Running a cleaning business is about more than just cleaning. That's why we've put together a list of business-related resources to help you in your day-to-day operations. This list has been put together based on industry member recommendations and industry trade association membership. It's not comprehensive. If you have a company you'd like to us to add, send a message [email protected].

Business Services

24/7 Software: Provider of operations management software solutions. 24/7Software.com

Answerworx: Specializing in 24-hour telephone answering services for small business. www.AnswerWorx.com

Automate Motivate: A small business tool that will improve your company culture by aligning your goals with your employees (by the creators of Send Jim). servicemoxie.com/automate-motivate

Aztec Financial: Provides fast, easy, and flexible financing on new and used equipment. AztecFinancial.com

Bidslot: Qualified appointment setting, answering service, and virtual assistants. www.BidslotProgram.com

Broadly: Customer experience and online reputation software that helps your company get more reviews, attract more leads, and foster loyal customer relationships. broadly.com

Clean Guru: Janitorial softward that delivers easy-to-use online and mobile bidding, work ticket, CRM, and invoicing software for cleaning businesses wanting to grow and stay profitable. www.CleanGuru.com

CleanTelligent Software: A quality control janitorial software designed to help build and preserve success for building service contractors. Cleantelligent.com

Conquer: A community of home service owners working to create a balanced entrepreneurial life through coaching and systems. https://automategrowsell.com/

The Customer Factor:  CRM software designed for window cleaners and other service contractors that keeps up with customers, scheduling, invoicing, accepts credit cards, and provides a variety of reports. https://www.thecustomerfactor.com/

Epay Solutions: Complete HR and Payroll software solution designed for employers with a distributed, hourly workforce. EpaySystems.com

Expert Safety Services: A fully insured company providing safety training and consulting services. ExpertSafetyServices.com

Express Time Solutions: Janitorial telephone and PC-based automated timekeeping and management software that helps decrease payroll; track employees; budget buildings; and provide paging, voicemail, text, and email notifications in multi languages. ExpressTime.net

FinPrint: Premium custom apparel. Full color digital and screen printing methods. Vibrant life lasting colours. www.fin-print.com

HouseCall Pro: Software program that helps with scheduling, dispatching, estimates, invoices, and payments. https://www.housecallpro.com/grow-smarter/

IICRC Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification: Certification body in the cleaning industry, typically associated with carpet cleaning, which has branched into hard floor care and mold remediation. IICRC.org

IntelliCorp Records, Inc.: IntelliCorp delivers high quality background screening services.

Jill's Office: Virtual receptionists to ensure you don't miss phone calls.

Jobber: Field service scheduling software and app that helps with quotes, scheduling, invoicing, and getting paid—all in one place. GetJobber.com

Joseph D Walters Insurance: A full service independent insurance agency that has been serving the pressure washing industry since 1978.

ManageClean: A cloud-based business management software for commercial cleaning, janitorial services and building service companies.

Markate: The everything software for service-based businesses that look for affordable, mobile-ready and, easy-to-use management solution. www.Markate.com

NiceJob: Reputation management tool that assists companies in gaining websites from customers and collecting them to create stories they can share on their domains, social media accounts, and major review sites. www.NiceJob.co

Quality Driven Software: Customer satisfaction software for cleaning and landscaping businesseses that lets you track customer satisfaction trends and employee performance ratings in real time. QualityDrivenSoftware.com

Responsibid: Software program (designed by a window cleaner) that lets you add instant customer quotes to your website.  https://get.responsibid.com/

SDS Manuals: SDS and Employee Manuals for the Exterior Cleaning Community. www.SDSManuals.com

Send Jim: A direct mail marketing software designed for service business owners. SendJim.com

Service Monster: Business software for field service professionals, providing an online all-in-one customer management, scheduling, and marketing solution. 

Sign2Day: Yard signs and business tools (logos, business cards, trade show banners, etc.) that make the sale. sign2day.com

Sunbelt rentals: Supplies rental equipment 24/7 for the facilities market including emergency power generation, HVAC, dehumidification, Pumps, aerial lift products, ride-on and walk behind scrubbers, polishers, lawn and garden equipment, and a full line of general tool rental solutions. Automated indoor/outdoor floor care and surface prep equipment. www.SunbeltRentals.com

Window Cleaning Estimator: App that makes it easy to count windows for estimates. WindowCleaningEstimator.com

Industry Trade Associations

International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA): www.IWCA.org

International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA): www.ISSA.com

Power Washers of North America (PWNA): www.PWNA.org

Professional Worldwide Mobile Cleaning Association (PWMCA): www.PWMCA.org

United Association of Mobile Contrct Cleaners (UAMCC): www.UAMCC.org