how to get office cleaning job?

[griffin2004]

I'm a single mom, sole support of our family. I have a FT job, but we're currently furloughed a day a month and the odds are that will increase in 2011.

So, I need to generate some more income. The challenge is that I don't have evening or weekend childcare unless I pay for it (which kinda defeats the purpose of an extra PT job!).

I saw a Craigslist ad for after-hours/weekend office cleaning which I thought would be perfect in that I could take DD with me. The guy never got back to me, but it got me thinking.

How would I go about getting a job like this? Contacting offices myself? I've never done this kind of work and so have no idea what it pays, whether I provide equipment and supplies, etc. Do I need some kind of fancy business set-up? Be bonded? Or can it just be a person-to-person deal?

Thoughts? Ideas? Pointers? Thanks!

[provocativa]

in my experience, it has been person-to-person. my sil does this, as did her sil before her, but her dad owned the company before he retired. i would start with personal contacts, and work out from there. i had a similar gig in high school. the companies had their own cleaning supplies, and bonding wasn't an issue since we knew the owner.

[griffin2004]

good pointers; thanks

[MaWhit]

I'd call some local cleaners, both individual and company, and ask them about their office rates, and if they provide supplies/equipment. Companies are probably bonded and insured, but they are also far more expensive. Lots of businesses are cutting costs these days, so it seems like a good time to do something like this. I've been thinking about it myself.