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Owners of Professional Home Cleaning Services now have a powerful tool to show clients and potential customers their level of professionalism. Home Cleaner Magazine is pleased to announce the Verified Home Cleaning Pro Program. When we say VERIFIED, that is exacted what we mean.  To participate in the program

2010 ARCSI Convention Chairs Dee Strickland and Steve Kopp of A Zing Zap Cleaning Co. in Minneola, FL, and their committee are putting the final touches on the Association's annual event that will be held in Orlando, Florida, November 9-13.

"The Committee has done a great job of taking the most popular aspects of previous conventions and adding some exciting new additions," ARCSI Executive Director Ernie Hartong said.

Back by popular demand will be the One-on-One Coaching sessions in the ARCSI Booth (#959) on the ISSA Show floor, but with an expanded list of coaches and topics. 

CleaningConnect.com brings customers and cleaning companies together. Launched this year, Cleaning Connect has plans to have the largest cleaning directory and generate the most cleaning leads, jobs and contracts online. Customers can find local cleaning companies and view their business details. In addition, customers can request multiple quotes for their service needs or a direct quote from any member.

Westerville, OH-The International Executive Housekeeper's Association's (IEHA) 44th Annual Educational Conference & Convention and 80^th Anniversary Celebration will be held November 8-12, 2010, at the DoubleTree Resort Orlando and the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with ISSA/INTERCLEAN®-North America. Registration for the event is now available online at https://www.ieha.org/reg_5-IEHAs_44th_Annual_Educational_Conference_and_Convention.

This year's Convention is extra special, as it marks IEHA's 80^th Anniversary.

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Kevin and Teresa Ward had the pleasure of being auctioned off at the last ISSA / ARCSI Convention in Chicago 2009. April Lane from April Lane Cleaners in Seattle and Stacie McMillan, Clean and Simple, from Lynwood , Washington were the highest bidders and plunked down their cold hard cash with the winning bid to have them come consult with at their residential cleaning companies onsite in Washington.

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Like so many house cleaning service owners, Leslie Power started her business, Leslie's Cleaning Service out of necessity and has built it over the past nine years, into a successful full service company.  She grew her client base one home at a time; from the referrals of her satisfied customers and local advertising.  She is the proud single mother of two children; Kelsey (19) and Keaton (18) both live at home and attend college.  Through her hard work and perseverance over the past decade, she has expanded into commercial and new construction cleaning, creating a great reputation in the community along the way.

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Boynton Beach, Florida:  Gary Goranson, founder and president of WorkEnders, Inc., announced today that the company he founded on

July 1, 1991 is now entering its 20^th year in business.  "Nineteen years seems like a long time," Goranson said, "but when you enjoy what you're doing and have fun doing it, those years seem to have flown by."

After selling his previous company in 1988 (Tidy Car, Inc. a company he founded in 1976. which grew to more than 2,000 franchises in 38 countries), Goranson had planned to retire.  However, in 1991 a former Tidy Car franchisee introduced him to the potential of the residential cleaning business and he plunged back into business with both feet.  He began franchising the concept in 1992 after which WorkEnders quickly grew to 72 franchises throughout the U.S

Did you know you can "help move the professional industry forward" by submitting your news items to Home Cleaner Magazine's news department?  Why, you might ask, well because by sharing big announcements and celebrating milestones in your company you will not only gain recognition for your accomplishments but just as important you will inspire other service owners.

So you might ask, what is news? What should I send?   The answer is ANYTHING you are proud of and want to share! Some ideas are, moving into a new office, taking on a business partner, expanding into a new territory, buying an existing service. Community service is a great way to share and get exposure for your good deeds, examples would be, hosting a charitable event, giving away free cleanings, whether on your own or through one of the great organizations for specific recipients.