Archive for October, 2011
Cleaning Business Employees – Hiring and Managing Staff
Posted by admin in Managing Staff on October 28, 2011
To get anywhere beyond a $30,000 annual salary in the cleaning business it is necessary to hire staff.
It is just not possible to be highly successful if you have to divide your time between cleaning and managing a business. Ideally, as the business’s owner operator you can train and schedule small cleaning crews to do the work while you focus on marketing, dealing with customers, invoicing, ordering supplies and other activities related to the day to day running of the business. Being an experienced cleaner is important though to be able to train staff and help them out when you get really busy periods.
Look after your staff by ensuring that they have access to and are instructed on using the appropriate safety equipment.
In some aspects of cleaning, staff may have a higher chance of being exposed to pathogens such as Hepatitis B. Make sure that your employees have had all the relevant vaccinations to protect them from such workplace hazards.
Ergonomic injuries are common in the cleaning business and you should make sure that workers avoid back injuries by lifting properly. Injuries from repetitive motions can be reduced by giving staff a variety of work to do throughout the day.
Be clear about working arrangements with your employees right from the start. You must have an agreement that sets out their working hours and wage information among other details. Also let them know what you expect from them in terms of their responsibilities such as punctuality and dress codes. Read the rest of this entry »
Chiropractic Marketing And Drawing In More Business
When chiropractic marketing is required for a small chiropractic care center, owners may wonder where to start and what to do. There are many different types of options to go with, when trying to draw in more business. The success of a company may be reflective on the type of advertising and marketing that is done to promote it. Putting money into the right kind of marketing could turn an average clinic into a more successful one. A person could start off small with just a few cheap ad ideas, or they can spend a few dollars to use a variety of promotional methods. Each care center will have its own budget and requirements for promoting itself.
Market research can take place online. Chiropractic business owners can make up a website as well as a company logo. The logo can be placed on other people’s websites to help draw in business. It may cost money to promote logos on people’s websites, but the business generated from the internet can be huge.
Social sites can also be targeted when logos are placed online. Business owners may not have to pay to place the ad on the social site, and only pay when someone clicks on it. Business owners may also be able to set their own price that they want to pay per click. The higher the price offered, the more business it may draw in.
Creative logos on the internet is not the only way to draw in extra business. Promotions can also work well for the chiropractic field. Promotions could include setting up a booth in a mall or at a fair. Doctors can give free consultations about their spine at the booth and then help them make some plans. People may be eager to have their spine checked for free. Read the rest of this entry »
Destroying Myths For People Filing For Bankruptcy
With huge numbers of Americans filing for bankruptcy, it’s no surprise that the Internet has blown up with tons of information regarding bankruptcy. A lot of this information is good, but a lot of it is either outdated or just plain old false. When a person gets to the point where filing for bankruptcy is going to be inevitable they need to have good information so they can plan. It’s always good advice to cruise around the Internet and try to answer those plaguing questions that arise about filing bankruptcy. This will prepare the individual filing to be able to ask the bankruptcy attorney the right questions. Having the right questions to ask on the day that you visit the bankruptcy attorney for consultation is important as it might have an effect on whether or not you decide to hire them.
For some reason there are many myths floating around about filing bankruptcy. One that’s pretty common is the idea that an individual can protect their property by just giving it to a family member or friend until after the bankruptcy. This is not a good idea. Filing bankruptcy is a legal process and if the bankruptcy trustee finds out the debtor is hiding property it will not end well. Another rumor from the mill is tapping out your credit cards prior to filing bankruptcy because the debt is good to be wiped out anyways. Once again, this is a terrible idea. When the debtor decides to file for bankruptcy they need to stop using their credit cards immediately. If the individual filing doesn’t do this, the creditor can contest the bankruptcy filing and ask for the property back or to be paid back out of the bankruptcy. Whatever happens, it makes the individual filing bankruptcy dishonest and there’s a good chance that the bankruptcy trustee will evaluate the petition with a fine tooth comb. Read the rest of this entry »