subject: What to Expect With a Franchise Business [print this page] So you've decided to start a commercial cleaning service and will offer your services to a wide range of clients. What can you expect to accomplish and experience in your first year as a franchise in the cleaning industry? Well, research indicates that first year potential earnings for a commercial cleaning service can reach $40,000! And with startup costs as low as $5,000, breaking even in the first year is actually realistic when you're in the business of janitorial services, unlike most startups. Achieving profitability within three to six months of operations can be done, which is one of the main reasons cleaning franchises startups are popping up so rapidly.
Starting a business, however, is about far more than financials. What does startup entail logistically and in terms of lifestyle? Starting out as a side business, operated out of your home, gives you the advantage of being able to keep your expenses low until you have an established client base. You have an option that a larger competitors business may not: keeping your prices competitively lower in order to break into the market. Operating your business out of your home can also allow you to work flexible hours primarily on a part time basis and keep a full-time career. You then have the option of increasing your hours of operation depending on how successful the business has become.
As you can see, choosing janitorial services as your business model has a ton of advantages. Make sure you have some working capital and a general knowledge of what it takes before you invest in your cleaning franchise, as you would with any other business venture. Because while the risk may be low in terms of being unsuccessful, the opportunity cost is huge. Knowing what to expect and doing your due diligence is a simple way to ensure success as small business owner.
