Cleaning Service
Households are not the only places that require a thorough cleaning—so do offices, retail locations, and other businesses. The list doesn’t end there—if it can be cleaned, chances are people will pay you to clean it. That’s why few industries can claim the variety and depth of opportunities that professional cleaning can. And the vast majority of dual-income families use cleaning services, which means your market is huge.


Most cleaning service businesses can be operated on either a part-time or full-time basis, either from home or from a commercial location. The best part is, you can build an extremely profitable business that will generate revenue very quickly with little initial investment!
This in-depth guide shows you how to start three of the most in-demand cleaning businesses—residential maid service, commercial janitorial and carpet/upholstery cleaning—and offers invaluable insights on:
- Current statistics and trend forecasts that keep you ahead of the curve
- The ins and outs of finding customers
- New ideas for hiring and training employees
- What equipment and supplies you’ll need (and where to find them)
- How to use technology to make your business competitive
- Up-to-date legal, tax and insurance requirements
- How to avoid common pitfalls
- Surefire tips for growing your business
It also contains answers to frequently asked questions, an appendix of additional resources, and checklists to guide you through each step of the startup process. If you want to start your own successful cleaning business, take your first steps with our startup guide.
Home Inspection Service
If you have construction experience or are simply handy around the house, a home inspection service is the homebased business for you.
As a home inspector, you can earn $500 to $800 a day examining the interiors and exteriors of homes and giving potential home buyers objective, informed evaluations.


Our guide shows all the steps to starting out, including where to get the proper training, how to identify lucrative markets, tips for working out of your home, how to market your business and more.
Order your startup guide and ride the housing boom to financial success. This guide makes an ideal homebased business.
Lawn Care / Landscaping
Like working outdoors? Love nature? Then a lawn care or landscaping business is your chance to rake in plenty of green, while doing something you enjoy. Whether it’s just picking up a few residential yards to make some extra money, or contracting with commercial office parks or apartments for the big bucks, you can quickly be on your way to earning the income you desire.


Our guide is packed with practical, real-world instruction, tips and insider secrets for starting a lawn care or landscaping service. We’ll help you choose which business is best for you and walk you step-by-step through everything you need to know to get started and start reaping the rewards, including:
- How to target your market
- What equipment you’ll need
- How to hire and manage employees
- Record-keeping and accounting
- Where to find working capital
- How to estimate jobs
- And more
You’ll also get pointers and words of wisdom from successful lawn care and landscaping business owners who’ve made their personal dreams of prospering in a business they love come true.
Startup costs are relatively low and there’s practically no overhead. You can set up your office in your own home and make your own schedule—you devote as little or as much time to the business as you’d like. And once you invest in the necessary tools of the trade, you’re ready to go! Order your guide today, and start reaping the rewards.