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    How-to Start a Construction Cleanup Service
    How-to Start a Construction Cleanup Service
    How-to Start a Construction Cleanup Service
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    How-to Start a Construction Cleanup Service

    By Mitch Hardin

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    In How-to Start a Construction Cleanup Service, you’ll find everything you need to plan, open, and get to work in the field of post-construction cleaning. In this comprehensive guidebook that’s the first of its kind released to the public, author, President, and CEO, Mitchell Hardin, Jr. shares all of the information, resources, and industry secrets he’s gleaned from decades of running his own lucrative business, Hi-Lite Enterprises, Inc. DBA Hi-Lite Janitorial.

    Post-construction specialty cleaning services are perfect for adding value to a new or existing firm, bringing in surprisingly-robust income. With far less competition than janitorial and residential cleaning service providers, few barriers to entry, and low start-up costs, you could literally build your own construction cleanup firm this weekend from your kitchen table – and get to work applying for sizable contracts next week!

    However, to be successful in construction cleanup, you do need to be organized, follow the industry’s rules and best practices, and a little technical know-how. But Mitchell Hardin is ready to teach you all of that and more in How to Start a Construction Cleanup Service so you can start bidding jobs - and cashing checks!

    Are you ready to get to work?!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMitch Hardin
    Release dateSep 11, 2019
    ISBN9780463026809
    How-to Start a Construction Cleanup Service
    Author

    Mitch Hardin

    Mitchell Hardin, Jr. is the President & CEO of Hi-Lite Enterprises, Inc. and Hi-Lite Janitorial. Now, he’s just written and published the comprehensive manual, How-to Start a Construction Cleanup Service, with everything readers need to plan, open, and get to work in the field of post-construction cleaning. For the past 36 years, Hardin’s specialty cleaning business blended the elements of business-to-business, wholesale marketing, training, business support, and entrepreneurial facilitation into a one-stop resource for cleaning business entrepreneurs. He developed The BlindMaidTM, an on-site mobile mini-blind cleaning system, and a training program called Weekend Window Cleaning School. Hardin teaches comprehensive business plan writing and development to entrepreneurs as a certified instructor with the Small Business Development Training Program and the NxLevel Training Network. With his wealth of niche experience and business wisdom, he’s an industry leader in product development, product research, new business startup, business coaching, and Guerrilla marketing strategies, helping to launch over 200 businesses throughout his career. A graduate from The Business School of Clark Atlanta University Executive Education Program, Hardin also graduated from the FastTrack Entrepreneurship Program from the UC Berkeley Business School. He’s worked with the Laborers International Union of North America, and an approved government contractor with the Department of Defense. Thanks to his business acumen, Hardin is a trusted voice in the industrial cleaning industry, contributing to or being published in Cleaning Management Magazine, Profit Magazine, International Window Cleaning Magazine, Cal Business Magazine, Oakland Tribune Newspaper, Contra Costa Times Newspaper, the Guerrilla Marketing book, and more. Now, Hardin has given the keys to a successful construction business in your hands with How-to Start a Construction Cleanup Service.

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      How-to Start a Construction Cleanup Service - Mitch Hardin

      1. Getting Down to Business (The Gold Rush)

      During the Gold Rush of 1848-1855 in California, there were plenty of fortunes made. In fact, there was more wealth created during that time than any other given seven-year period in American history.

      When word got out that John Sutter had discovered a nugget of gold in the hills of northern California, more than 300,000 people—from California, the United States, and all over the world—came to stake a claim and try their hand at prospecting. Before 1848, the entire non-native population of California (which was not yet a state) was only two thousand, so you can see why it’s called the Gold Rush!

      We’ve all read about it in our history books, but what most people don’t realize is that the real money wasn’t made in gold at all. For every person who struck it rich while prospecting for gold, there were probably a thousand who made a quick buck and spent it just as quickly or never found gold at all. What the history books don’t tell you is that the real and lasting wealth was actually in the services that catered to those 49ers.

      Hotels. Restaurants. Saloons. Laundry. Tailors. General stores. Suppliers. Railroad builders. Shipping. Taverns and houses of ill repute. They popped up everywhere from the Embarcadero in San Francisco to Sutter’s Fort in now-Sacramento.

      These businesses offered a far less glamorous way to make money but had some serious upsides: very little or no risk, far less competition in their chosen vocation, and a ravenous market demand. People literally couldn’t get their hands-on needed goods or services fast enough. At the height of the gold frenzy, a single egg cost $25 and a pair of sturdy boots went for $2,000 or more!

      When it comes down to it, the people who sold the shovels made more money than the people who used them. I bet you can’t tell me one single family or company whose intergenerational wealth originated in the Gold Rush, but you’re probably familiar with iconic brands like Levi Strauss, Wells Fargo, and Armour Foods that started as merchants during the boom time.

      These days, I see a parallel in the construction industry. Specifically, in the construction cleanup industry.

      No, it’s not as sophisticated or sexy as panning for gold, flipping houses, or making millions of dollars as an Instagram or YouTube marketer. But, how many of those folks really succeed?

      Instead, construction cleanup is a field that, like the early Gold Rush merchants, offers low start-up costs and barriers to entry, very low risk, solves a problem and fills an important need, is just specialized enough to minimize competition, and is as steady as selling pairs of boots or harvesting eggs.

      In this guide, we’re going to break down every facet of starting your own construction cleanup business. We’ll painstakingly answer all of your questions, provide resources, and give you everything you need to get up and running (and earning income!).

      Of course, you’ll have to work hard, think strategically, and follow all the laws, regulations, and best practices we outline here. But I assure you, if you do all this, the opportunities are golden with construction cleanup.

      Mitchell Hardin

      CEO & President Hi-Lite Enterprises Inc.

      2. Welcome to the Field of Construction Cleanup!

      Construction cleanup is the final phase of a construction project and has to occur before the tenant or owner can take possession and occupy the property. A responsibility of the builder or owner, it is a necessary job on each and every construction or remodeling project.

      You may be wondering what this cleanup entails. The first phase is rough cleanup, which involves removing materials and debris from both the inside and outside of the building. Next, specialized final or detail cleanup involves cleaning and polishing the inside fixtures, flooring, and windows for both commercial and residential properties. Both phases are important in completing a project, but the focus of this guide will be the detail phase, including setting up your business for success.

      As communities grow, hospitals, schools, retail businesses, churches, and hotels are needed. When the economy is robust, building and remodeling projects spring up in every city and region of the country. Everywhere you turn, you’ll notice technology companies, start-ups, and abundant new office space, which all require the services of specialized cleaning companies.

      This presents a great opportunity for you, the entrepreneur looking to start up their first construction cleanup firm, or existing cleaning business owners who want to shift into the commercial realm.

      All this adds up to a bright (and lucrative) future if you’re in the construction cleanup business!

      3. Why Is Construction Cleanup Such a Great Field to Get Into?

      If you’ve always wanted to own a business and be your own boss, construction cleanup is a great choice. It will offer some huge benefits to the hard-working and diligent owner:

      A construction cleanup business can easily be started right at your kitchen table

      With low start-up costs,

      But high-income potential (Projects can yield profits from a couple hundred to thousands of dollars, depending on the size and scope of work.)

      You don’t need trade school, a college or even high school degree, or specialized schooling

      You can work at it as a side job or weekend job, or commit full-time

      Allows time flexibility

      Faces far less competition than janitorial andresidential home cleaners

      And it’s recession-proof, since building, remodeling, and construction projects are always ongoing.

      Read on, and you’ll gain insight into an interesting, challenging business with unlimited earning potential. We’ll teach you everything you need to know to start your business from the ground up, handle the day-to-day operations, find clients, bid jobs, and get paid!

      This guide will be your roadmap to establish a successful business.

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