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Carpet,Upholstery and Drapery
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Inspections and Claims
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Self Employment and Small Business Management
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Household Cleaning and Maid Services
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How to Sell & Price Contract Cleaning See details
How to Sell & Price Contract Cleaning
This 900 page reference manual is packed full of sound business advice to help you put together a winning proposal and a competitive bid for cleaning services. This book includes bid estimate sheets, time and production standards, supply usage charts, blank forms, job specifications, legal contracts, and markup tables for labor, products and supplies. This nuts and bolts guide is ideal for building owners, property managers and contract cleaners dealing with all types and sizes of properties.
900 pages
Binding: Paper
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Everything You Need to Know to Start a House Cleaning Service See details
Everything You Need to Know to Start a House Cleaning Service

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A house cleaning or maid service is an ideal full or part time business for students, single parents, the retired and others wanting a flexible schedule and an income of $15 to $35 per hour. Author Mary Johnson began her business, Dial-A-Mop, with a thirty-five dollar investment and built it into an operation generating over $170,000 a year and employing twelve people. Johnson shares the secrets of her success as she explains how to avoid unnecessary hassles and setbacks on the road to profit and professional service. Included are sample forms for recording financial and employee data, estimates, schedules and bids. Important tips are given on advertising, bidding, accounting, insurance, competitors, vacations, safety, products, supplies, equipment and employees.
232 pages
Binding: Paper
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Residential Carpet Installation Standard CRI-105 See details
Residential Carpet Installation Standard CRI-105
The nationally accepted carpet installation standard for residential properties, this book details techniques, principles, and workmanship standards for the installation of carpeting in residential locations. Information includes such topics as tools, materials, floor preparation, installation in special areas, diagrams and charts. This book is of particular value to carpet installers, cleaners, retailers, inspectors, architects, interior designers, owners and property managers.
56 pages
Binding: Saddle Stitch
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School Custodian's Handbook See details
School Custodian's Handbook
Covers such topics as safety, health, physical plant maintenance, and cleaning techniques for common areas found in schools, universities, and colleges. An easy to use and understand, illustrated training manual with eight sections in a three-ring binder. We can customize this manual for a school district. Call for price. 90 pagesɂinding 3 ring.
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Selling Professionally See details
Selling Professionally
Whether you're selling toilet paper, chemicals or cleaning services, this popular book will help you open new doors. The author, President of Big D Chemical Company in Oklahoma City, is a favorite speaker at conventions and seminars related to the cleaning and maintenance industries.
This book discusses everything from techniques to organization, from sales territory to demonstrations. It is helpful to any cleaning-related salesperson: even the sales manager will find it a handy source of topics for training and motivational meetings. An industry classic.
129 pages
Binding: Paperback
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Special Areas - Chapter 4 (CCTM) See details
Special Areas - Chapter 4 (CCTM)
Each lesson in Chapter Four covers a special cleaning challenge or area. Contents include cleaning metal, draperies, elevators, kitchens, hotels and many other areas. (An Instructor's Guide is Available) Also includes a special appendix of terminology and useful information. 64 pagesɂinding Paperback.
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Speed Cleaning for Homes and Apartments See details
Speed Cleaning for Homes and Apartments
This graphic and witty book provides a simple system with step by step procedures that will help you clean a house, room or apartment fast and effectively. The authors are San Francisco's preeminent house cleaning service and clean over 10,000 homes and apartments each year.
194 pages
Binding: Paper
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Straight Talk About Window Cleaning Bidding See details
Straight Talk About Window Cleaning Bidding
The First-of-its-kind book is filled with practical bidding advice and pieces of information that most window cleaners and janitorial companies may take for granted. Highlights of the book include the following: A list of question one should ask when bidding, a breakdown of the different methods of bidding each type of window cleaning, and a look at the bidding philosophies that create profitable companies or send them into ruin.
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Supervisors Guide to Successful Training See details
Supervisors Guide to Successful Training
Efficient and effective training is essential in developing personnel, raising employee morale, increasing production and preventing on-the-job accidents. This manual takes an in-depth look at the fundamentals of effective supervision and training for new employees, or enhancing the skills of existing staff with on-the-job techniques you can put to use immediately. The Supervisor's Guide to Successful Training serves as a versatile guide for anyone who works with others to get the job done properly, profitably and on time.
220 pages
Binding: Paperback
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The "I Hate to Clean" Guide to Home Care See details
The "I Hate to Clean" Guide to Home Care
This informative book gives tips and suggestions for cleaning everything found in homes and apartments. A helpful reference manual for those involved with residential or institutional cleaning such as hospitals, hotels, resorts, dormitories and condominiums.
243 pages
Binding: Paper
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The Basics - Chapter 1 (CCTM) See details
The Basics - Chapter 1 (CCTM)
An introduction to professional cleaning, Chapter One orients the student or employee and emphasizes the importance of the cleaning staff's contribution to the success of any business or department. (An Instructor's Guide is Available) It acquaints you with the philosophy that by working smarter, not necessarily harder, quality and production can be increased. Nineteen technical lessons cover such subjects as goals, values, and objectives, office and restroom cleaning, window washing, care of tools, supplies, and motion economy. 128 pages...Binding Paperback.
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The Carpet Salesman's Handbook See details
The Carpet Salesman's Handbook
This training manual goes beyond the basics of carpet salesmanship to discuss the structure and construction of carpet, including fiber facts, yarn processing, tufting, dyeing, finishing and carpet styles. Each chapter concludes with review questions and answers for self-testing.
128 pages
Binding: Paperback
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