What can I do to pay the bills till my carpet cleaning business kicks in?

What can I do to pay the bills till my carpet cleaning business kicks in?

In a perfect world your first clients would all be clamoring for clean carpets BEFORE you even open your doors for business. Surprise! It doesn’t work that way, as one slightly disillusioned Kansas City carpet cleaner is finding out …

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Hiring a business consultant for her carpet cleaning business Meg’s Story (part 3)

Hiring a business consultant for her carpet cleaning business Meg’s Story (part 3)

Meg and John Burdick have already built an exceptional business. Now they are looking to the future and recognize they need more outside help. So they are taking a scary step of bringing in a local consultant. Read on and ask if you too need more outside help and/or accountability in your life …

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Motivate your cleaning employees with a weekly contest for Scotchgard “up-sells”!

Motivate your cleaning employees with a weekly contest for Scotchgard “up-sells”!

Business needs to be about more than just making money. Simply put, your carpet cleaning employees need fun in their work day and what is more fun than a good-natured competitive contest?

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Mike Lamunyon transforms his restoration company with SFS/VAST!

Mike Lamunyon transforms his restoration company with SFS/VAST!

27 year industry veteran Mike Lamunyon has transformed his company with Value Added Service concepts. Every single one of his 20 plus employees are on board with the Value Added Service techniques taught by the Strategies for Success (SFS) seminar and Jon-Don’s one day “Valued Added Service for Technicians” (VAST) class. Check out what these programs could do for your company …

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Are you “sailing against the cash-flow wind” as a professional carpet cleaner?

Are you “sailing against the cash-flow wind” as a professional carpet cleaner?

As Chuck reflects on how the typical carpet cleaning or restoration business is much like a boat he focuses on your business wind- MONEY! No money? Then as a business you are “dead in the water”. A simple concept? Yes. But at times agonizingly difficult to implement. Read on for Chuck’s meditations …

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New vs. Repeat Carpet Cleaning Clients in “Meg’s Story” (Part 2)

New vs. Repeat Carpet Cleaning Clients in “Meg’s Story” (Part 2)

The road to success in building any successful carpet cleaning business has its share of bombshells. Meg Burdick shares some surprising insights from her numbers on repeat customers. Read on for this thought provoking installment of “Meg’s Story” …

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“Information age” to the “conceptual age”- where do I fit in?

“Information age” to the “conceptual age”- where do I fit in?

You may be “just a carpet cleaner” but have you ever been accused of being “a blue-sky person”? Do you recall information better when it is explained in story form? Have you noticed that one of your child’s favorite sayings is “Mommy, read me a story?” If your head is nodding up and down, you are going to love this book.

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A carpet cleaning “Job Essentials Bag” cuts extra trips to the van!

A carpet cleaning “Job Essentials Bag” cuts extra trips to the van!

SFS is all about the “Emotional Dynamics” of working in the “residential environment”. However, all these good feelings only go so far and eventually you have to get some work done! Make the most of your cleaning / restoration time with this idea.

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