorial Cleaning Business

I;learned about starting a soap making business by doing it.; We sold 35,000 bars of soap in about 4 years operating just a few hours a week.;

Tip 1; You have to make some soap...

I correspond with people who want to start a big, profitable soap business and they've spent a ton of money, but... they've made little or no soap!; Make some soap.; Make more.; Get started.; After all... it's a craft.; You learn by doing.

Tip 4; Easy money repeat sales...

Make the best soap and sell hundreds of bars and have your own part-time soap business in just a short time.