If your business responsibilities include overseeing your commercial cleaners, it's important that there are no unhappy surprises. If your current cleaning company keeps letting you down, it reflects poorly on you. And that's not something your career can afford. The commercial cleaning industry in New England is highly competitive. So there's no reason to keep giving a failing cleaning company second chances -- especially when their failures reflect directly on your job performance. Instead, ...

In most places, it's been a long, cold winter. But the annual signs of spring are finally appearing. Baseball teams are reporting to spring training. Heavy coats are being returned to the back of the closet. And people everywhere are getting ready to throw open their window, replace storm windows with screens, and get ready for another season of warm temperatures and sunshine. For most homeowners, spring is the time for deep cleaning of their houses. All the built-up stains, smells, and dirt o...

If you are launching a new business or need to replace your current commercial cleaners because they aren't up to par, finding a new company can be challenging. There are a lot of cleaning companies in New England. So how can you choose the one that is right for your business? Here are some tips on hiring a new cleaning company that will meet your business's specific needs. Cleaning Services Boston -- Word of Mouth Most business owners' first instinct is to go to Google. While that will give yo...

When customers, clients, vendors, and other visitors arrive at your business, what do they see? If they find your offices or store messy, disorganized, or in disarray, they may turn around and walk out. People make instant judgments on businesses based on what they see. So if their first impression of your business is poor, you may be turning potential customers away. Cleaning Services Boston -- The Neatness Factor Why are people turned off by messes? It's because it indicates that you don't ...

Whether you are replacing your existing commercial cleaner or hiring a vendor for a new property, it's critical to make the best choice. The success of your business may not depend on your overnight cleaning service, but it certainly will be affected by it if you make the wrong decision. When hiring a commercial cleaning service, you should look for three things: Responsibility, reliability, and professionalism. While price is also a consideration, if the company you hire fails on one or more...

Whenever the winter weather sets into New England, the number of employees who get sick with cold and flu bugs increase exponentially. The cause of cold and flu season is obvious: Colder weather forces people to work in tighter quarters. There tend to be fewer trips out to visit clients and more time spent working in the office next to or near co-workers. And because colds and flu are spread by physical contact with the germs that cause them, the closer people are the more likely they are ...

Like any other relationship, the shared experience between a business and its cleaning company relies on open communication. When clients and their cleaners are talking to each other, both sides get the most out of the business partnership. But when there isn't any communication or when communication is one-sided, it can lead to problems, including scheduling snafus, mixups on special instructions, and other avoidable issues. Open Lines Unfortunately, both businesses and their cleaning cont...

It's a scenario too many office managers are familiar with: When you arrive in the morning to open the office, you discover that the overnight cleaners forgot to perform important tasks, did a poor job of cleaning the office, or failed to show up altogether. Your business needs to show a neat, organized face to your clients. But when your contracted cleaners aren't providing the services you are paying for, they aren't the ones that look bad. You are. So if you shrug it off or chalk it up ...

Holiday office parties can be great opportunities for coworkers to relax, have fun, and get into the holiday spirit as a community. They can also create a terrible mess. The last thing you want is for an important client to visit your office the morning after your annual holiday office party to find an avalanche of debris left over from the previous night's celebrations. That's why it's important to let your cleaning company know in advance of your holiday party plans. Preparing for the Part...

When most people think of commercial cleaning, they typically think of the cleaning crew that empties garbage cans and cleans bathrooms at their office. But there are actually many different types of commercial cleaning, all of which are important to business success. Retail Stores Retail stores that invite the public to come in and stroll through aisles of shelves filled with products need to be clean. If they aren't, people will stop coming. Stores that are visited by a lot of peop...