subject: A Risk that is Close to a Sure Bet The Cleaning Franchise Business [print this page] A Risk that is Close to a Sure Bet The Cleaning Franchise Business
Starting a new business is always risky, but ask any successful businessman and they will tell you that any success they have made has always involved risks. There are ways to limit your risk though and one is to go into a business that has a higher percentage of successes. Statistically the cleaning franchise business has one of the lowest failure rates of new businesses.
There are two ways to start a new business, one is to start it from scratch and the other is to buy a franchise. A new business will require a business plan, marketing and research all of which are time consuming. A franchise already has the business plan in place and a marketing program. This can save an enormous amount of time and energy.
One draw back of a franchise is its cost. This can be offset by the extra business generated from a well known and respected name. A cleaning franchise business will also be easier to get bank finance for than an unknown new business startup. A franchise which has a successful model is very appealing to banks.
A successful cleaning franchise may already have established marketing in your area through TV, radio or newspapers. Cleaning is a very sort after service and this demand combined with successful marketing can help you build a customer base relatively quickly. The cleaning business is able to get a regular income more quickly than many other new businesses.
The support of a franchise such as Jani-King can be one of its strongest points. Through a franchise you can have the knowledge and experience of a team of experts that is not possible to have in a new start up business of two or three people. Professional cleaning may be something new to you; if this is the case the training you can get through a franchise will be invaluable.
Cleaning is a very sort after service so a cleaning company will always be in demand no matter what the economic conditions. A new cleaning franchise business is a risk, however it's a pretty good risk. Take it, work hard, avail yourself of the expertise and training of your franchise and there will be no looking back.