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Unless you're running a charity, your primary objective as a cleaning business owner is profitability. Without it, your company will not survive. It's no surprise that one of the questions we get most often from BSCs is, how do I increase my profit margin?- There are three basic strategies for increasing profit margin for your cleaning business: lower your costs, sell more services, and/or raise prices....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

A commercial cleaning company is only as strong as its leadership team. It's not enough to create a great team and then forget it. Your owners, supervisors, and managers will age, so you must constantly consider who may become your future leaders. And those future leaders should include HIPOs (high potentials). What's a HIPO? Read on to learn more....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

Converting your successful cleaning business to a janitorial franchise may sound like a smart thing to do but it's an expensive proposition many business owners aren't prepared to handle. Before you make a decision about the best way to grow your business, ask the hard questions in this article....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

It's a terrifying statistic for business owners, but a recent study found that 75% of people have stolen from an employer at least once. Often, the theft is small--taking home a handful of pens or claiming 15 minutes that weren't actually worked--and easy for business owners to overlook. The bigger problem is when these little transgressions become a habitual problem. Employee theft of supplies, equipment, and time costs businesses $50 billion dollars a year, and is responsible for one-third of business bankruptcies. Commercial cleaning business owners must be especially vigilant about theft because employees often work off-site and unsupervised....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

When you hear the word embezzlement, you may think it's a crime reserved for the likes of Fortune 500 companies. The truth is, however, misappropriation of company funds by an employee is far more likely to happen at your cleaning company than at IBM. According to a 2016 HISCOX survey, 80 percent of embezzlements occurred at small businesses (those with less than 150 employees), and 30 percent involved a loss of more than $500,000. Also, employee theft is responsible for one out of every three small business closings. Learn how to protect yourself....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

Many B2B businesses like commercial cleaning companies think that they don't need online reviews -- that's it's only for B2C businesses. But you're missing a huge opportunity to improve search rankings if you start asking clients for online reviews. Even better, online reviews are great for converting prospects who are on the fence about who to choose as their cleaning provider....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

Workers Compensation discounts, General liability discounts, insurance accident reserves. Do you know what they all mean and how to reduce the amount of premiums you pay on each of these? You don't always have to accept whatever the agent tells you is your next year's premium. Join us for an informative webinar on Thursday March 8 at 2 PM central to learn how you can save hundreds or maybe thousands of dollars each year on your insurance premiums....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

As your commercial cleaning company grows, you'll likely be faced with a difficult choice --whether to lease or buy office space. The answer is rarely clear cut. It's important to carefully weigh the pros and cons of each option. Your decision will likely be based on a variety of financial considerations, and may even require the input of an accountant and/or financial planner....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More