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Follow on Google News | Residential Cleaning Businesses are Thriving in this EconomyOwners of professional house cleaning businesses are reporting "it's business as usual" during the current economic crisis. Few clients are terminating their regularly scheduled service and companies are adding new clients every week.
By: Gary Goranson, President WorkEnders, Inc. Karen Bickford started her business in Bolton, MA The Cleaning Advantage(http://www.thecleaningadvantage.com) Jerry Tarr, owner of Best Maids in Frrederick, MD wrote: "“It's all sort of like the clouds that block the sun. We can't allow our attitude and fortitude to be clouded over by all the "doom & gloom" in the news. The sun is still shining; and, there is still plenty of business out there.” In Canada, which is also experiencing a major economic downturn, one of WorkEnders' customers is doing so well she's going to be featured on a nationlly broadcast CBC television show, Fortune Hunters, airing at 6:30 PM EDT this Saturday, February 7th. Starting 2 years ago, Amanda Yeung-Collucci's Clean 4 Me (http://www.clean4me.ca) went from $95K during her first 10 months to $280K in her first full fiscal year and is on track for over $450K in her 2nd full fiscal year even though Canada, too, is experiencing an economic downturn. An immigrant from Hong Kong only 8 years ago, and a former sales executive for IBM, her cleaning company has been nominated for the Best Start-Up and Best Community Service Award by the Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs.. Why is it that the residential cleaning business is doing so well while other industries are faltering? The answer is simple. With today's dual-income and single professional households finding less and less free time, hiring a professional company to look after the weekly house cleaning chores free's up an average of about 3 to 4 hours a week; the equivalent of 4 to 5 weeks of extra time in a year. Beside the fact that cleaning one's house is a drudgery, with so little free time to spend with family, friends and either relaxing or doing other things they'd rather be doing, hiring a house cleaner is viewed as a necessity by nearly one out of 10 American households today. # # # Gary Goranson is the founder of WorkEnders, Inc. and author of the House Cleaning Biz 101 program. The content of his program is based on over 4 decades of experience in his own businesses, including the past 18 years in the residential cleaning industry. For more information on Gary and his program, visit http://www.housecleaningbiz101.com. End
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