6 Housekeeping Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 30th, 2023

Start A Housekeeping Business

Starting a housekeeping business can be a lucrative venture as it allows you to offer a much-needed service to homeowners and businesses that are in need of assistance in maintaining a tidy and clean environment.

As a housekeeper, you will be responsible for performing a variety of tasks, including dusting, vacuuming, mopping, and cleaning bathrooms and kitchens. Your services can be customized to meet the specific needs of your clients, whether they require a regular cleaning schedule or a one-time deep cleaning.

By providing reliable and high-quality housekeeping services, you can help your clients save time and energy while also contributing to the health and well-being of their living or working space.

To start a successful house cleaning company, you need to hire reliable, efficient, and trustworthy staff, implement rigorous training procedures focused on safe and high-quality cleaning methods, use online platforms to simplify booking and payments and retain long-term clients by providing flexible scheduling and customizable services.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a housekeeping business:

1. Bright & Beautiful ($5M/year)

How much they make: $5M/year
Current team size: 800

The career woman who employs hundreds of people in a £5m cleaning franchise

Bright & Beautiful is a UK-based professional housekeeping franchise with over 50 locations, founded by Rachel Ray in 2007 after quitting her consulting job to meet a need for eco-friendly cleaning products.

About

They started Bright & Beautiful over 17 years ago

Revenue

They grew the business to $417K/month

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Learn more about starting a housekeeping business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a housekeeping business?
-> Pros and cons of a housekeeping business

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established housekeeping business

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