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Management, Supervion and Marketing
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Carpet,Upholstery and Drapery
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Inspections and Claims
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Self Employment and Small Business Management
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Household Cleaning and Maid Services
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How to Sell & Price Contract Cleaning See details
How to Sell & Price Contract Cleaning
This 900 page reference manual is packed full of sound business advice to help you put together a winning proposal and a competitive bid for cleaning services. This book includes bid estimate sheets, time and production standards, supply usage charts, blank forms, job specifications, legal contracts, and markup tables for labor, products and supplies. This nuts and bolts guide is ideal for building owners, property managers and contract cleaners dealing with all types and sizes of properties.
900 pages
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Everything You Need to Know to Start a House Cleaning Service See details
Everything You Need to Know to Start a House Cleaning Service

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A house cleaning or maid service is an ideal full or part time business for students, single parents, the retired and others wanting a flexible schedule and an income of $15 to $35 per hour. Author Mary Johnson began her business, Dial-A-Mop, with a thirty-five dollar investment and built it into an operation generating over $170,000 a year and employing twelve people. Johnson shares the secrets of her success as she explains how to avoid unnecessary hassles and setbacks on the road to profit and professional service. Included are sample forms for recording financial and employee data, estimates, schedules and bids. Important tips are given on advertising, bidding, accounting, insurance, competitors, vacations, safety, products, supplies, equipment and employees.
232 pages
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The New Good School Maintenance See details
The New Good School Maintenance
A comprehensive manual of programs and procedures developed for physical plant maintenance managers and supervisors. This expanded edition illustrates how to succeed economically and efficiently through the effective use of program planning, staff development and management controls. Includes detailed information on custodial service, general building maintenance, roofing, and landscaping. Additional chapters cover heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, sanitary fixtures, sewer systems, sewage treatment plants, electrical systems and food service equipment. The Appendix contains more than 35 forms, checklists, schedules and reports to help you quickly document and organize a maintenance program for any building or educational facility. Excellent for custodial training programs in schools and municipal buildings.
236 pages
Binding: Paperback
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The Identification of Carpet Faults See details
The Identification of Carpet Faults
A manual to help you identify common carpet defects related to soiling, yellowing, spillage, installation and manufacturing that plague the carpet industry. This book gives you a clear description of hundreds of carpet faults and offers practical advice on how to remedy these conditions.
A useful guide for anyone involved with the investigation of carpet complaints. Written by an internationally recognized expert in carpet inspection services.
78 pages
Binding: Spiral
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The Guide to Easy Wood Flor Care & Maintenance See details
The Guide to Easy Wood Flor Care & Maintenance
Wood floors can be one of the most expensive features of our homes and they definitely add thousands of dollars to the value. What everyone wants to know, however, is: how do we care for those floors to keep them looking good? How do we protect and preserve our investment? Here at last are the answers to all your wood floor questions.
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The Complete Custodial Handbook See details
The Complete Custodial Handbook
Regardless of the cleaning task that lies ahead, this versatile handbook spells out the materials and methods that will speed and simplify the job. Detailed information is given in five large chapters which include step by step cleaning procedures for offices, restrooms, hard and resilient floors, rugs, carpets and upholstery, and such special areas as hospitals, schools, kitchens and computer rooms, plus how to supervise others effectively. Fully illustrated manual, you can do the job right the first time and eliminate wasted motion and complaints. Thousands have been sold through out the world by Prentice Hall. 486 pages...Binding: Hard
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The Claims Advisor: Resilient Floors See details
The Claims Advisor: Resilient Floors
Does for vinyl, wood, laminates and tile what its companion piece does for carpet. This collection of real claims will educate your inspectors, cleaners, or installers and will resolve customer concerns fairly, reduce claims losses, and improve sales. In a three-ring binder, with claims labeled by number and problem for easy cross reference.
604 pages
Binding: 3 ring
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The Claims Advisor: Carpet See details
The Claims Advisor: Carpet
With 250 pages of claims and training references and 100 large actual color photographs examining hundreds of floor covering problems. For cleaners/installers, retailers, and inspectors who wish to increase their knowledge of product characteristics and industry standards, improve customer satisfaction, and learn proper maintenance procedures for all types of floors. Comes in an easy to use three-ring binder.
250 pages
Binding: 3 ring
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The Carpet Salesman's Handbook See details
The Carpet Salesman's Handbook
This training manual goes beyond the basics of carpet salesmanship to discuss the structure and construction of carpet, including fiber facts, yarn processing, tufting, dyeing, finishing and carpet styles. Each chapter concludes with review questions and answers for self-testing.
128 pages
Binding: Paperback
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The Basics - Chapter 1 (CCTM) See details
The Basics - Chapter 1 (CCTM)
An introduction to professional cleaning, Chapter One orients the student or employee and emphasizes the importance of the cleaning staff's contribution to the success of any business or department. (An Instructor's Guide is Available) It acquaints you with the philosophy that by working smarter, not necessarily harder, quality and production can be increased. Nineteen technical lessons cover such subjects as goals, values, and objectives, office and restroom cleaning, window washing, care of tools, supplies, and motion economy. 128 pages...Binding Paperback.
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The "I Hate to Clean" Guide to Home Care See details
The "I Hate to Clean" Guide to Home Care
This informative book gives tips and suggestions for cleaning everything found in homes and apartments. A helpful reference manual for those involved with residential or institutional cleaning such as hospitals, hotels, resorts, dormitories and condominiums.
243 pages
Binding: Paper
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Supervisors Guide to Successful Training See details
Supervisors Guide to Successful Training
Efficient and effective training is essential in developing personnel, raising employee morale, increasing production and preventing on-the-job accidents. This manual takes an in-depth look at the fundamentals of effective supervision and training for new employees, or enhancing the skills of existing staff with on-the-job techniques you can put to use immediately. The Supervisor's Guide to Successful Training serves as a versatile guide for anyone who works with others to get the job done properly, profitably and on time.
220 pages
Binding: Paperback
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