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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dean Taberner on May 07, 2008, 09:32:37 pm

Title: Contract work or domestic cash work?
Post by: Dean Taberner on May 07, 2008, 09:32:37 pm
I have been cleaning windows for over 10 years now and have built up a decent round of domestic cash work.

Recently I have started to pick up alot of contract work and im struggling to keep up with my cash work. I currently have 2 employees.

The good thing about the cash work is that the money is there almost immediatley where as obviously there is a serious wait for the dosh with the contract work but on the other hand it is better paid. The problem that I have at the moment is paying my workers whilst waiting for the bank balance to rise.

Anyone on here ever had a similar problem?

Thanks in advance.

Dean.
Title: Re: Contract work or domestic cash work?
Post by: alanwilson on May 07, 2008, 10:00:23 pm
we have a good mix of domestic and commercial, to be fair we never really had a problem with commercial cash-flow - a good thing to have is a 30/60 day payment scheme where you offer a % reduction if they pay before the 30/60 days are up.  We have found this very good as we tend to get paid that bit sooner.

domestic is great for cash flow though.
Title: Re: Contract work or domestic cash work?
Post by: RPCCS on May 07, 2008, 10:04:48 pm
You could do the cash jobs and get your lads to do the contract stuff
Title: Re: Contract work or domestic cash work?
Post by: lenny1 on May 07, 2008, 10:33:12 pm
i have about 50% domestic commercial( mainly builders cleans). once your passed the initial two months you should start getting regular money from the commercial it just getting passed the two months ;).