| As a small business owner of a cleaning company, | | | | which is a plus point on your cleaning business' |
| one of the challenges you faces on how to run a | | | | marketing. So basically, it's a give and take situation - |
| cleaning business is the cost-effectiveness of your | | | | you pay them, provide them their compensations, and |
| decisions. Since the house cleaning business is a | | | | in return, you get reliable, skilled, and experienced staff |
| business that involves the selling of services rather | | | | that can make your company. |
| than products, it is quite difficult to decide as to | | | | Subcontractors |
| whether you should hire employees or simply work | | | | Subcontractors are independent contractors that you |
| with subcontractors. | | | | hire only for a certain job. They are not employed by |
| Employees | | | | you. So you simply pay them their fee, and that's about |
| Having employees and personnel in your company | | | | it. However, having subcontractors means having the |
| does have its own benefits too. For one, you can have | | | | same company to work for you, but the people they |
| some people that you can rely on, especially on how | | | | send are not the same. The only focus is to get the |
| to run a cleaning business - during the times when you | | | | job that you hired them for, done. If you are just |
| are not around. Plus, these are people whom you have | | | | starting out, you can hire subcontractors to help you |
| trained, thus can do the job as you expect it to be | | | | accommodate your cleaning jobs. However, when you |
| done. The only thing about having employees is that | | | | are fully operational with a steady pool of clients, you |
| aside from paying them their salaries, which by the | | | | might be better off with employees - it is financially |
| way, must not be below the minimum wage set by the | | | | more practical too. |
| government, you also have to provide them with their | | | | On the other hand, hiring subcontractors to |
| other employee benefits such as sick leave, vacation | | | | accommodate the extra services that you offer is |
| leave with pay, and other allowances. In other words, | | | | also a good idea, since these services are not asked |
| aside from their salaries, you are obliged to provide | | | | for often. Plus, your subcontractors can also be one of |
| them with their employee compensations as | | | | your cleaning business' marketing tools - they can tell |
| requiredby the government. | | | | their other clients about you too. |
| However, if you are a good employer, most of your | | | | It's your house cleaning business and you call the shots. |
| employees will definitely stay with you and you will | | | | Just see what is practical and cost-effective for you |
| have skilled and experienced staff in your company, | | | | and go for it. |