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Casual Articles - Illegal Janitors: How They Threaten Your Business
Something that I am asked every couple weeks is "why entrepreneurship?". This is a question that always makes me hesitate, and I've noticed that my reply is never exactly the same. Yet deep down I know it's what I love and would do even if the world was topsy turvy and making a lot of money through entrepreneurship wasn't possible.Let's examine the decision to be an entrepreneur. It's a complex topic so I'm going to break it down into a few posts exploring the benefits, disadvantages, misconceptions, and motivation behind entrepreneurship. I recently read that lists are more likely to attract traffic and since I have neglected the blog this week let's begin with what I feel are the top 5 reasons to be an entrepreneur:
The reason they give is because of the highly competitive custodial market that we’re facing. After all, most cities do not require a license to start a cleaning company. Most business could care less about experience; they just want the lowest bidder. Most employees don’t mind getting paid in cash, ‘under the table’. And, most owners of cleaning companies will accommodate all of the above needs, as long as they can make
KNOW WHAT YOU NEED Understand how you intend to use business financing, how much funding you need and how you intend to repay the loan. Be able to communicate this clearly and confidently with prospective lenders.UNDERSTAND YOUR CURRENT SITUATION If you are an existing business, are you profitable, and does your balance sheet have positive equity? What does your credit look like? Have a clear understanding of any existing liens and lien priority. Know your credit score and answers to derogatory credit issues (liens, judgments, slow pays, collection actions) before presenting your application. If there have been credit, profitability or equity issues in the past, present a credible argument as to why these issues have been resol
But, what kind of work are they finding? Are they becoming police officers? Firemen? Doctors? Lawyers?
No. In many cases they are taking low paying jobs in service related industries like lawn maintenance, painting, restaurants, and… janitorial.
Now, you might think that having an illegal alien cleaning your building is a big thing. But after reading this article, you may change your opinion.
Question: Who has total access to your facility, even in areas where certain employees aren’t allowed?
Answer: The Janitor!
Question: Who can freely come and go at all hours of the night, usually without being questioned?
Answer: The Janitor!
Question: Who removes small and large items from your facility, sometimes taking them home?
Answer: The Janitor!
Question: Who has 10-12 hours a day to ramble through your company’s and employee’s property, and could find confidential information that could be sold on the Internet?
Answer: The Janitor!
You see, the janitor is expected to come to work after hours. They are expected to remove trash from the building! They’re expected to spend extra time in the building, making sure they’ve done a quality job.
But, they’re not expected to steal, surf the Internet, ramble through company records or the like. However, that’s exactly what happens in many cases?
Why?
The reasons are numerous, but a common thread can be traced back to the fact that many janitorial companies have become accustomed to hiring illegal aliens to service their accounts.
The reason they give is because of the highly competitive custodial market that we’re facing. After all, most cities do not require a license to start a cleaning company. Most business could care less about experience; they just want the lowest bidder. Most employees don’t mind getting paid in cash, ‘under the table’. And, most owners of cleaning companies will accommodate all of the above needs, as long as they can make
You don’t have to be a genius to recognize that a lot of money is tied up in MRO inventory ….especially if your business requires the use of capital-intensive equipment. Literally millions of dollars are tied up in spare parts for day-to-day Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO).Historically, no one ever really ‘owned’ inventory, so stocking another item “just in case” had very few, if any repercussions. Inventory was often seen as a necessary evil of doing business. The term Inventory Management was almost an oxymoron. There were few procedures for setting up an item, no standard structure or format. Item information was written in the manner of each individual….first onto cards, which were later transcribed into a computer s
Question: Who has total access to your facility, even in areas where certain employees aren’t allowed?
Answer: The Janitor!
Question: Who can freely come and go at all hours of the night, usually without being questioned?
Answer: The Janitor!
Question: Who removes small and large items from your facility, sometimes taking them home?
Answer: The Janitor!
Question: Who has 10-12 hours a day to ramble through your company’s and employee’s property, and could find confidential information that could be sold on the Internet?
Answer: The Janitor!
You see, the janitor is expected to come to work after hours. They are expected to remove trash from the building! They’re expected to spend extra time in the building, making sure they’ve done a quality job.
But, they’re not expected to steal, surf the Internet, ramble through company records or the like. However, that’s exactly what happens in many cases?
Why?
The reasons are numerous, but a common thread can be traced back to the fact that many janitorial companies have become accustomed to hiring illegal aliens to service their accounts.
The reason they give is because of the highly competitive custodial market that we’re facing. After all, most cities do not require a license to start a cleaning company. Most business could care less about experience; they just want the lowest bidder. Most employees don’t mind getting paid in cash, ‘under the table’. And, most owners of cleaning companies will accommodate all of the above needs, as long as they can make
Customer relationship management tools abound, yet let's hear it for old technology. Your voice is the most multifaceted customer service tool in your toolkit. Your voice can convey concern, care and compassion. It can alternately convey boredom, neglect or contempt. Your challenge: to insure your voice reinforces the service you strive to deliver through your actual words and action.Customer service is about more than mouthing the words customers want to hear. You have to sound believable. How do you sound? Try this experiment. Call your own answering machine and leave yourself a message normally intended for your customers. Now replay it. Are you convincing? Does sincerity ring from your voice or are you just mouthing clich?s in a
Answer: The Janitor!
Question: Who has 10-12 hours a day to ramble through your company’s and employee’s property, and could find confidential information that could be sold on the Internet?
Answer: The Janitor!
You see, the janitor is expected to come to work after hours. They are expected to remove trash from the building! They’re expected to spend extra time in the building, making sure they’ve done a quality job.
But, they’re not expected to steal, surf the Internet, ramble through company records or the like. However, that’s exactly what happens in many cases?
Why?
The reasons are numerous, but a common thread can be traced back to the fact that many janitorial companies have become accustomed to hiring illegal aliens to service their accounts.
The reason they give is because of the highly competitive custodial market that we’re facing. After all, most cities do not require a license to start a cleaning company. Most business could care less about experience; they just want the lowest bidder. Most employees don’t mind getting paid in cash, ‘under the table’. And, most owners of cleaning companies will accommodate all of the above needs, as long as they can make
You're the boss. What do you do now?Tim is nervous. He's about to start a new job as the boss of people he doesn't know. He's not coming as a savior. The team is performing up to standard, even though it could do better.Tim has the same question most new bosses have. What should I do?Start by learning about your people and the situation. This team isn't in trouble. You don't have to take drastic action, so take the time to get to know them and to let them get to know you. Start by getting everyone together.Getting to Know MeYou want to meet with the team and with every member individually. Start with the team meeting so everyone hears the same basic information at the same time.The people on yo
But, they’re not expected to steal, surf the Internet, ramble through company records or the like. However, that’s exactly what happens in many cases?
Why?
The reasons are numerous, but a common thread can be traced back to the fact that many janitorial companies have become accustomed to hiring illegal aliens to service their accounts.
The reason they give is because of the highly competitive custodial market that we’re facing. After all, most cities do not require a license to start a cleaning company. Most business could care less about experience; they just want the lowest bidder. Most employees don’t mind getting paid in cash, ‘under the table’. And, most owners of cleaning companies will accommodate all of the above needs, as long as they can make
In my years helping small business start-ups, I’ve seen the same mistakes repeated over and over. Many of these mistakes are the same ones I made with my first business two decades ago. They’re really easy to avoid for start-up entrepreneurs who are willing to learn the secrets and short cuts of other successful entrepreneurs. With each, I’ve included the rationale behind the mistake and how you can avoid it. Depending on where you are in the start-up process, use this information to avoid unnecessary struggle, wasted time and money.1)No business planBefore you start your business, you need a simple, written business plan, even if you’re solo. The plan should explore:Your products and servicesYour pricing
The reason they give is because of the highly competitive custodial market that we’re facing. After all, most cities do not require a license to start a cleaning company. Most business could care less about experience; they just want the lowest bidder. Most employees don’t mind getting paid in cash, ‘under the table’. And, most owners of cleaning companies will accommodate all of the above needs, as long as they can make a profit!
However, what’s the threat a business owner is faced with, when they hire a company that employs illegal workers?
Consider the following: · That business is faced with the possibility that the illegal worker may be planning to return to their native land, and isn’t planning on going empty handed. That worker could leave with a mop bucker or vacuum, but in many cases, they choose your laptop computer or TV. · Illegal workers have been known to attempt to extort money from America’s via the Internet or by phone, from their home country. After leaving the state, it is discovered that medical records, financial records, corporate records, etc. have been compromised. Whether it be an employee’s Social Security number or a customers credit card number, once this information is outside of the United States, there is little that a business owner can do. Once published or sold on the Internet, the expense and damage done can be unimaginable. · It’s been reported that false workers compensation claims have been filed against business owners who had illegal aliens in their building. This may be due in part to the how the cleaning company, who actually hired the worker, is structured. If an employer has hired illegal aliens to clean your building, it is a pretty good guess that they are doing other things that are illegal, too. Like operating without adequate insurance. (Did you know that some companies will write a check for their insurance, knowing that their check will bounce? Why? So that they can give you a certificate of insurance, ‘proving’ they’re insured. Once their check bounces, the policy will be cancelled immediately. However, you still believe that they’re covered, when the
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