Lawn Care / Landscaping

Rake in the Green
Successful landscapers and lawn care professionals reveal their secrets to success in this $20 billion industry. With all the homes, business parks, apartment complexes, shopping malls and hospitals that need landscaping, you can tailor your services and create your dream job. Your business can range from the simple-mowing and edging lawns, raking leaves and clipping hedges-to applying chemicals and fertilizer, trimming and shaping trees, designing landscapes and more. Learn everything you need to know, including:

• How to find customers
• What equipment you'll need
• How to hire and manage employees
• Record keeping and accounting
• Where to find working capital
• How to calculate job estimates
• And more

If you love working outdoors, you owe it to yourself to buy this step-by-step guide and start building your own successful lawn care or landscaping business.

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Home Inspection Service

Handy Around the House? Turn That Talent Into a Lucrative Business!
Home inspections have become standard for a large percentage of the seven million homes bought each year. This presents a huge market for professional inspectors. As a home inspector, you can earn $500 - $800 a day examining the interior and exterior of a home and giving potential home-buyers your professional, informed opinion.
Learn everything you need to know to get started in this booming field. Industry experts reveal their tips and advice on:

• Current typical startup costs for low-end and high-end businesses
• Inspection equipment you'll need
• Whether to operate from home or an office
• How to keep records, manage your finances and stay ahead of your tax liability
• How to advertise and promote your business to find clients
• Market sectors you can't afford to overlook

If you have construction experience or are simply handy around the house, a home inspection service is the business for you.

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Cleaning Services

Sweep Up the Profits
If it can be cleaned, chances are people will pay you to clean it. Houses, carpet, upholstery, windows … the list goes on and on. A vast majority of dual-income families use cleaning services, which means your market is huge. Startup is easy and requires little initial investment.
Allow our experts to teach you everything you need to know to start three of the most in-demand cleaning businesses—residential maid service, commercial janitorial service and carpet/upholstery cleaning—including:

• Current statistics and trend forecasts that keep you ahead of the curve
• The ins and outs of finding customers
• New ideas for hiring and training employees
• What equipment and supplies you’ll need (and where to find them)
• How to use technology to make your business competitive
• Up-to-date legal, tax and insurance requirements
• How to avoid common pitfalls
• Surefire tips for growing your business
• And more

Plus, learn answers to frequently asked questions, and access an appendix of additional resources and checklists to guide you through each step of the startup process.
With the help of our experts, you’ll become a squeaky-clean success in no time!

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