I was about 14 years old when my mother and sister decided they had had enough retail sales, and now instead they were going to go clean other people’s houses. After taking an ad out in the local paper, and scheduling the very first cleaning, my mother asked if I would accompany her to clean this first house. I don’t remember my level of enthusiasm – House cleaning Randolph, NJ – at the idea, but I’m sure I agreed to keep her company without much difficulty; my mother has always been spontaneous and creative with wild off the wall ideas, and since it was summer, and school was out, I didn’t have much else going on. Although she did all the work, and I was there mostly for moral support, I am sure I contributed with some dusting and vacuuming.
I cannot remember whether they arrived at the idea themselves or someone planted it in their minds, but I do remember them later explaining that it was a business one could start that required little to no startup capital. Pretty soon, a few houses in, and a decent return on investment later, my mother and sister officially – House cleaning Randolph, NJ – created Happy Home Services, Inc.After about a year of building up their customer base, they decided it was time to expand beyond the number of houses they could clean on their own, and hired others to help clean. They bought a second car, split up, and created what would become Team #2.
At which point some of the original customers felt a little weird that it was no longer the Mother/Daughter team cleaning, and not feeling comfortable with seeing different people, they canceled the service. Fortunately, my mom and sister were not only great cleaners but also great at selling the business, and more new customers came than those who left.
Our slogan “A Clean House is a Happy Home” was organically born out of our passion for the business. There is no doubt we have made mistakes along the way, both while learning how to best treat our customers, and in how to– House cleaning Randolph, NJ – run a business, but crystal clear is the reason for our staying power: We love to see our customers’ houses clean. Beyond training our cleaning people, we impart on them our passion for clean and organized spaces – This is the reason our cleaning teams excel at what they do.
29 years and thousands of houses later, I would say they made a pretty good decision.