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Technical and How To
46 products Hard Floor Care
Hard Floor Care
11 products Management, Supervion and Marketing
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
8 products Bidding and Estimating
Bidding and Estimating
10 products Other Books of Interest
Other Books of Interest
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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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Managing Housekeeping and Custodial Operations See details
Managing Housekeeping and Custodial Operations
Edwin B. Feldman puts over 30 years experience in custodial and maintenance management at your fingertips to assist you in producing high quality results in facilities as diverse as hospitals, schools, factories, and office buildings. This practical problem solving resource helps you make sure every custodial task is done properly, efficiently, and within budget.
This book provides hundreds of proven procedures, shortcuts, checklists, ready-to-use forms, model reports, and other working tools that can save you time, effort, and money.
492 pages
Binding: Hardback
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Masonry Cleaning and High Pressure Washing - A Technical Reference Manual - See details
Masonry Cleaning and High Pressure Washing - A Technical Reference Manual -
This informative, almost encyclopedic book provides practical advice and the step-by-step instructions you need to master the technology of masonry cleaning and pressure washing. The portable high pressure washer has brought a new era to the cleaning industry. This technology allows for more thorough and less expensive cleaning of surfaces than ever before. New markets and profit opportunities are being developed daily by ambitious cleaning professionals. All types of surfaces, buildings, mobile homes, roofs, sidewalks, driveways, trucks, heavy equipment, and airplanes can be cleaned utilizing hot or cold water under high pressure. Information is also included on the specialized techniques, equipment, procedures, and chemicals needed to remove stains, molds, and discoloration from a variety of surfaces. 293 pages ?inding Paperback.
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Measuring and Estimating Floor Coverings See details
Measuring and Estimating Floor Coverings
Discusses both carpet and vinyl floor coverings and the differences between them. Describes the tools needed and the step by step procedures for planning and measuring, as well as matching pre-existing patterns. Gives the rules for figuring yardage like a true professional. Includes illustrations, charts, and floor plans.
74 pages
Binding: Paperback
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No Time to Clean See details
No Time to Clean
We want the peace and comfort of a clean, neat home more than ever in these fast-paced days of 9 to 5 life. But the time for accomplishing the goal of a tidy house seems ever elusive. What is the answer? A new approach to cleaning.
This book presents many helpful solutions to cutting your cleaning time through prevention: hints on time management, reducing clutter, speed cleaning, getting help with the housework and finding the desire to clean are just a few of the useful tips the book bestows.
Includes pull-out stain removal guide, illustrations and index.
200 Pages
Binding: Paperback
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Plateaus of Growth for Building Service Contractors See details
Plateaus of Growth for Building Service Contractors
Shows you how to effectively achieve and move through the six "plateaus" of growth to success, efficiency, and profitability. Uses the concept of the "seven hats" the business owner must wear in dealing with management, purchasing, personnel, deliveries, sales, public relations, and other diverse responsibilities. Helps to answer the question, why isn't my company growing in size and profit?
64 pages
Binding: Saddle
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Power Washer's Guidebook See details
Power Washer's Guidebook
Each chapter of this informative and up-to-date book is written by an expert--technician and pressure washing company owner. Thirty chapters cover: business aspects, auto detailing, airports, awning cleaning, graffiti removal, house washing, marine applications, window cleaning, decks, roofs and much more. Recently revised. 241 pagesɂinding Paperback.
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Professional Cleaning and Building Maintenance See details
Professional Cleaning and Building Maintenance
This one of a kind handbook provides information on organizing a cleaning department or service. Tips on time studies, work analysis and documentation, plus useful forms, charts and diagrams are included in this interesting book. An industry classic you'll enjoy reading.
344 pages
Binding: Paperback
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Professional Home Inspection Results See details
Professional Home Inspection Results
The variety of potential defects to be found in modern homes is infinite, and it would be unimaginable that any single book could address every last one. Richard Burgess, however, has thoroughly compiled, analyzed, and distilled an enormous wealth of the most pertinent data available, and has delivered it in this clear and comprehensive book.This volume belongs on every inspector's reference shelf. It is an extraordinarily valuable resource, not just for those enterting the profession, but for the seasoned inspector as well.
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Profitable Book Keeping for Small Service Shops See details
Profitable Book Keeping for Small Service Shops
All small service shops, including automobile garages, beauty parlors, carpenters, repair shops, nurseries and other professional service companies, must maintain careful control of their labor costs and other expenses if they are to survive and prosper.
This book explains the nuts and bolts of an accounting system specifically tailored to the needs of successful service shops.
216 pages
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Profitable Bookkeeping for Cleaning Businesses See details
Profitable Bookkeeping for Cleaning Businesses
This book presents a simple, effective system that allows you to easily and quickly maintain your financial records and produce a monthly profit and loss statement.
Accurate recordkeeping is a necessity when it comes to controlling costs, monitoring cashflow and ensuring profitability. Many small business owners become frustrated by unfamiliar terminology, complex systems and changing tax laws.
167 pages
Binding: Paper
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