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If it can get dirty, chances are people will pay to have it cleaned. Houses, carpets, upholstery, windows ...the list goes on and on. A vast majority of dual-income families use cleaning services, creating a huge market for cleaning service startups. Updated with the latest industry and market information, including the impact of technology and new specialty niches, this new edition provides eager entrepreneurs with all the information they need to become a squeaky-clean success. The experts at Entrepreneur share everything aspiring entrepreneurs need to know to start three of the most in-demand cleaning businesses: residential maid service, commercial janitorial service, and carpet/upholstery cleaning. Included are current statistics and trend forecasts, the ins and outs of finding customers, new ideas for hiring and training employees, up-to-date legal, tax, and insurance requirements, tips on avoiding common pitfalls, and surefire tips for growing a business. Other support includes answers to frequently asked questions and access to an appendix of additional resources and checklists to guide readers through each step of the startup process.
Start Your Own Import/Export Business
by Entrepreneur Magazine and Krista Turner
Published 1 January 2014
Importing and exporting are trillion-dollar industries but that doesn't mean they're just for big business. In fact, small businesses make up about 96 percent of this field. Get your share of an ever-expanding economy with the essential advice in this top-selling guide.
As a successful import/export agent, you can net a healthy six-figure income by matching buyers and sellers from around the globe, right from your own home. This book is loaded with valuable insights and practical advice for tapping into highly lucrative global markets. You'll learn every aspect of the startup process, including:
Choosing the most profitable goods to buy and sell
Setting up and maintaining a trade route
Using the internet to simplify your transactions
How the government can help you find products and customers
Essential trade law information to keep your business in compliance
How to choose a customs broker
The latest government policies
Proven methods for finding contacts in the Unites States and abroad
Tricks of the trade from successful importers/exporters and hundreds of valuable resources help you become a player in the lucrative world of international exchange.
As a successful import/export agent, you can net a healthy six-figure income by matching buyers and sellers from around the globe, right from your own home. This book is loaded with valuable insights and practical advice for tapping into highly lucrative global markets. You'll learn every aspect of the startup process, including:
Choosing the most profitable goods to buy and sell
Setting up and maintaining a trade route
Using the internet to simplify your transactions
How the government can help you find products and customers
Essential trade law information to keep your business in compliance
How to choose a customs broker
The latest government policies
Proven methods for finding contacts in the Unites States and abroad
Tricks of the trade from successful importers/exporters and hundreds of valuable resources help you become a player in the lucrative world of international exchange.
With retail e-commerce sales topping $263.3 billion in 2013, and millions of people now flourishing as internet entrepreneurs, the web is the place for new businesses to be. This guide makes tapping into highly lucrative markets with an easy-to-start, inexpensive internet business easier than ever. Readers can use the successful strategies and extensive step-by-step process outlined in this book to turn their dream of entrepreneurship into a lucrative, online reality. With information on everything from choosing a domain and building a site to search engine optimization and cashing in on affiliate programs, this indispensable guide will become every "netpreneur's" business-building bible.
The new world economy is tough on job security. Hordes of skilled, experienced, motivated workers are flooding the market, looking for work. And lots of merged and downsized companies now outsource the work that used to be done by permanent employees. The bright side? It’s prime time for the staffing profession.
Detailing the hottest specialties in the staffing service industryfacilities staffing, industrial staffing, office/clerical staffing, temp staffing and temp-to-perm staffingthe experts at Entrepreneur provide everything eager entrepreneurs need to know to start their own staffing service.
Covers:
-Industry trends and opportunities
-Identifying a specialty
-How to establish the businessfrom securing licenses and financing to buying equipment and recruiting employees
-Building a client base
-Promoting and marketing the business
-Managing day-to-day operations
-Staying on top of finances
Entrepreneurs also gain priceless insight from practicing entrepreneurs who reveal little-known tricks of the trade and common hazards to avoid. Aspiring business owners are given sample documents, worksheets, and other example materials to reference as they move their business forward.
Specialties covered include:
Facilities staffingplacing employees in long-term or indefinite-length assignments
Industrial staffingspecializing in manual laborers, food handlers, cleaners, assemblers, drivers, tradespeople, machine operators, etc.
Office/clerical staffingfocusing on secretaries, receptionists, administrative assistants, word processing and data-entry operators, etc.
Temporary staffingsupplying client companies with workers on a short-term basis
Temp-to-perm staffingoffering clients a convenient way to try out temporary workers for permanent positions
Detailing the hottest specialties in the staffing service industryfacilities staffing, industrial staffing, office/clerical staffing, temp staffing and temp-to-perm staffingthe experts at Entrepreneur provide everything eager entrepreneurs need to know to start their own staffing service.
Covers:
-Industry trends and opportunities
-Identifying a specialty
-How to establish the businessfrom securing licenses and financing to buying equipment and recruiting employees
-Building a client base
-Promoting and marketing the business
-Managing day-to-day operations
-Staying on top of finances
Entrepreneurs also gain priceless insight from practicing entrepreneurs who reveal little-known tricks of the trade and common hazards to avoid. Aspiring business owners are given sample documents, worksheets, and other example materials to reference as they move their business forward.
Specialties covered include:
Facilities staffingplacing employees in long-term or indefinite-length assignments
Industrial staffingspecializing in manual laborers, food handlers, cleaners, assemblers, drivers, tradespeople, machine operators, etc.
Office/clerical staffingfocusing on secretaries, receptionists, administrative assistants, word processing and data-entry operators, etc.
Temporary staffingsupplying client companies with workers on a short-term basis
Temp-to-perm staffingoffering clients a convenient way to try out temporary workers for permanent positions
Start Your Own Coin Operated Laundry
by Mandy Erickson and Entrepreneur Magazine
Published 16 December 2003
Cash In, One Load at a Time
Whether you’re looking to break free from the nine-to-five grind or just want to make a little extra money on the side, a coin-operated laundry could be your ticket to financial independence. With more people living in condos and apartments, laundromats are more profitable than ever, and you can shape the business to match your tastes, interests and imagination. This low-maintenance, highly lucrative business could earn you up to $1 million a year.
Covers:
New ideas for marketing your laundry
How to hire and train attendants
Updated information on card systems
Recent advances in laundry equipment
The latest on laws and regulations concerning laundries
More ways to combine a laundry with other businesses
You also get useful sample forms, a glossary of common industry terms, step-by-step instructions, work sheets and checklists to guide you through each stage of starting, running and growing your business. Pick up this must-have guide today, and start living your dream.
Whether you’re looking to break free from the nine-to-five grind or just want to make a little extra money on the side, a coin-operated laundry could be your ticket to financial independence. With more people living in condos and apartments, laundromats are more profitable than ever, and you can shape the business to match your tastes, interests and imagination. This low-maintenance, highly lucrative business could earn you up to $1 million a year.
Covers:
New ideas for marketing your laundry
How to hire and train attendants
Updated information on card systems
Recent advances in laundry equipment
The latest on laws and regulations concerning laundries
More ways to combine a laundry with other businesses
You also get useful sample forms, a glossary of common industry terms, step-by-step instructions, work sheets and checklists to guide you through each stage of starting, running and growing your business. Pick up this must-have guide today, and start living your dream.