Do we have any Wazua entrepreneurs based and doing business in the US? If not, does anyone know of a good forum where they might be discussing US based issues?

I have two things I'm researching but I think it would be a great for those on this end of the world who are looking for a second hustle or just tired of working for "the man".

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I was not trying to impress anyone but anyway ...

On weekends, mainly Saturdays I clean for 4 old ladies who live in my apartment complex. I charge them a standard fee whether the place is a mess or not and I'm usually done in 2 hours/client. The complex has many units and the number of clients (the elderly and single people) are also many but I can only manage the 4 I have.

Is there anyone out there doing the same but on a larger scale with employees etc. and can offer pointers on how to proceed?

Look out for Jason Hill who I hear is the VP for JP Morgan.

I'm in Pittsburg, PA. I'm charging $50 for a 1 bedroom apt and use their cleaning supplies.

The charges are flat and that seems to be the going rate for a one bedroom in this area. They apartments are usually not messy and it's mostly "maintenance" so I'm done pretty quickly. I also do laundry for one of them but I don't charge extra for that.

This is what you should do, advertise your business within your apartment, you already have a ready market, just make them aware that you are willing to provide services. Once you get the demand, go out and hire temporary workers, the market is flooded right now with cheap labor so you shouldnt have a problem. If you need workers on the same day due to high demand, go to Home Depot, you will find ready labor. Get the job done, then go out and buy your own supplies, this way you will be able to charge more coz no professional company uses the clients supplies. Then create a charging schedule, you can charge a flat rate for a small one bedroom but you have to adjust charges for bigger messier houses, also itemize and charge extra for the extra stuff like doing laundry, dishes etc. Once you get all the residents at your apartment, advertise in the penny saver or paper and get more clients, dont be afraid of large volumes, there is cheap labor available and you can pay them per hour. Have a standard rule that the cleaning is done within an hour or two to avoid shirking from the employees. Lastly register your company and pay taxes coz uncle Sam does not play, you may also want to make sure your employees are eligible to work coz cousin Barry is not playing either! Good luck.

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(@Sansa you might want to call it Pittsburgh)

Kwani how much is insurance? I don't think that should be the reason to not expand your business. Lets assume that insurance is $100 a month, if you hire 4 workers and they clean a total of 10 houses a day, if you charge $60 for a small house and $100 and over for a bigger house, we can average that at $80 a house, that's $800 a day. If you pay your workers an average of $12 an hour, 6 hour shifts, that's $72 by 4 that's $288, round it to $300 per day. So already you have a profit of $500 a day, so even if insurance is a couple hundred, you are still way above your break even. This should show you that you can clearly make more money by expanding your business than doing it by yourself!