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    Posted: 11/October/2008 at 10:16pm
I want to get into the carpet cleaning business but I don't know where to start can you guys give me some advice.
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Do you have Business management and Marketing skills?
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No, carpet just sounds like something I would be interested in
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Steaminpile Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12/October/2008 at 7:52pm
have you cleaned carpets ????
 
it's not for everyone IMO,,,,,,,,I know I had my brother help me a few times,,,,,he thinks I'm nuts for liking it
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote CleanKing Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12/October/2008 at 11:46pm
No but what got me interested in carpet cleaning is a saw an ad on the internet about the rotovac  but I never really looked into it
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How much money do you have to invest??? & Do you have a business plan??

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Honestly I don't have any money to invest and as far as a business plan goes I don't have a business plan written up but I do have business plan lay out forms that I got from www.odod.state.oh.us
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have you ever cleaned before...or taken any IICRC course???
 
man there is a lot you haven't done....and you don't have any money...
 
maybe you should get a job at a carpet cleaning firm...Big%20smile
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A bucket.. Scrub brush and some rags  LOL ...............  Cry 
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I laughed at this post
I dont predict the future or sell glides, am I allowed on this site?
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Sounds like the way most of us started out LOL..........I started out not knowing squat about a carpet and still don't....................but I have made alot of money cleaning them
 
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Go get a job working for a local big company. The high season is starting soon and many companies hire for the summer and then fire when it slows down. If you like what you see than come back and ask how to start on your own.
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