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Can buying a franchise help me get started in carpet cleaning?

Can buying a franchise help me get started in carpet cleaning?

Should I go with a franchise- yes or no? A huge question that faces a beginning carpet cleaner at the worst possible time- before they know anything about this industry! Fear no more as a would-be carpet cleaner in Nashville pops the franchise question to Steve …

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Cashing Out: Preparing Your Cleaning Business for its Eventual Sale

Cashing Out: Preparing Your Cleaning Business for its Eventual Sale

When will you sell your business? Very few make plans for this very likely reality. Do it right with this Special Report.

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A simple card to warn (and soothe) your carpet cleaning customer

A simple card to warn (and soothe) your carpet cleaning customer

Even slightly damp carpets can leave a bad impression on the homeowner. (Even worse if they slip and fall!) Use this simple TIP to create a positive Moment of Truth out of a slippery situation!

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Keeping it all together: The Customer Information Kit

Keeping it all together: The Customer Information Kit

Consistency, Systems, Procedures… making it easy to do it right. Make a first-class arrival AND tactfully sell more services to EVERY single carpet cleaning customer.

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What can carpet cleaners learn from Honda?

What can carpet cleaners learn from Honda?

Even with Honda’s high quality (and profits) their executives still aren’t happy. Why not? Chuck Violand explains and in the process you will learn a valuable lesson for your cleaning and restoration business …

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So what the %&?$#@* is this thing called “SFS”?

So what the %&?$#@* is this thing called “SFS”?

Unsuspecting new carpet cleaners are still wasting time and money attending “sleazy snake-oil seminars”. (Sadly, the old “bait and switch” game doesn’t just happen in people’s homes!) So Steve gets nailed with the totally valid question, “What is SFS?” every day. He unloads right back in this passionate post. Steve also unveils the new “SFS Curriculum” page which supports his claims. See it for yourself in the top menu under “About SFS”.

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Hiring a business consultant for her carpet cleaning business Meg’s Story (Part 3)

Hiring a business consultant for her carpet cleaning business Meg’s Story (Part 3)

Meg and John Burdick have already built an exceptional business. Now they are looking to the future and recognize they need more outside help. So they are taking a scary step of bringing in a local consultant. Read on and ask if you too need more outside help and/or accountability in your life …

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David Gargan discovers “cleaning freedom”!

David Gargan discovers “cleaning freedom”!

Industry veteran David Gargan just loved the physical act of cleaning carpets … until he hit the big 4-0! Learn how Dave “broke free from the wand” and discovered the wonderful gift of personal time with his family.

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