Author: Jim Samson
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
I see you sitting on the beach sipping a margarita as your autopilot business shovels mounds of cash into your bank account.
Not a beachy person? Fine, then I can see you cruising down the highway in your brand-new Ferrari while everybody you pass fills with envy and jealousy.
It’s a reality that you could make yours once you know about these 4 wealth-streams that are hidden in plain sight. You’ll be on the fast-track to wealth in no time…
Stratus Building Solutions, the nation's leading green commercial cleaning and janitorial services franchise, continues adding to its list of franchising honors. The latest spotlight comes from Entrepreneur magazine, which awarded Stratus Building Solutions with a Top 5 and a Top 10 placement on its two 2021 Fastest-Growing Franchises lists.
Long before anyone had ever heard of COVID-19 or coronavirus, we believed that investing in a Stratus Building Solutions franchise was a wise decision. Much has changed in the world in the last several months, but our convictions have been proven right. The value of owning a Stratus Building Solutions franchise has increased exponentially.
We used to get this question all the time – how do you run a successful office cleaning business?
With the onslaught of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, we now are getting this even more as health and cleanliness comes to the forefront of the public’s, and business owners’ minds alike.
There are two ways to start your own janitorial services business – the easy way and the hard way.
It probably won’t be a surprise to you that we think buying a Stratus Building Solutions franchise is the easy way. You’re reading this on the Stratus blog, after all. But we think we have a strong case to make that if you want your own cleaning business, the best strategy by far is to become a Stratus Building Solutions franchise owner.
Step One. Sometimes, if you’re going to get a fresh start, it helps to clean. You know, before you do anything, it’s nice to be in surroundings that are as clutter- and as germ-free as possible. For most people, getting a fresh start by cleaning means clearing off the clutter on their desk or maybe scrubbing down the bathrooms and kitchen and organizing the silverware drawer — and hoping everything stays looking spotless for at least a few weeks. But for Jennifer Poulos’ fresh start, she went in a different direction.
She bought her own cleaning business.
People often think of buying a franchise as a way to make a full-time living — and for good reason! That is what most people do. But franchise ownership can also be an effective way to supplement your income. That’s right, in this era of the gig economy, Stratus Building Solutions, the nation’s leading green commercial cleaning company, could be your side hustle.
Don’t be afraid to take a chance. If Stephen Doell, a Stratus Building Solutions owner in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has learned anything lately, it’s that you’ll never know what might happen, simply by putting yourself out there. Hard work helps. Ambition. But even a simple phone call, an email, or even a reference from your sister-in-law can change your life.
In Doell’s case, it was a classified ad.
But more on that in a moment.
Carlos Farfan was a family man without a family. That is, before he bought a Stratus Building Solutions franchise and became a business owner. He was constantly traveling for work and leaving behind his wife, Celia, and his then three young sons (he now has four boys).
Franchising can be a lucrative career path for a driven entrepreneur looking to build a business for themselves. However, hard work alone is often not enough to secure long-term success. Selecting the right location and the right franchise can be the difference between a thriving, sustainable success and a business that fizzles out within just a few years.
