Get to Know Dennis Null: 360clean Area Developer enjoying quick success with janitorial business

Former Siemens Medical sales rep finds success developing 360clean in Alabama.
By: Lauren Croft
 
Nov. 23, 2010 - PRLog -- Being an entrepreneur is a goal Dennis Null has had since college, and after working in several fields, stormy weather drove him to find the business-ownership opportunity he always wanted.

A graduate of Thompson High School in Alabaster, Null finished his degree in marketing at the University of Alabama before going to work with Siemens Medical as a salesman.

"I spent 14 years selling radiology equipment, and in that time I went back and got my MBA at Alabama," he said. "We moved to Nashville where I was a regional vice president and helped open offices for Siemens there."

But the family wanted to get back home, and in 2005, they relocated to Fairhope.  "My family worked with ReMax in Orange Beach, and we wanted to move to Fairhope to raise our family," he said. "We actually moved here during Hurricane Dennis in 2005, and then in August (Hurricane) Katrina hit."

The real estate market in his area was affected, and Null decided to switch into financial advising, which he did while researching small businesses.

"I was looking for something where I could be my own boss, and I found 360 Clean," he said. "I liked the business model, so I bought a franchise and we opened in February."

Since that time, Null said he’s enjoyed much success and is up to 30 customers ranging from Mobile to Pensacola, who want his extensive level of janitorial service.  "It’s cleaning for health, and we include building maintenance and lawn maintenance in our service," he said. "The complete business model offers all services."

What makes 360 Clean different from other janitorial services, Null said, is the level of care his crew brings to a facility.

"If we’re in the building cleaning, we notice things that need to be fixed, and we fix them," he said. "If a ballast is out or if there’s a hole in the wall, if something needs to be done, we take care of it."

The approach is similar to that of a homeowner, down to mowing the lawn and pulling weeds.

"We try to take care of it as if we have family in there, and it’s all health-wise cleanliness," he said. "We do floor care, we wash windows. Some people have an idea of cleaning. This is different from what they’ve been used to doing."

He serves commercial offices and health care facilities from Mobile to Dothan to Panama City, but for now he’s focusing on the area closest to home. Null is also in charge of establishing new accounts.

"I’m the area developer, so I find new accounts and I sell franchises," he said. "I train new owners and help them get new contracts. I love it. I love the interaction with people on both sides."  When he’s not working, Null is busy keeping up with the activities of his four children, and he is also active in the community. He’s a member of the Mobile and Eastern Shore chambers of commerce, and he is involved in the church.

"I was a Stephen’s Minister at Fairhope United Methodist Church for a while," he said. "It’s a service that provides Christian counseling, someone to talk to, for people in need or going through an emotional crisis."

The family attends St. James Episcopal Church in Fairhope, and Null is a member of Outback Men’s Group, a nondenominational group that goes on family retreats and meets every Thursday at 6 a.m. at Daphne United Methodist Church.

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360clean, a privately held company, is the innovative leader of the commercial cleaning industry. 360clean provides services to a large number of industry types through an expanding network of expertly trained Owner Operators throughout the USA.

Currently, we have janitorial service offices in Charleston, South Carolina; Greenville, South Carolina; Spartanburg, South Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina; Hilton Head, South Carolina; Asheville, North Carolina; Mobile, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; La Crosse, Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin; Augusta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia.
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Source:Lauren Croft
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