Running a successful business isn't just about knowing how to provide a service, produce a product, or manage advertising and profits. The success of a business is also dependent on little details like how an office is managed, the appearance of the commercial space, and even the cleanliness of those spaces. You can know everything there is to know about running a business, but if you fail to stay on top of these little details as well, your company can suffer. Post-pandemic, cleanliness in commercial spaces is more important than ever. This is one reason why more and more business owners are turning to an office cleaning service for help. Let's look at a few ways that office cleanliness can impact a brand or a company.

First Impressions

If you maintain a commercial space in which visitors frequent, it's crucial that you make a good first impression when they enter. Visitors could include customers, clients, or others depending on the type of business or organization you're running. It's possible for the appearance of your commercial space to overshadow any positives about the services or products you're providing if the space is unorganized, dirty, unsafe, or unsanitary. It would be a shame to lose out on potential business because a potential new customer or client couldn't see past the dirt.

Professional cleaning services can help prevent this from happening. You should think of the investment you're making into a cleaning service as part of your marketing budget. This is the way you will present your business. You'll use the cleaning service to get the space ready for showing each time.

Employee Productivity

Just like at home where you can feel more productive in a clean and tidy environment, your employees can feel more productive in a clean and tidy environment as well. Your employees' productivity is a huge part of your profitability. If they can't focus and do their job, you will lose money. You can stop this bad cycle by removing as many distractions as possible. If one of those distractions happens to be a dirty or unorganized work environment, you need to fix this as well.

Employee Safety

As an employer, you have a legal responsibility to provide a safe working environment for your staff. If you fail to do so, you could be held liable. A lack of cleanliness and organization can increase the risk of illness and injury if clutter makes it unsafe to navigate your space. In both cases, you could be held legally liable for expenses that are caused by illness or injury. To avoid these risks, you need to keep your office in great shape. Our office cleaning service can help.

Brand Presentation

You also need to consider how your commercial space affects the way people perceive your brand. A lot of money is invested in creating a brand and protecting that brand. However, few businesses realize that something as simple as office cleaning can put the brand at risk. Anything that negatively impacts the brand's perception can hurt your business. This certainly includes the appearance and presentation of the physical commercial space or office space.

Office Sustainability

If you've never worked with a cleaning service before, you need to take inventory of what types of services you'll need first. Most cleaning services will provide basic cleaning of bathrooms, vacuuming, trash removal, tidying, and disinfecting of high-touch areas. If your commercial space also includes a kitchen area, you should talk with the service provider about servicing this space as well. You will also want to discuss if the company provides sustainable cleaning practices if this is something that's important to your business. According to Gitnux, in the last 10 years, there has been a 50% growth in interest in sustainable cleaning practices.

If you have areas in your office or commercial space that have high-risk, high-touch spaces, you'll need to discuss the need for special disinfecting of these areas in order to cut down on the risk of germs and viruses. Some spaces that might be more at risk include makeup counters, food prep areas, changing areas, and more. Please keep this in mind when budgeting for this service.

These are just a few things to consider if your company needs an office cleaning service. If you're looking for professionals in your area, please contact BCI Janitorial today. We look forward to hearing from you!