| If you want to start your own cleaning business it is | | | | trend promoting the protection of the environment. |
| very important to create an effective sales message | | | | Here are some thoughts which might serve your |
| that will make you stand out from the competitive | | | | purposes. |
| crowd. To get new customers, you need to gain | | | | Two and a half billion pounds of chemicals, two billion |
| some form of competitive advantage. | | | | pounds of paper, thirty-six billion bags, plastic garbage |
| Recent studies conducted by European experts have | | | | and twenty million vacuum cleaners are consumed, |
| demonstrated a serious concern for the health of | | | | every year, in North America to clean our homes and |
| people at home or at work, when in contact with | | | | buildings. If you can offer a service that is using |
| objects in their environment. To take advantage of | | | | cleaning products and methods that respect the |
| these conclusions, a British cleaning company has | | | | environment and health, you will be in the driver seat. |
| issued a report to its customers discussing some | | | | In addition, from a cost point of view, if you start |
| cleaning and health issues. They state that as much | | | | your own cleaning business and offer services at |
| as 3 295 bacteria per square inch can be present on | | | | prices comparable to conventional methods, your |
| standard computer keyboards, which makes it more | | | | integration into the Green movement will be much |
| dirty than a trash can or a toilet seat. In addition, | | | | easier. According to a recent study, buildings which |
| listeria and salmonella, present in small animals, can | | | | are implementing green practices are not increasing |
| survive for a long period on objects such as a | | | | their maintenance costs. The investment is, in |
| keyboard. The company adds that diseases | | | | general, recovered in three years. The savings are |
| transmitted by contact with the keyboards include | | | | broken down as follows: 30% energy saving, 30 to |
| skin diseases, itching, eczema, fungal infections, | | | | 50% reduction in water consumption and 50 to 97% |
| diphtheria, herpes, gastroenteritis, gum problems, | | | | waste reduction and waste. |
| pneumonia, the hepatitis and food poisoning by E. coli, | | | | In conclusion, we must not forget that going green |
| staphylococcus aureus, coliforms and enterobacteria. | | | | as a cleaning service provider means taking into |
| The company added that studies show that 41% of | | | | account the whole cleaning process, including the |
| men and 19% of women do not wash their hands | | | | choice of cleaning products and their use. For |
| after using the toilet. | | | | example, use an environmentally friendly fabric |
| So, if you start your own cleaning business, you can | | | | product to clean windows. Using paper towels does |
| certainly create a strong message promoting your | | | | not achieve an interesting result for the environment. |
| services around similar health issues. | | | | Or, choose paper towels with 100% post-consumer |
| Another way to be different, is to focus on green | | | | recycled fibers. Those are just a few pointers to get |
| issues. You should take advantage of the growing | | | | you going. |