Window Cleaning Business Opportunity

A Home Business Article Contributed by Sharon Hill

Is Window Cleaning a Good Business Opportunity?

Let's take a look at some of the reasons window cleaning as a business opportunity might be right for you.

First, the start up costs are very low, as are the operating costs. All you need, besides some advertising specialty, printing, mailing and cleaning supply costs are the costs of ladders or other equipment for cleaning from an upper story location.

Glass windows are everywhere - on homes, businesses, vehicles. And they get dirty over and over and over again. There really is no limitation on the money that can be made with a window cleaning business opportunity.

You can work from home with a window cleaning business opportunity. You can work part of full time - it's your choice as owner of your cleaning business opportunity. You can work outside or inside - it's your choice. And you don't need a degree or much training.

Training for Your Window Cleaning Business Opportunity

There is at least one cleaning business training opportunity out there, however. Hi-Lite Enterprises Weekend Window Cleaning School in Northern California. The window cleaning business school offers several levels of learning opportunity. Level One, for the novice cleaning business owner, teaches basic window cleaning, lessons on how to set up a simple jobs, clean single story building windows, storefront, single story residences, screen and frame cleaning, simple pole moves and safety procedures.

Level two training, called Advanced Training, will teach you advanced ladder training (2 and 2 part ladders), move management, two story pole work, 2 story residential window cleaning, and the cleaning of windows of simple commercial buildings. You'll also be trained in easy marketing techniques and canvassing for work. You'll learn simple data base entry and management to document your business activities as well as advanced safety techniques.

Level three, the Journey Level, is where you'll learn some advanced techniques such as boat swain or chair work, specialty rigging and tie back techniques, rope positioning, construction clean up, paint scraping, and frame cleaning. You'll also be trained in bidding for mid-size commercial property window cleaning assignments, time management, how to manage crews to successfully complete large jobs, and the most advanced and detailed safety procedures.

Classes are weekend courses and available on a first come, first serve basis. A fifty percent deposit is required to register. Balance is due, by other than a personal check, on the first night of class.

Window Cleaning Business Opportunity Supplies

Some of the supplies you'll need for your cleaning business are buckets, glass cleaners, washing wands, sponges and brushes. You'll also want to buy scraping tools, squeegees, and tool holsters (these are worn around the waist - a tool belt for window cleaners). You'll need chamois and towels, and would do well to purchase extension poles, so that you're able to reach those tall windows without having to climb a ladder. Water fed poles are important too, as are awning cleaning poles.

These handy tools will help you specialize in what few others do. The poles have two parts - one containing soap, the other water for rinsing. Of course, you'll need ladders of varying sizes. And don't forget warning signs. Danger, People Working Above, " for instance, is an important message to product folks who walk by as well as you and your business.