Here's how to set up a successful cleaning company with less than £100.

Here's how to set up a successful cleaning company with less than £100. Make sure you save it because I'm going to move fast. Hi, I'm Pete. I've helped over a thousand entrepreneurs start their business and a quite a few cleaning companies, so I want to share that knowledge with you now to get you started. Oh, and I also did a video that went viral and it created lots of chat about whether or not you could set up a cleaning company for less than £200. Lots of debate, so I thought I'd give you my opinion. Number one, set up as self-employed. That's the first thing you need to do. I've got this. You can get that for free in the link in the bio, which will help you go through the steps to set up as self-employed. It's actually really simple and don't pay anyone to do it for you. Step two is to set up a bank account. There's lots of fantastic bank accounts out there now, Monzo, Starling, Tide, loads of them. Really easy. It's gone are the days we have to sit in a bank manager's office and wait for an account number and sort code for two weeks. You can jump on your phones now and fill in the details and you'll have a sort code and account number for people to pay you, which ultimately is the most important thing. Number three, yes, you do need to get insured. It was a question that cropped up a lot when I was discussing it with people. You can actually get amazing insurance. I got a quote so I could do this video to share that information with you. I did a quote with Axa and two million liability insurance for when you go into people's houses costs £20 up front and then £8 a month, so it's not as expensive as you think and really important if something happens, i.e., you damage someone's goods in their house and get in trouble. Number four, you might want to get some disclosure checks. That's something I learned. It's not a necessity, but you can get the basic disclosure checks, you know, police checks, police record checks. Some of your clients might ask for it, especially if you're going down the commercial cleaning route. It might be a requirement, but that only the basic checks in Scotland cost £25. I can't imagine it'll be much more anywhere else, so you can add that to the list. Number five, decide whether you're going to go domestic cleaning or commercial cleaning. You may do a mix of both. I would suggest that domestic cleaning is easier to get into to start off with using your networks, but equally the people I've worked with have a mixture, which can be quite nice with regards to payment plans and regular income. So work out where you think you might get most clients to begin with. Number six, one of the ones that people get most stressed about, set your pricing. Do not try and compete on the lowest price. It's just not worth it. It's not fun. It's miserable. You start hating your job. The research that I've done, cleaners at the moment are charging between £15 and £20 per hour. I would also suggest that if you're doing one-off deep cleans, that you price on value created. So don't really price per hour. You can probably charge more because you're creating more value for the client and I would also use that strategy if you're going into commercial environment. Any questions about that, just drop the any questions in the comments. Number seven, go shopping. Don't go crazy at the beginning. You can probably go to local shops, Aldi, Lidl, B&M, get some really good cleaning supplies. That will get you started and then after you get your first payment and start making money, you can add to these supplies if required, but don't go crazy. You don't need to spend a lot of money. Number eight, and most importantly, you need to start telling people what you're up to. Tell people that you've started your own business. Friends, groups, networks, WhatsApp groups you're on, tell people that you have started and I guarantee people will help sell your services. The two businesses that I've helped recently are fully booked just from texting a few WhatsApp groups and telling them what they do and asking for help in promoting their services. So get on the socials and tell people about it. Number nine, make sure if you've got regular clients, especially commercial ones, that you set up direct debits. GoCardless is a great app that I've used in the past to do this. It means the amount that that person owes you will just drop into your bank account without you chasing them, which can sometimes be a little bit awkward. Finally, and number 10, make sure you ask your clients if you've done a good job to ask for referrals. Do they have any friends that they can refer you to? It's the most powerful way to get new business and also ask them for some testimonials. That will help you sell your services. Quickly talk about transport. This caused a lot of arguments when I was discussing in the comments from my last video. You do not need a car to have a cleaning business. I have lots of successful people that don't have a car that run a cleaning business. You can get the bus, you can get local transport to the various houses and quite often the big bulky stuff like Hoovers and mops, etc., the clients already have that, especially if you're doing holiday homes or bigger houses, they have that stuff or maybe the clientele might be a bit older, they have that stuff, so you can arrive and use their kit and then go away. So it's not a barrier to you starting a business, so don't use it as an excuse. Cleaning business is a great business to get you going and learn on that entrepreneurial journey. I've done some sums if you're interested at the bottom here. You can definitely earn about £30,000 a year and that's calculated on a four-day working week, working eight hours, charging £20, also with six weeks holiday in there, so there's huge flexibility. I definitely think you could make more than that. I've just tried to be a bit conservative about the estimates there, but it's a fantastic job to learn the trade. Sometimes the difficulty is in growing a cleaning business, but I think that's for another video. Good luck. Remember, save the video. If you've got any questions, more than happy to help, send me a message, ask me the questions in the comments, and more importantly, tell me about your business and how you get on. Good luck.