Starting a cleaning business is one of the lowest-cost ways into self-employment — and one of the easiest to get wrong on pricing. This kit gives you the launch checklist, the bid calculator, and the startup guides free, plus a Pro version for when you want the full bidding toolkit. The checklist is free — just an email address.
The Free Starter Kit
- Cleaning Business Starter Checklist (PDF) — the launch sequence from registration and bonding through your first recurring contracts. Free — enter your email and it’s delivered instantly.
- Commercial Cleaning Bid Calculator — price a janitorial job from square footage, frequency, labor, and margin. Free, online, no signup.
- The startup guides: How to Start a Cleaning Business (Costs & Steps) and How to Start a Commercial Cleaning Business.
- Software compared for cleaning businesses — scheduling, invoicing, and client management options with published pricing.
The Pro Kit ($39)
When you’re bidding real commercial work, the Cleaning Bid Kit is the paid upgrade: the bid calculator in editable spreadsheet form plus a matching proposal template ready to send to commercial clients — scope, frequency, and terms laid out so your bid looks like it came from an established operation. One underpriced janitorial contract costs more than this kit.
What Goes in the Stack After the Kit
The checklist’s last section matters most: pick your software before paper systems calcify. For most new cleaning companies that decision comes down to the platforms in our cleaning software buyer’s guide — compared on published pricing, including where a general field-service platform like Jobber fits and where a cleaning-specific tool beats it. And once reviews start driving your growth, NiceJob automates the review-request side.
Everything on this page traces to our published guides and sourced comparisons — see the affiliate disclosure for how this site is funded. The checklist is general information, not legal advice; licensing and bonding requirements vary by state.
More free resources: the cleaning business hub collects every cleaning guide, calculator, and comparison on the site.