How to start your cleaning business in Australia?

Creating a cleaning company requires, in addition to the usual formalities linked to the creation of a business , to find out about the regulations in force in the cleaning sector, in particular hygiene and safety standards. These regulations are relatively substantial when the company is involved in personal services and will commit to the customer with a service contract .

Before embarking on this entrepreneurial project, it is important to be well informed on the one hand, about the stages of creating a business, and on the other hand, about the regime and the applicable legal regulations.

SUMMARY

• How to start a cleaning business?
• What are the formalities for starting a cleaning business?
• What are the regulations applicable to cleaning companies?
• Creating a franchise cleaning business: is it possible?
• FAQs

How to start a cleaning business?

At first glance, no qualification or diploma is a priori necessary to launch your cleaning business. Therefore, everyone is free to start their own home cleaning business and no specific skills are required. However, it may be wise to follow in-depth training on the subject.

Analyze the market state

Analyzing the state of the market is an essential step in the business creation process. As part of carrying out the market study, it is necessary to study the following points:

• Become familiar with the company’s environment (market situation, place of competition in the projected market, catchment area);
• Carry out feasibility studies of the project (personal capacity of the entrepreneur to manage the company, availability of financial resources, technical feasibility study, choice of the legal form of the company, etc.).

More concretely, the cleaning company market in Australia is booming. Getting into this sector can be opportune but the competition remains tough. Thus, many companies are forced to diversify in order to sustain their activities. The diversity of services also contributes to stabilizing the sector.

Furthermore, although no particular diploma is required to create a cleaning company , a trend towards professionalization has been observed since 2007. Most companies are placing more and more emphasis on quality, thus focusing on qualifications and certifications .

Cleaning services are generally of two types.

Furthermore, professionals in the field are divided into three categories.

Create a business plan

Then, in order to launch your project with peace of mind, it is essential to carefully establish your business plan. The business plan is a document, mainly intended for the company’s future partners and investors , which aims to present the broad outlines of the project . It must therefore include the following elements:

• A detailed presentation of the project and its founders;
• A communication and marketing strategy (definition of the targeted clientele, types of services offered, use of communication channels and social networks, etc.);
• A financing plan (the means of financing envisaged, possible loans and the projected turnover);
• A legal plan.

Choosing a business name

Subsequently, the project leader must choose the name, which refers to the company as a legal entity . The name is one of the mandatory information to be included on company invoices.

It is also possible for personal businesses to use their own name or opt for a commercial name .

Finally, the founder of the company must carry out a prior verification with the INPI or with the registries of the Commercial Court if the chosen name does not already belong to another company, at the risk of being subject to sanctions.

Choosing the legal form of your cleaning business

The choice of the legal structure is a determining stage of the project, to which particular attention should be devoted. Creating a cleaning company has the advantage of lending itself to various legal forms ; the final choice essentially depends on the ambition and expectations of the project leader.

Summary table of the various legal forms and their characteristics 

What are the formalities for starting a cleaning business?

Creating a cleaning business involves carrying out the following business creation procedures and formalities :

• Drafting of statutes;
• Share capital deposit with the bank;
• Drafting of a legal announcement mentioning the date of creation, the name/nature and address of the company, its corporate purpose, with the name and address of the manager;
• Filling out the form on the INPI website;
• Submission on the INPI portal of all requested supporting documents, in particular copies of the manager’s identity documents, his birth certificate as well as a declaration of non-conviction.

At the end of the registration process , it is possible to obtain the company’s SIRET number .

Summary table of formalities to be completed: 

What are the regulations applicable to cleaning companies?

Hygiene rules

Under article L. 4221.1 of the Labor Code, work premises must be kept clean at all times. In accordance with labor legislation, business managers are required to respect health and safety conditions in their work environment. This is why companies often resort to outsourcing maintenance services .

In practice, cleaning professional premises requires a lot of precautions in terms of hygiene and safety, depending on the specificity of each area of ​​intervention.

Specific standards to respect

These standards mainly refer to the use of cleaning products in order to prevent any risk for users and the environment.

Creating a franchise cleaning business: is it possible?

It is also possible to create a franchise cleaning business . The franchise alternative appears to be an interesting alternative solution insofar as it allows you to join a business network, thus benefiting from the reputation of the franchising company, while leaving the franchisee the opportunity to exploit certain services.

Thus, although it is placed in close collaboration with the franchisor, the franchise company remains the owner of its business and thus benefits from its independence.

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