You have your hands full as a business owner. Not only do you have to manage your resources and make sure you are getting the most return on your efforts, but you also have to do the mundane things like accounting, customer support, and human resources. You wear so many hats that sometimes important things like office cleaning slips through the cracks.
But you realize that this is a very important job that needs to be done, and done well. Especially if you run a business, like a store or restaurant, that physically interacts with the end customer. I can guarantee you that the fastest way to lose your customers is if they walk into your business and see that is messy and dirty. And if you run a restaurant, you know how important having a clean restroom is.
If you don’t have the staff to do all the cleaning services you need for you, outsourcing is the next best thing. Most of the companies out there are really affordable, professional, and quick at doing their job. The quickest, and most reliable way of finding a great company is to ask for a referral. If you have a good relationship with your business colleagues, ask them for a referral to their cleaning service company. And if you don’t know, do a Google search for your city and cleaning service company and a list of companies should come up. Interview about five of them and hire the one that passes your tests.
Before you start the search, I want to you understand how they’ll come up with the cost of cleaning your business. The first thing is what you want cleaned. Generally, a basic package includes trash and recycling removal, bathroom cleaning, light dusting, and vacuuming the common areas. The next determinant is the size of your space. Needless to say, the larger your business, the more expensive it’s going to be.
Now when you sit down and start negotiating prices, here are some tips to bring the costs for you. Let them state their price, and come up with different ways you can provide value to them. If you work in a office park, get all of your fellow business owners together and offer the company a huge contract that will be worth more to them, but cost each of you less individually overall.
Now it’s time to sign on the dotted line. Make sure that the length of the contract is stipulated so that you don’t have to have to locked into a long term contract. Also make sure that a review period is included so that if they end up providing subpar service, you’re able to get out of the contract and hire a different company.
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