Many have leaped into the business of cleaning foreclosures for a living. And, while it’s a great business opportunity with a world of potential, if you don’t know how to market, you may be finding it harder to land clients than you thought. Following are two pieces of marketing advice that can change that — for good. It will help you grow your foreclosure clean up business — or any other type of business you decide to start. Foreclosure Cleaning Business Owners: How the SBA Can Help You Market Your Biz Amazingly, most small business owners never contact the SBA (the Small Business Administration). This organization offers so much free help that it’s astounding. It literally saves you thousands of dollars and shaves years off the small business learning curve. One of the most effective groups at the SBA is SCORE. This is the acronym for the Service Corp of Retired Executives. These are all former business owners who volunteer their time to help small business owners with everything from putting together an overall business plan, to devising an affordable marketing plan. If you have a foreclosure cleaning business and want to get some free advice from experts about how to get the phone ringing, contact your local SBA office and inquire about SCORE. They usually set you up with a rep who will quite literally take you by the hand, answer all of your questions and be there on an on-going basis to help you weather any snags that come your way. There are many elements to running a successful foreclosure clean up business — eg, contract negotiation, pricing, bidding, writing estimates, subcontracting, etc.
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