Let me tell you our story...
Tony and I were high school friends. 
Our dad's were both barbers, who worked together. That's right, honest to goodness, old-fashioned, "pole out in front of the shop" barbers, for the auto factory workers in Toledo, Ohio, just an hour south of Detroit.
Yes, you heard right, that Toledo; hometown of the world famous 'Jeep', and for those of who you remember, Jamie Farr, the dress-wearing, wacky Corporal Klinger, from the hit TV show M.A.S.H.
Anyway, after working in regular jobs for years, and seeing first hand the frightening lack of job security in the auto industry, Tony and I were determined not to spend the next 30 years working for someone else. We dreamed of running our own business someday but...
... Didn't Have Deep Pockets To Make Our Dream Come True!
So, we looked for a business that didn't take much money to get started in. We looked at all kinds of businesses, but every one of them wanted a whole lot more than the two of us had.
Then one day...we got lucky! It turns out a very small cleaning company was up for sale by a guy, who it just so happened, wanted to get out of the cleaning business (...it wouldn't take us long to figure out why!)
We sold everything we could think of to come up with the down payment. The rest, we'd pay to the owner in monthly installments.
 We Thought We'd Died... And Went To Heaven!
Unfortunately, we quickly realized - we only had the first part right. That's right, here's the bad news...
We spent all of our money to come up with the down payment. So when the very first payroll came due along with the rest of the bills, we had to use credit cards just to get by. That was scary enough, but there was more....
First, of course, was our new name. Yep, Dan and Tony's new company is called ... Jim's Cleaning! Not very convienent, is it?!
That's right! There we were - two guys, running a small, chaotic cleaning company with no money, no experience and really "no business being in business"!
Anything else, you might ask. Oh yeah, there's more...
Did I mention that Tony hates people? Well, that's not exactly right, it's people problems he can't stand. And he sure wasn't excited about having a bunch of employees to deal with. See Tony's a "computer geek". He likes numbers and systems and order - stuff like that. I know, I know, why in the world would a guy like that even think about, let alone get into, a people business like cleaning. Well...
...Let's Just Say, He's A Good Friend... And I Talked Him Into It!
As for me, as much as Tony hates people problems, I hate computers. I thought they'd go away...they didn't. Anyway, back to the story... 
Well, we worked night and day. Most days, we worked till late and then had to get in first thing in the morning just to fix any problems from the night before. And there were always problems.
What else? Well, there was never enough money. At one point ...
We Were Over $20,000 In Debt Just On Our Credit Cards...
... and that doesn't even count how much we owed Jim, the prior owner of the business. That's right, the truth is we seriously overpaid for the business and had a huge loan with him. Of course, he still expected his payment every month...no exceptions! It nearly killed us every month trying to make that payment, but we knew we had to, or we'd be in default and could lose everything.
But there was still more...
How were we doing getting good help? We'll, let's just say we'd place ads, and many times, no one even showed up to interview!?
What about the employees we did have? Well, even though we were short handed, we'd still have to deal with some really "bad eggs". I remember one night in particular in the early days. I'll never forget walking up to confront an employee about why he was a "no call-no show" the night before only to hear his answer...."Oh yeah, man, sorry, I was too stoned to work!" Oh, great, there's a reassuring answer?!
What In The World Had We Got Ourselves Into?
And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse... you guessed it ... it did!
First, our "dependable fleet" made up of a "couple old cars and a horse trailer", which we used to transport scrubbers and wet vacs, was slowly but surely falling apart!
 Then our "loyal" receptionist stole thousands of dollars right out from underneath our noses! The only bright side being...we finally figured out why we couldn't find the postage stamps & office supplies the handwritten " receipts" said we had!
But at least we had our accounts.
I mean, at least we had our loyal customers, right?
Well, back in those early days, we counted on a couple big industrial accounts just to stay afloat, so we nervously "babied" them night and day, so they'd stay with us. And they were loyal... right up to the day they dropped us like a rock...with NO NOTICE; the reason being something like "Well, the owner's kids want to try to do the cleaning for a while because...as they would so kindly put it...
"I Mean, How Tough Could It Be, Right?"
We were completely burned out, financially wiped out and basically, holding on by a thread. And we'd have gotten out completely, if we could have. But to sell a business - someone has to want to buy it...but, of course, no one did.
I think I can hear you saying, "STOP! Enough already!"
Ok, you're right.
The good news is.... that was not the end of our story!!
Suddenly Everything Changed!
We discovered powerful NEW strategies! We learned amazing "things" we'd never known before. And we turned those "things" into automatic systems that changed our lives completely.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
In 2008, we sold our cleaning company, providing us lasting financial security, and allowing us to work full time helping other cleaning businesses compete and win against the "big" guys!
But, I don't tell you this to brag. Not at all, I tell you this to show you the truth.
The Truth Is That If We Can Do It ...You Can Do It Too!
It's still all out there for you, just like it was for us. We have learned a lot in our over 20 years in the cleaning business.
Now, we feel we have a mission.
We were in your shoes not so long ago. Now, we have set off on a mission to help others, who may be struggling like we did. We want to give YOU everything we know about how to grow, get profitable... and stay profitable! We know it's tough out there. And it's getting tougher. But, you can still WIN like we did. And we want to show you how.
Let's Start By "Leveling The Playing Field"
That's right, we want as many start-up, small and mid size cleaning contractors as possible to compete and win against the price-cutting "big guys".
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Enough talk. Today is your day!
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Well, Tony and I 
We built a cleaning company that delivered over 
