How to Start a Cleaning or Laundry Business
Equipment lists, pricing sheets and B2B scripts — launch a cleaning or laundry hustle with under KES 20,000.
6 hours12 lessonsBeginnerPDF certificate
What you'll be able to do
- Set up a registered, compliant cleaning business
- Price jobs profitably with a simple rate sheet
- Win B2B clients: offices, apartments, Airbnbs
- Hire and supervise your first cleaners
Curriculum
4 modules · 12 lessons · 3h 34m total
Module 1Startup Basics
3 lessons
Startup Basics
- Business model: residential, office, or laundry12 min
- Startup costs: equipment and supplies in KES14 min
- Licenses, insurance and compliance basics12 min
Module 2Operations
3 lessons
Operations
- Cleaning standards and professional checklists14 min
- Laundry workflow: wash, dry, fold, deliver13 min
- Suppliers and restocking economics11 min
Module 3Pricing & Money
3 lessons
Pricing & Money
- Pricing per sqm, per job and per contract14 min
- Quotations that look corporate12 min
- M-Pesa till setup and simple books12 min
Module 4Getting Clients
3 lessons
Getting Clients
- B2B scripts: offices, caretakers, Airbnb hosts15 min
- Marketing: WhatsApp, flyers and referrals12 min
- Hiring, training and supervising staff13 min
About this course
Cleaning and laundry are evergreen businesses: low entry cost, constant demand. This course walks through startup on a shoestring — equipment and supplies sourcing, pricing by the job, landing B2B clients like offices and Airbnbs, and managing a small team as you grow.