No problem don't you believe it!

Do you find like me that a common phrase that people use on a regular basis these days when dealing with customers, clients and or even socially is NO PROBLEM!

Yes sir, certainly sir that will be no problem, can you deliver, yes no problem.

My house is on fire, no problem sir!

Where as this annoying saying of no problem come from?

My gut feeling always when someone mentions to me that it is no problem is actually what they mean is I wish you hadn't phoned and caused me this problem!

To me no problem always means there is nine times out of ten an under lying problem!

What do you think?

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Robin Harrison is the managing Director of Dolly Char (UK) Ltd. Dolly Char (UK) Ltd is one of the fastest growing domestic cleaning franchise companies in the UK today giving people the opportunity to work from the comfort of their own home.

Stock renewal order on time!

Well I have just returned slightly earlier than usual from an afternoon feeding the mouths on people's doors with my circulars.

The reason that I have finished earlier today than usual is due to the reason that I have completely run out of circulars and my next order is not due to arrive until the middle of next week! So now I am stuck for a few days twiddling my thumbs waiting for their arrival.

Usually I judge my re ordering much better than this, but what as caught me out this time is the wonderful weather that we are having, I have been staying out for longer periods of time and hence shifting larger quantities of circulars in a session.

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Domestic housekeeping trades fully explained

Domestic housework trades explained

Household domestic Cleaning work can be divided up into several different sub categories or trades much like those found in other industries such as the building industry for example where you find many trades working under the builders banner, including such trades as bricklayers, joiners/carpenters, plasterer, roofer, ceramic tiler, painter and decorator, electrician, plumber etc.

The various different trades within domestic housework as I have categorized them are as follows: -

Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners

Carpet and Upholstery cleaners specialise in shampooing carpets and household upholstery.

Chimney Sweeps

Chimney Sweeps specialise in cleaning household chimneys by the use of industrial type vacuum cleaners and chimney sweep brushes and rods.

Domestic Cleaning maid

The domestic cleaning maid will do most jobs such as general hovering, dusting throughout, mopping of tiled floors, cleaning of bathrooms, ensuites and kitchens, cob webbing and polishing of woodwork etc.

Home Help

Home-helpers will generally do cleaning, tidying up, dish washing, socializing (providing company for older clients) and general errands such as doing bits of food shopping etc

Housekeeper

The domestic housekeeper is as near as you will find to a Jack-of-all-trades within the domestic cleaning industry. Usually the housekeeper will within reason do the domestic cleaning, tidying up, ironing, clean ovens & hobs, also he/she will usually be quite prepared to include some home help type of jobs such as dishwashing, socializing and shopping errands etc.

Ironing Lady

The Ironing lady will as the job description states do your entire household ironing for you.

Oven,Hob Cleaners

Oven, hob cleaners offer a specialist oven and hob cleaning service to a high standard.

Window Cleaners

Window cleaners will clean your windows externally and increasingly these days internally also.


Also there are categories such as aupairs and live in nannies, but in both these cases I feel that you are beginning to drift a little too far away from the general domestic housekeeper.

There are also an increasing number of cleaning companies that are now offering the services of sexy cleaning maids, but I will just categorise them for this purpose as Domestic Cleaning maids.

Can you spot a trade that I have missed?

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health and safety advice circular distribution

Circular distribution health & safety what is that all about then?

Surely just posting leaflet through peoples letterboxes should not require any health & safety advice!

Well if you are thinking any of the above then you are thinking wrong as there is a like any other business activity serious health & safety issue to consider.

The health & safety issues concerned with circular distribution are outlined below.

The first issue involves you actually getting to your circular distribution destination. Make sure that if you are travelling there by any vehicle that on your arrival you park in a safe area that is not going to potentially place pedestrians or other road users in a dangerous situation i.e.:- do not park close to corners or block access on pavements. Leave ample room so as not to impair the visibility of other road users.

Secondly, make sure that you are wearing suitable clothing for the day, especially footwear as ill fitting shoes will cause you to be susceptible to getting blisters and so curtail your business activities prematurely.

Be careful when approaching households to observe whether there are any warning notices on householders gates or houses warning of guard dogs or any other potential hazards that you might have to face by entering their property. Enter with care and observe at all times!

If there are no warning signs but there is a gate to open and close please enter with care, I would advise a brief hesitation immediately after opening the gate before actually entering, just long enough for you to grab any dogs attention. If there is a loose dog at least you will then be able to escape safely by shutting the gate quickly again.

Also be careful of gate catches etc that when opening them you do not trap your fingers as often they can be awkward and stiff at first to open and then after exerting mild pressure they suddenly move freely and catch you unaware trapping and cutting fingers etc. Be cautious be careful!

Be careful when crossing from one side of the road to the other. Remember your green cross code. Look left, look right, look left again, listen and if all is clear then cross the road taking care not to trip up when mounting kerbs etc. Remember look and listen, take care!

Keep alert when walking down householder's driveways as often driveways have potholes or slabs with odd corners that stick up proud. Tripping over could cause you sprained ankles or even breakages, which obviously the latter could cause your business to have weeks of inactivity and cost you lots of new business. Beware of trip hazards!

Lastly be very careful when placing your leaflets through householders letter boxes not to let your fingers go through draught excluders etc as often there is a dog there waiting patiently to bite you. I am aware of an instance a few years ago of a post lady whom lost a couple of fingers because she didn't keep her fingers the safe side of the letter box. So please beware! be cautious and careful always whilst performing this operation..


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If God Created Man

I have often thought long and hard about this question, if God created man, then who or what created God? does anyone know the answer? Where does God come from? surely if God or our Lord created us then God can not just have appeared out of thin air! surely there as to be a birth or beginning for everything including God. I am not suggesting that I am not religious but I do like answers to questions and this one as baffled me for years. Can anyone come up with a valid answer.






Robin Harrison is the managing Director of Dolly Char (UK) Ltd. Dolly Char (UK) Ltd is one of the fastest growing domestic cleaning franchise companies in the UK today giving people the opportunity to work from the comfort of their own home.

Franchise pay as you go package

With the economic climate as it is at present I am wondering whether to start offering my franchise in a pay as you go format as an alternative to buying the full package outright.

I am only just starting to think about this idea and at present I do not know if and how I would make it work.

As anyone had any experience of this type of package? And if so what would you say are the strengths and weaknesses with it?

Any feedback would be great.

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franchise business research and make yourself well aware of any potential threats

If you are considering franchising out your business model I would recommend that you first research and make yourself well aware of any potential threats that lay out there waiting for you that could cause you and your business severe problems particularly during the early stages of trying to get your franchise business established in the franchise market place.


Some of the main threats as I see them that could cause your new franchise business to stutter or totally collapse around your feet before it as even got off the ground are as follows: -


Have you priced your franchise model at a cost effective but competitive rate?


Continuing growth of existing franchise business competitors.


As well as your business there may well also be a continuing stream of other new franchise business competitors entering into your chosen market place.


A large quantity of independent small companies already trading in your market place might well make your franchise less appealing to potential franchisees.


Low rates of unemployment could mean a limited amount of new entrepreneurs looking for franchise business opportunities.

There are many other potential threats that exist those that I have outlined above are only the tip of the iceberg, please feel free to contribute to my list with any potential threats that you might be aware of that may threaten someone trying to get their new franchise business model off the ground.

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Are you CRAP?

Within your business would you descibe yourself as CRAP?

What are you talking about? I hear you say, well I am proud to be called CRAP, a Calm, Responsible, Articulate Professional.

So in your day to day life if someone states that you are CRAP remember to always thank them for their complimentary remark ;-)

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franchise business opportunities what are the advantages

franchise business opportunities what are the advantages?

Many different people have asked me what if any are the advantages of buying a franchise business against just starting a business all on their own. This is a very good question, so well are there any advantages I can hear you ask? And if so come on then what are they?

Well one very important and big advantage of a franchise business is that you are buying a business model that as been thoroughly tried and tested out by the franchisor and proven to work, meaning you do not have to worry yourself will the thought of will my business work. If you follow the franchisors business model and guidelines and also put in the commitment required then you will have a thoroughly great chance of creating for yourself a successful businesss.

Other advantages of a frachise business are that you do not need to worry about the legal, registering of a company name and the insurance side of setting up a business because this will be provided for you within your franchise business package.

Also you will be buying an established brand against having to work very hard to establish your own new brand if you were to start up independently with your own business.

You will not be all alone without anywhere to turn when you own a franchise business as advice or help on different many and varied business matters is readily available to you from your franchisor, whereas if you set up your own business you can often be left out on a limb without nobody to turn to!

You can start trading usually very much quicker with a franchise business, which can help you greatly to minimise the time it takes for you to start generating a serious liveable income!

A much greater percentage of franchise businesses succeed than none franchise businesses. There is in the region of a 90% success rate with franchise businesses. The failure rate for none franchise businesses is muc higher.

These are just some of the many advantages of a franchise business over a none franchise business please feel free to add any others that you may think of.

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Franchise Operational Manuals

Franchise manuals

Usually as part of any franchise package the new franchisee is given the companies franchise manual. Franchise manuals are usually linked to the companies franchise contract and as such its contents should at all times remain strictly confidential and upon the franchisee deciding to either sell his or her business or just for what ever reason give up their business then the Franchise manual should always be returned to the franchisor.

The Franchise manual/bible/operational manual should be written in a straight forward and easy to digest and understand manner to such a degree that if it were to be lost then who ever was to find it would be able to pick it up read it and be able to follow it and if they were so minded start trading in that business field.

It is for this reason that the Franchise manual is tied to the franchise agreement, basically it carries all the franchise company's trade secrets and operating systyems and for obvious reasons it should not enter into other peoples hands outside of the scope of the franchise business.

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cleaning franchises

There are many many different cleaning franchises out their for prospective franchisees to choose from.

Are they all much of a muchness?

Well the answer to that question is definitely no.

There are various cleaning franchises that specialize solely in domestic cleaning, some of these you are expected to get hold of the duster and work yourself (manual work), where as others you merely manage cleaners and clients (management franchise). Usually a domestic cleaning management franchise can prove to be more profitable as overheads are much less and expansion is much easier and quicker due to low overheads and the domestic cleaning work contracted out on an agency basis.

Several types of cleaning franchises specialize solely in commercial and industrial cleaning or a combination of the two. These are usually hands on businesses or as you grow them they require you to employee staff and also run a PAYE system.

There are also many other specialist cleaning franchises such as oven cleaning, carpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning etc, all of these franchises you need to actually go out and do the manual work yourself. In my mind although probably I am slightly biased I would prefer the management style franchise against the manual job type one! ;-)

Maybe if I dare suggest HERE is worth consideration!

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