Thursday Sep 25, 2025

#76: Don’t Do These Things Yet! Timing is Everything

It’s not always about what you do for your business, but when you do it. Timing mistakes can hurt your cleaning business more than you realize, and these decisions can drain cash faster than you can stop it.

In this FRC episode, Stephanie breaks down the biggest timing mistakes she and other owners have made, and what to do before you make those types of costly decisions. If you’ve ever been tempted to “go big” too soon, this conversation will hopefully save you money and sanity 🙏

📌 What You’ll Learn:

— Why renting an office too early can drain your money

— How overloading new hires ruins retention

— The real risks of company cars (and why Serene Clean will never have a fleet)

— How to plan vacations without letting your business burn down

— The right and wrong ways to bring on admin staff or VAs

— When investing in fancy software actually makes sense

— Why you should focus your services before adding niches

— The dangers of opening a second location before the first one runs smoothly

📌 Resources Mentioned:

— ZenMaid Scheduling Software: https://get.zenmaid.com

— ZenMaid Mastermind Facebook Group (Free): https://www.facebook.com/groups/zenmaidmastermind