Markham Cleaning Company President Appointed to International Board of Directors

Amanda Collucci, Founder and CEO of Markham based Clean4Me Inc., has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Association of Residential Cleaning Services International (ARCSI).

The Association of Residential Cleaning Services International (ARCSI) is the ONLY non-profit member owned organization dedicated to advancing the home cleaning industry.

Professional house cleaning is one of the fastest growing service businesses, not just in the US, but around the world. ARCSI provides a community for those involved in the industry that are serious about being professional, and serious about succeeding to come together, share, learn, and grow!

Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Amanda Collucci founded Clean4Me merely 3 years ago with outstanding business results growing from zero to billing over $36,000 per month within 36 months.

Coming together as an industry to educate ourselves and the consumers creates a win-win for all involved. Cleaning companies share best practices to support each others success while clients benefit from doing business with a more professional house cleaning industry.

The need for a bonded and insured cleaning company whose employees are professionally trained and criminal background checked for your security is absolutely critical. After all, you are letting a stranger into your home.

“How can you trust when there is no verification of a criminal background check? How can you protect yourself from a law suit if your cleaner falls down the stairs or slips on your icy door step?”

“One of my goals as a director at ARCSI is to increase public awareness about the importance of professionalism and trust in the residential cleaning industry. Hiring a professional cleaning company is an important decision similar to hiring a certified plumber or electrician.

Members of ARCSI come together to network and share ideas to learn how to improve and grow their own company as well as, improve over all conditions in the entire industry as a whole.

For more information about ARCSI visit www.arcsi.org .

For more information about Clean4Me visit www.clean4me.ca .

7 Highly Effective Ways to Market your Business

Starting and growing a business is the hardest thing to do in business. 85% of all new businesses fail within the first five years. Why? While most answers would be: “lack of business”. Marketing and financial literacy along with the ability to build a good team are among some of the good reasons why 85% businesses fail in the first 5 years.

Without adequate sales volume to cover overhead expenses, how can a business survive years after years of net profit loss? Effective marketing strategies can help you to acquire and retain loyal customers, help you to build your brand and grow your business. The real question is: “How do I get my business noticed?” After all, 550,000 Americans start new businesses every month! “How do I stand out from the crowd without shouting my lungs out?”

One of the richest men in the world, Howard Ruff, once said, “If I could teach my kids one thing, it would be the skill of marketing because with that skill, they’d be successful with anything they did.”

At this workshop: 7 Highly Effective Ways to Market Your Business, you will:

1. Walk away with actual tactical items you and your team can action immediately
2. Learn how to create value for your service
3. Learn how to identify your ultimate USP (Unique Selling Proposition)

Come join us for a fun and practical marketing workshop. When you leave the workshop, you will have an action plan ready for execution to help you grow your business!

Presentation will be on October 8th, 2009 Thursday at 10:30am - ARCSI Annual Conference in Chicago

Amanda Collucci has over 15 years of sales & marketing experience. Has held various leadership roles at IBM. Amanda Colluccis also founded Clean4Me Inc, provides cleaning services solution to residential and commercial clients in Toronto, Canada. Under her leadership, Clean4Me Inc. grew 40% year over year during the current economic downturn.

To learn about the ARCSI Annual Conference in Chicago, visit: http://www.arcsi.org/?page=2009ConventionEducat

About Amanda Collucci, visit: http://amandacollucci.com

Regular One Days Course Fee: $599.00, Clean4Me alliance partners: $299.00

(Free for all ARCSI members and conference attendees at ARCSI 2009 conference)