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Cleaning

Everyone should keep their home and workplace clean and tidy. This is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs. Find a unique cleaning business idea below.

Commercial Cleaning and Maintenance

Whether you're interested in cleaning office buildings or removing snow, here are the best commercial cleaning and maintenance business ideas to get you started.

How to Start a Commercial Cleaning Business

How to Start a Commercial Cleaning Business

Carolyn Young

Published on May 25, 2022

Many office blocks and residential towers do not maintain a full-time cleaning crew and must outsource cleaning to commercial companies. As aresult, ...

How to Start a Junk Removal Business

How to Start a Junk Removal Business

Carolyn Young

Published on December 21, 2021

We all accumulate junk we really don’t need, which is why US waste removal is worth nearly $60 billion and growing. By starting your own junkremov ...

How to Start a Janitorial Business

How to Start a Janitorial Business

Carolyn Young

Published on January 10, 2022

Janitorial services are used by businesses, schools, hospitals, government offices, and more. The commercial cleaning industry in the US is valuedat ...

How to Start a Crime Scene Cleanup Business

How to Start a Crime Scene Cleanup Business

Carolyn Young

Published on March 22, 2022

It’s a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. Crime scene cleanup is not for everyone, but it can make for a very profitable business if you’rewi ...

How to Start a Snow Plowing Business

How to Start a Snow Plowing Business

Carolyn Young

Published on March 23, 2022

Many people hate to shovel snow from their driveways, and most businesses don’t have the equipment to plow their parking lots. In comes the snowpl ...

How to Start a Recycling Business

How to Start a Recycling Business

Esther Strauss

Published on April 25, 2021

A recycling business is the entrepreneurial equivalent of killing two birds with one stone: it has good money-making potential AND it’s a good ...

How to Start a Business Cleaning Foreclosed Homes

How to Start a Business Cleaning Foreclosed Homes

Carolyn Young

Published on May 11, 2022

When homes are foreclosed on, people often leave a mess behind when they move out. Realtors and mortgage lenders must then hire cleaners to get thep ...

How to Start a Waste Management Business

How to Start a Waste Management Business

Natalie Fell

Published on June 20, 2022

Garbage might be a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it! That’s why US waste collection is worth $59 billion and the global market expectsstrong ...