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Start a office and commercial cleaning: the real numbers

Recurring contracts with small businesses. Below is what it actually costs, how long before money arrives, and the part most guides leave out.

Startup capital

€1,500–€6,000

Hours / week

15–45

First income

~6 wks

Net margin

70%

Saturation

medium

Realistic ceiling

€1,300–€4,200+

This ceiling is not a wall

The figure above is what this earns in the shape described — you, running it. Past that it keeps going, but by hiring people or adding units, not by you working more hours. That is a different job from the one you would be starting, and worth knowing before you start it.

What nobody usually tells you

Far better than domestic: monthly contracts, predictable payments, and evening hours fit around a job. But the first clients are found by knocking, not online.

The route, in five steps

  1. Define a ten-minute travel radius
  2. Prepare a monthly contract template and a per-square-metre rate
  3. Visit twenty local businesses in person
  4. Start with two contracts and measure how long they really take
  5. Hire help only once you have four stable contracts

What you'll need to buy

These are the categories every office and commercial cleaning pays for in the first month. We break down what each one actually costs at this size on the tools page.

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Does it hold up for you?

These numbers are the average case. Whether this business clears your target depends on your capital, your hours and how long you can wait — put them in and see.

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