When hiring a cleaning contractor for your office, retail store, or business, you have certain expectations. You want somebody who is going to be reliable. You need cleaners to know what they are doing. And you expect attention to detail. Contract cleaners often work unsupervised by their clients. So their cleaners also need to be honest, hard-working and committed to doing a good job every time. So how can you get all that when hiring new cleaners for your business? Cleaning Services Boston - ...

People are creatures of habit. When we work all day in the same space, what it looks like often fades into the background. Most business owners who have a dirty or messy workplace often don't even realize it. But you can be sure that their clients or customers will. Imagine walking into a professional office or retail store and seeing overflowing garbage bins, unswept floors, or dirt-stained work surfaces. It could be enough to make you around and walk right out the door. Yet because the peopl...

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 ...