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The Construction Industry offers some of the best opportunities and the hardest, most challenging work available, for Commercial Cleaning vendors.  Construction site clean up projects can, and if structured correctly will, prove to be the most lucrative aspect of a commercial cleaning business.  They can also prove to be the hardest work, the biggest headaches and a scheduling/staffing nightmare. It’s all about communication, documentation and accountability.  New construction cleanup and construction cleaning jobs are available in almost any location.  A business letter from a janitorial service or commercial cleaning company to the main office of the general contractor is how to get the ball rolling.  An introductory letter requesting to have your company placed on their “bidders list”, along with a copy of your insurance and business licenses, construction industry references with phone numbers and some documentation of your abilities seems to go a long way.  But that’s only the first step of many.  A flyer or brochure will easily address your abilities.  Construction site cleaning opportunities happen quickly and will go to the post construction cleaning company with all the paperwork completed and in place.

How to bid final, post or after construction cleaning is the question most janitorial companies seem to be interested in, but that challenge won’t be addressed correctly until you shake the hand of the Site Superintendant or Project Manager.  The key to working with construction contractors consistently is the contractors perception that you are familiar with their requirements and that you can accomplish them on a strict time schedule and in an uneventful manner.  It would be smart to establish a new d.b.a. with a construction related name (i.e. Sparkle Cleaning d.b.a. Site Cleaning Support).  Go to Home Depot and get a white hard hat (.00?) and a reflective safety vest (.00?).  Go to an ad specialties store, get a work shirt and have them embroider your company name on it.  Have them letter the hard hat and the vest with the same name also.  Office Depot makes quick “no frills” business cards for about .00 for a hundred.  Have some conservative basic cards made.  Jeans and work boots are a must.  On a construction site, the person from Site Cleaning Support with the uniform, hard hat and safety vest will quickly get an invitation to bid.  The person from Sparkle Cleaning, with the “pink flowers and bubbles” business card, will either get punched in the nose or receive the kind of attention they don’t want!  When you visit the site for the first time, look for the construction office trailer.  Identify yourself as a contractor and ask for the Superintendant or Project Manager.  Don’t try to sell anyone else, this is very important.  Only speak with the Super, PM or their administrative staff in the office trailer.  Contractors disrupting the flow of work on a site are a problem, will be asked to leave the site and will not be asked to bid.  Your first statement to the PM should be: “Hi, I’m a cleaning contractor and I’m interested in competing for work on this project.”  Shortly after that you should say: “I know you’re very busy and I won’t take up your time right now, but I do want  to be considered when the time is right.  What’s your turn over date?” and then “Our paperwork is already of file at your office and so I don’t pester you, what would be a good approximate date to stop back?”  Shake their hand, leave a card and maybe a flyer and then get off their site.

When you start to put together a post construction cleaning company business plan, it’s important to understand the opportunities available with construction site clean up.  More importantly, it’s mandatory to understand the scope of work pending, and the time frames available for that work in the Project Manager’s mind, regarding cleaning on his site.  Basic new structure cleaning is a given and can be addressed in two ways depending on the sites needs.  It can be contracted to be done all at one time or in phases as the site progresses.  Here’s a simple example of three phase cleaning for a residential construction cleanup proposal:

Phase one – “Rough Clean”

A phase one cleaning may be requested by the GC after the framing, plumbing and electrical have been inspected and completed.  This phase may be done before or after the sheetrock has been installed or what is also considered the “dried in stage”.  The phase one cleaning will consist of the removal of large debris and trash, stickers will be removed from windows and the unit will be swept out.  This phase will help prepare for the incoming subs for painting, flooring, fixtures and cabinetry.              

Phase two – “Prep Clean”

A phase two cleaning will be requested prior to the GC’s inspection leading to the final “punch list” for all contractors.  This phase will consist of a detailed cleaning of the kitchen and restrooms to include: sinks, toilets, tubs, showers, countertops and cabinets.  This phase includes removal of any stickers remaining on the appliances, fixtures, cabinets and windows.  Cleaning baseboards, light fixtures, door frames, interior windows, window ledges, mirrors, floors vacuumed and mopped as necessary to prepare for the punch list.  Important note: At this point of the construction process, various contractors may be still returning to the unit to address concerns.  Phase two should be scheduled after their concerns have been addressed.  Phase two cleaning items requested after the phase two cleaning has been completed and approved will be provided at an additional charge.

Phase three – “Punch Clean or Final Clean”

A phase three cleaning during a post construction clean will be requested after the GC’s inspection’s have taken place and no other subs will be entering into the unit.  In this phase, all touch ups will be addressed and everything will be considered move in ready.  The effort will finalize with the garage being swept, carpet vacuumed, floors mopped and any dust still remaining will be addressed.  When this phase is approved, the site cleaning effort for this unit will be considered complete.

The template construction bid example above is an intelligent way to avoid one of the major pitfalls of the construction site cleaning business.  Addressing a site in “phases” allows the new construction cleanup company to have their completed worked signed off as: “work complete, no additional work required”.  With sub-contractors perpetually returning to a unit under construction to continue their work, the commercial cleaning company’s work is often overlooked.  The Site Superintendent will ask the cleaning company to return and touch up their work over and over again without an offer of payment for the additional work.  The cleaning contractor should have each phase of cleaning signed off as complete and no additional work required by the Site Superintendent.  With larger sites, and multi-unit sites, each unit should be signed off separately and as quickly as possible after completion of the cleaning.  An individual charge for each unit, per phase, helps with invoicing and documents pricing if the Superintendent request’s a re-clean.  Large amounts of money can be made with re-cleans when a site’s scheduling isn’t well planned by the general contractor.

A construction cleanup proposal can address a lot more then basic cleaning and the rates for construction cleanup project work (i.e. floor and carpet care) may be very attractive.  There is an art to projecting a post construction cleaning business plan and it’s found in the Superintendant’s view of the scope of work and his cost’s therein.  He has a budget projection, and his view of that budget projection, for all his cleaning requirements and it’s broken down by tasks.  Basic cleaning is one task, but he may view it as hiring cheap labor from one of the temp agencies for the rough clean and then hiring a contractor for the final clean.  He also has a budget, and an opinion  of that budget for floor care, carpet care, excess height cleaning and high pressure washing.  Construction cleaning jobs can be contracted hourly or in total flat rate.  Understanding the Superintendent’s view and goal is what counts in writing bidding sites that win.

Rates for construction cleanup floor care, carpet care, excessive height cleaning and high pressure washing are typically higher than the prices charged for existing structure work.  That’s just the way their budget’s work.  It doesn’t really make sense, because working with a new floor or carpet is quite a bit easier, so this is where the construction cleaning company should make their profit.  When pricing post construction cleaning jobs, you should consider making your general labor charges competitive with the temp agency rate, but project that rate for the amount of hours the superintendent expects the unskilled labor to complete the task in.  This will offer the Superintendent skilled and supervised labor, instead of temp agency labor, at an attractive rate and if you follow the sign-off sheet suggestions above you should still make substantial profit.  Your experienced staff can complete the tasks in a shorter time frame than the Superintendent will be expecting to pay the temp agency by the hour.  You charge by the completed task.  Your competitive general cleaning rates are the hook and the expensive project work is the brass ring.  This can prove to be an incredible windfall due to excessive amount of square footage at some of these construction site clean up projects.

Pricing post construction cleaning jobs with the intent of making serious profit on the total job, while protecting profit in each individual task of the project, is an acquired skill and should be studied at length.  Learning how to bid final, post or after construction cleaning takes more than reading a sample contract for a janitorial service or a template construction bid example.  Template construction bid examples are available on-line and researching them should be a major part of your post construction cleaning company business plan.  A business letter and janitorial service literature are also available to research for your post construction cleaning company business plan, but it really takes walking the site, speaking with their people in charge, and internalizing the actual work necessary to find your profit.  How to bid final, post or after construction cleaning is a skill well worth taking the time to investigate.

by House Photography

The key to good construction communication starts with Letter Etiquette. Writing a business letter is not simply a matter of expressing your position clearly. The manner you write in, letter layout and the etiquette you employ may all have a significant impact on the success or failure of a construction business.

The first step is to Standardize the layout of your Letterheads. It is surprising to receive letters from different individuals from the same company with different colours, stretched logo’s, company information and general layout. You do not want contrasting marketing messages every time your company communicates with a potential customer. Build a brand or recognizable identity for your construction company. A good letter becomes a key element of overall branding.

Letters should be responded to promptly or within 7 working days. If this is not possible then an acknowledgement should be sent either by letter, fax, phone or e-mail. Always use reference numbers or clearly state the purpose of the letter at the top, for example, ‘Re: Project Name – Quotation’. This allows the receiver to trace correspondence and immediately set your letter within a context.

Always make sure you have spelt the recipient’s name correctly. It may sound simple, but you would be surprised at how many people fail to do so. The recipient’s name should include titles, honours or qualifications if deemed necessary.

When replying to points or questions the proper etiquette is to respond in the same order as they were asked. Try to keep all business letters formal in style even when the receiver is familiar to you. Refrain from using emotional words such as I and you and rather replace these with “We” or “your business name” and the other party’s business name.

Letters should be signed personally. It is unprofessional and disrespectful if a letter is left unsigned. However, having a secretary or a PA sign on behalf of you is not considered a breach of business etiquette.

Online-templatestore provides a good standard letterhead example with guidelines for any business.

by A&A Design Build Remodeling, Inc.

Are you planning to remodel your existing home or are you thinking of buying a house and have it improved? Understand that home remodeling is a serious business, an investment that would add value to your home. It is therefore important to get down to details and employ the expertise of professionals. It is also important that you are knowledgeable of the whole program of activities. Whether you are giving your existing home a face lift or remodeling a house you purchase before moving in, as the owner, it is best to be involved in the planning of the remodeling.

If you’re into process of considering the help of a professional House Remodeling or home improvement services, don’t think twice for Vista Remodeling services. This remodeling and home improvement company has been in this business since 1999. Vista Remodeling can actually provide you the services you need for the four basic areas that should be checked before going through remodeling. Remember what counts the most in any building is the structure itself. Would you go on painting a roof with out repairing the leaking? Surely you would not waste money on such project. Vista Remodeling would definitely give you the kind of assistance you need.

But prior to soliciting the assistance of Vista Remodeling service, the best thing to do is to check first the condition of the roof, the plumbing, the foundation and the electrical system. Consider as well your bathroom, basement, kitchen and flooring. Is there any major remodeling or renovation needed? If you have determined remodeling or renovating needs and after going thru thorough check up and you find that all is still at its best condition, now you are ready to do the simpler but serious business of remodeling.

Remodeling involves the changing or improving the interior or the exterior of the house or both. This is Vista Remodeling services’ expertise actually. The company can service you the remodeling of the exterior part of the house, the areas of concern could be the roof, the windows, doors and the whole outside appearance of the house. Unless there should be a major roof repair, most of the exterior remodeling job involves painting jobs. And while painting jobs could be a do-it – yourself thing but a lot of professional painters from Vista Remodeling company could do the job better and fast. You’ll be amazed how Vista Remodeling crews could do the painting and wall coverings renovation from your basement, bathroom or kitchen.

These exterior remodeling jobs could be handled by the Vista Remodeling. For sure you want an expert to handle your remodeling needs or your complete home improvement needs. The best part of hiring the Vista Remodeling services is that the company’s engineers, architects and designers work hand in hand for the completion of your remodeling needs. These skilled individuals will discuss with you your preferences and make sure to provide you the best service possible according to your budget and preferences. Be sure to hire someone with string of references, expertise and years of experience and that’s how Vista Remodeling services is.

Of course, when you go for interior remodeling in the house, you will have to go through a lot of decision- making. The factors involved in your decision are the budget and design. Again, you may decide to do-it-yourself design or get the expertise of a credible home improvement services like Vista Remodeling. And with the help of Vista Remodeling, you can consult an agent or you can actually visit their official website and just choose which remodeling choices you prefer and click on the appropriate information needed through their site. You’ll be given the approximate expenditures right away. You may sit down with the professional interior designer and give him you desired design.

To check further on House Remodeling stuffs, make sure to scout for best remodeling options at the Vista Remodeling site.

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by Grant MacDonald

So you’ve searched for construction pipeline reviews?

In this article I’m going to talk about construction pipeline reviews and give my full review on a great company that are currently serving over 2000 customers per month and continue to obtain a very high customer satisfaction rate of over 95%.

I spoke to construction pipeline because I wanted to ask them a couple of questions before going ahead with my full construction pipeline reviews! – I spoke to them about their customer satisfaction rate, how many customers they deal with, and why they get the odd bad review (like any company does).

Construction pipeline said that the problem they face is that they do business with over 2000 customers per month! Out of these 2000 a very small number aren’t satisfied yet still over 95% of customers are highly satisfied! They said that in business it’s simply not possible to satisfy everyone because people are individuals who have different expectations!

After speaking with construction pipeline prior to writing my construction pipeline reviews I decided to get online and do my research about this company! I’m personally a satisfied customer who does regular business with construction pipeline, however I wanted to see what other peoples thoughts were to gauge their reaction of a company that I would personally highly recommend!

Although I came across the odd positive review, some of the construction pipeline reviews I found were not so positive! Although I figured that these may be the small percentage of people who are not satisfied I was sceptical that they were even real as they were very vague!

After doing some more research I’ve found that some competitor companies will often post fake reviews about other companies and make up stories purely to ruin the reputation of their competitor companies! This is something that happens a lot in the world on online marketing as it’s something that is so easy to do because of the internet!

This is one of my construction pipeline reviews though and I’m telling the truth about a great company that have been providing me with a great service for quite some time now! I’m 100% satisfied with the service I’ve received and I urge other satisfied customers to come forward and write their own construction pipeline reviews to show this company as what they really are!

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Construction Buy Leads – Creating Long Withstanding Global Business

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Emily Ralph is an independent small business consultant who advises and counsels small business owners and helps them. To Access more information about construction buy leads, business buy offers, small business manufacturer, fashion products buy leads and automotive parts suppliers visit http://www.hellotrade.com

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Construction is usually a coordinative effort of general contractors who specialize in singular type of construction such as residential or commercial buildings and industrial arenas. These contractors take complete responsibility of the job and at times subcontract the work, which involves heavy construction or specialized trade contractors. Their services include repairing or constructing a building using innovation and creativity donned by the architect.

The construction buy leads have derived a new dimension with the coming of Internet and online dealings. It has given a new face to the world of business and today information can be accessed sitting in your office with utmost ease. Nowadays it’s not important to use contacts in the relevant industry to gain information, infact details on the latest projects and construction buy leads are available on varied online portals. You can get information as per your product and industry specifications.

The construction database is available on these sites and constitutes detailed structured information like contact details, work area, telephone and fax numbers, addresses and product related specifications. This entire information can be sought from the online site without any networking or use of information given by a middleman. You can access construction buy leads on a global parameter by just mentioning the country, product or service and your selling proposition. The result extracted out of your efforts help you to discover the construction buy leads and business opportunities, which are feasible.

The most important part of registering with these online sites is that they align the construction buy leads in such a way that the ones which match up with your product specifications are sent to you through an e-mail. So, it saves your time as the filtration is already taken place. You can gain access to the construction buy leads irrespective whether you are an entrepreneur or a renowned construction company. In case you are a small construction contractor; you can sell your services to construction buy leads who are prevalent in horizontal markets.

Construction buy leads gives you so many benefits as a supplier of construction equipments and services. We have a global market, which is available on the Internet to help small companies expand in a matter of time. It not only helps you increase your annual income but also helps you penetrate deeper into the relevant construction market. Online trading gives you an opportunity to identify the accurate construction buy lead for your product on a globalized platform. It assists you in trading both domestic and international.

Reaching a potential construction buy lead involves a simple procedure as given below:

• The initial step is to become a member wherein mostly the registration is free.
• Immediately after registration, your product specifications and business details will be added in the company directory, this culminates your company profile.
• You would be able to start with online trading with potential construction buy leads who are specifically segregated keeping your product specification in mi

Construction buy leads are cost effective and time saving in nature. As a contractor or a company, you are being subjected to millions of clients and potential leads that match up with your interest. As you explore further, you will be reaching those who need your products, services and effective solutions without disturbing those who do not. You can make your selection based on the geographical status, age criteria, income, turn over and varied parameters. It also helps you create a bond with the buyer and gives you the initiative of a long withstanding business relationship.

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a.The first step would be to finalise how you are going to operate the business( that is whether you will be working alone or as a franchisee of a reputed firm or as an associate with some one else or as a LLC with a formally constituted board of members)

b.Then you must get yourself a business number and proper registration.Checking up the Government listings will provide you with the correct number.An attorney will be able to do this for you.Next you should also consult an accountant about the formalities to be completed regarding taxation.

c.Then comes the preparation of interior design business plan for yourself.  The plan should contain an executive summary ,all organizational details – (list of people involved in the business – their qualifications, their experiences and their role in the new venture), details about your prospective market ( details about the segment in which you intend to operate, the target market size in numbers, the demographic breakup of the market), a detailed budget for the next few years ,  cost analysis ( will include both start up costs and recurring working capital cost),funding requirements, income and profitability analysis, a list of your suppliers along with their terms of service, a portfolio of your existing work, a note on how you intend to address the technical aspects, details about your statutory compliance,marketing strategy, pricing strategy, the accounting and human resource policies and a future plan for your venture.

Once you have got the above in place your groundwork is almost complete and you now need to do the following purchase certain materials that are essential to this business. Most of these materials acan be got for free if you know where to look for it.The list of the materials is as follows;

1.Samples of different types of fabric( available for free at any furniture store)
2.Interior design magazines like Martha Stewart Living,Home,elle decor,Country home and any others that you wish for your clients.
3.Colour swatches for paints and fabrics(available for free at any paint shop)
4.Furniture catalogues(free from different furniture retailers)
5.Bathroom and kitchen catalogues.
6. Bedroom catalogues and any other design catalogues that can give your clients a visual image of a design.
7.Pictures of your work and recommendations(initially get them from family and friends)
8. The most important document of all is your portfolio.The portfolio is a collection of  all proof of your work along with pictures and details of the same.It should contain photographs of all your work along with a cost chart of your services. It should essentially include recommendations and a copy of necessary credentials if any and testimonials.
Remember that a portfolio is your entry ticket into the business and it is that document which will get you clients and hence you need to spend some time creating a professional one.

After you have compiled the above list you now need to let the world know that you ready to start interior design business.The following are some things that you could do in the initial stages of starting your  business to build up a solid client base.

1.Draw up a client list based on references from friends and family.
2. Build up a network of clients based on referrals from professional contacts.

3.Make and distribute your business cards to all architects and realtors in  your area.
4.Arrange for presentations on the importance of interior designing and promote your services in all the offices in your area.
5 Arrange for a presentation with the ladies of the local country clubs and with the members the local service associations and organizations and conduct a similar exercise for them.
6. You can have a flier promoting your business distributed with the newspapers in your target area.
7. Distribution  of pamphlets in the churces of your target area on Sundays is a very good way to let people know of your presence.

8.Distribute your business cards to all suppliers and vendors in the area to increase your visibility among them.

These activities will ensure that you are visible in the market and peopel know of your business. A repitition and follow up of the same list at regular intervals in the initial phase of your business will guarantee to a good client base to work with.

Having completed the above you can now get ready for action and begin building your own business.Good luck to you for a great business.

Are you in search of some interior design website templates from a template shop? I presume that you are coming across many interior design web templates but could not decide which interior design website templates are perfect for boosting a successful or growing business! I think, you must look for a reputed template shop and find out if the templates are perfect in design, user friendly and search engine friendly.

Below I have tried to communicate to you some of the qualities of perfect interior design web templates.

In designs all the interior design website templates have to be catchy. The interior design business relates to beautification. So placement of interior design diagrams and images should be perfect.
The layout of the templates has to be very simple in structures. In placement of navigation menus, graphics and other visual effects have to be easy accessible or the user tend to skip unfriendly sites.
The interior design web templates must be programming friendly, else at the time of development the templates may lose effective look.
The interior design web templates need to be customization friendly to utmost possible extent. If it is not, how could someone make it completely own?
The templates need to be search engine optimization friendly. Sometimes for better search results little changes have to be done on templates. It should support those changes.

If you have found these qualities in interior design web templates, second most important task is of finding a template shop.  Look for a template shop with maximum choice of interior design web templates to choose from. See if the shop has good reputation in the market too. I hope you will mind the above points and certainly find out the perfect web template of your choice. Make your mark in interior design business though glorious interior design website templates.

Home security is on everybody’s mind these days. If you have a home-based business or a home office you can be the target of both asset theft and personal attack right in your own home.

In this series of articles, we look at three practical security steps you can take to guard your home and home business against attack using personal security and home security assessments.

Step 1 – Physical security

Keeping your physical security simple and cost effective is vitally important. If it becomes a burden, you know you won’t keep it up. This approach uses a combination of home security and personal security.

The underlying issue to consider is what it would cost you if you were robbed, sustained asset damage or sustained personal injury? Look around your home, your home based business and, using a pad and pen or a simple word document, note the replacement costs for the furniture, stationery, paper books, technology products, computer software and downloads and other items that could be stolen or damaged in a home invasion.

Now look at your personal security and consider the cost of physical injury to your body, or your mental equilibrium, if faced with assault, confrontation with a thief or the aftermath of such. Put figures on what it would cost you to repair this damage and to cover your absence from the home based business if that were to occur.

Now, look at the cost of protecting yourself against this physical damage. If you aren’t already familiar with ballpark figures for some of these items, contact a retail outlet, or your local medical center, or look them up on the internet. When you have a list of figures, total it and see what a simple Break & Enter might cost you.

Then it’s time to look at options for physical protection – simple home security and personal security. These will be influenced by factors such as: your location, building style, property location demographics, local police crime statistics, assets on the premises, your psychological risk-management approach (see the forthcoming part three of this article series: Personal Security in Your Home-Based Business).

Some of the options you might consider include:

• a variety of simple easy-to-mount door alarms and locks, and window alarms and locks;

• a driveway alarm to alert you to visitors or intruders before they reach the house;

• a front door viewer or even door viewer camera that gives you a record of who’s there when you aren’t;

• a personal alarm – you don’t want to be hunting for help in an emergency;

• internal door alarm stoppers as an alternative to alarms for external doors and windows – less expense and good for those in shared accommodation or travelers;

• outdoor cameras for deterrence value and recording or indoor viewing;

• fake surveillance cameras for deterrence;

• an indoor safe if necessary, although a safe can be an attraction for some;

• diversion safes – those small container safes that look like everyday items of no value, inside which you hide small valuables;

• personal or door alarms that send out prearranged calls to alert authorities, relatives or associates when there is a break-in;

• emergency lights so you don’t have to come home in the dark; and finally, but just as importantly,

• insurance: for your property and contents, for personal injury, for income protection.

Tick which of these you might like to consider for your home based business and find ball-park costings for them. For some initial product price options for the budget savvy, see the link below.

Now you are ready to compare what it will cost you to pick up the pieces after a theft or attack and what it will cost you to guard against or cover yourself against that attack. This gives you the ability to make your home security decision and act.

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