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Technical and How To
46 products Hard Floor Care
Hard Floor Care
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Management, Supervion and Marketing
12 products Carpet,Upholstery and Drapery
Carpet,Upholstery and Drapery
22 products Inspections and Claims
Inspections and Claims
11 products Self Employment and Small Business Management
Self Employment and Small Business Management
13 products Household Cleaning and Maid Services
Household Cleaning and Maid Services
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Bidding and Estimating
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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
Binding: Paper
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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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Even if You Think It's Clean, It's Not See details
Even if You Think It's Clean, It's Not
Interested in self-employment as a house cleaner? As an experienced cleaner, the author has compiled her expertise, efficiency, and warm personal wisdom into this useful instructional manual. Discussing: water softening, cleaning products, bathroom cleaning, efficient routines and organization, carpet problems and cleaning specialty items in the home.
49 pages
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European Legislation for the Cleaning and Maintenance Industry See details
European Legislation for the Cleaning and Maintenance Industry
A guide to European market compliance, this unique reference book discusses all aspects of Cleaning & Maintenance in the European Union (EU). The manual is an indispensable tool that can be used as navigation through the maze of all the European rules, regulations and legislation in the various member states of the EU. Includes a discussion of mechanical cleaning equipment (type and use): an examination of European environmental laws: resource addresses for government institutions, trade & customer associations, standard bodies, trade fairs & expositions: and all essential and relevant equipment directives to the cleaning industry.
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Earn $50,000 a Year in Your Own Cleaning Service See details
Earn $50,000 a Year in Your Own Cleaning Service
This how-to manual and 5 audio cassette training program covers every aspect of developing a successful cleaning business. Contents deal with planning, marketing, bidding, administration, and production. The author discusses getting started, prospecting, sales literature, the bidding process, time and pricing guidelines, personnel management, quality control, and procedures for a variety of cleaning tasks performed in most commercial buildings. This program is presented in an enthusiastic, positive, you-can-do-it manner that will inspire you to start or expand your business. Written and produced by a cleaning contractor who used these methods and techniques to build his own successful contract cleaning business, which he operates today in Bedford, Texas.
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Drapery Cleaning On-Site See details
Drapery Cleaning On-Site
Until now, home owners, property managers, cleaning services and renters desiring clean draperies had to take them down and have them cleaned in-plant by commercial dry cleaning companies. This disassembly, cleaning, and reinstallation is time consuming, potentially damaging, difficult and expensive. A better approach is now available: portable-cleaning equipment allows on-site wet or dry cleaning of drapery fabrics safely, effectively, and profitably. On-site drapery cleaning is one of the newest and most exciting specialty services in the cleaning industry today. It offers tremendous income opportunities in a largely untapped marketplace. The author, with over 25 years experience cleaning draperies in California, gives you up-to-date, practical advice on using the latest equipment, chemicals, and procedures. Learn how to identify potential problems and pitfalls before they cost you time and money.
122 pages
Binding: Paperback
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Do I Dust or Vacuum First? See details
Do I Dust or Vacuum First?
Take it from a guy with over twenty-five years experience in the house cleaning business, who really knows his dirt. Professional advice is given on cleaning such items as light fixtures, bathtubs, vents, screens, ovens, drapes, stairs and walls. A detailed step by step section covers such nitty-gritty problems as carpet stains and pet odor. Humorous illustrations and a lively writing style make this book fun to read and an excellent reference manual.
83 pages
Binding: Paper
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Dimension Stone Design Manual, VII See details
Dimension Stone Design Manual, VII
A 400 page hardcopy 3-ring binder format, along with a CD of each chapter in pdf format. Includes info about the "Green" movement: current 2005 countertop specifications: new chapter on soapstone and much more!
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Diagnostic Techniques for the Investigation of Carpet Complaints See details
Diagnostic Techniques for the Investigation of Carpet Complaints
Your income as a carpet inspector depends on your ability to investigate carpet complaints and determine who is at fault and if the problem can be corrected on-site. This book provides a series of fault finding charts, test methods, and a number of sample reports.
This book was prepared as a field manual for the investigation of carpet complaints and is particularly useful for carpet manufacturers.
68 pages
Binding: Comb
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Custodial Supervision of Adults with Special Needs See details
Custodial Supervision of Adults with Special Needs
Written to help supervisors and leads learn how to become accomplished supervisors of adult employees with special needs. This 230 plus page manual covers the full range of supervisory duties and techniques. Discusses training ethics, organizational needs, employee discipline, safety equipment and supplies, budget issues and such up to date subjects as total quality management philosophy and quality assurance principles.
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Custodial Skills for Adults with Special Needs See details
Custodial Skills for Adults with Special Needs
A complete training manual for individuals with severe disabilities. Nearly 300 pages, with illustrations, which cover professionalism and ethics, safety, tools and equipment, and procedures.
Represents the culmination of years of training by the Portland Habilitation Center's rehabilitation workshop in their efforts to help adults with special needs become productive and self-supporting employees.
297 pages
Binding: 3 ring
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Custodial Safety Manual See details
Custodial Safety Manual
An excellent training manual for custodial crews and building maintenance personnel, this illustrated book covers back injury prevention, chemical safety, environmentally preferable chemicals, slip and fall prevention, asbestos, and how to avoid repetive stress injuries.
50 pages
Binding: Paper
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