Real pages and tools from the kit. Click any box to open a sample.
✦ About this kit
About Cleaning Business Starter Kit
Everything you need to start and run a house or commercial cleaning business. You get a step-by-step guide, a pricing calculator, ready-to-use forms and checklists, and a business app.
Starting a new cleaning business? The guide and planning workbook walk you through planning and pricing. Naming, pricing and launch checklists and a day-by-day plan for your first 30 days take you to your first quote.
Already running one? Give every clean the same standard with room-by-room checklists and step-by-step procedures. Send professional quotes and invoices, and keep customers, jobs, payments, expenses and profit in one app.
Know what to charge
Work out your hourly rate and standard job prices from your own numbers.
Same standard every clean
23 checklists and 20 step-by-step procedures you or your team can follow.
Look professional
Ready-to-use intake and walkthrough forms, quotes, invoices and customer messages.
One place for the business
Customers, jobs, invoices, payments and expenses in one app.
Features
Made for your cleaning business
01Quick Start Guide
22 chapters with action steps, from your first decision to your first customers.
02Business Planning Workbook
18 worksheets plus a 30-Day Action Plan that turn your ideas into a schedule.
03Launch checklists
Naming, pricing and launch checklists for getting your cleaning business started.
04Quote and invoice templates
Quote, invoice and receipt templates in Word. Replace the [BRACKETS] with your details.
05Customer messages
Ready-made messages for 20 situations, written for email, SMS and WhatsApp.
06Marketing and AI prompts
A 30-day marketing plan, 100 ideas, a local ad kit, 270 social posts and 100 prompts.
See it in use
Real screens from the demo business.
All names and numbers are example data.
LeadsDemo data
QuotesDemo data
ExpensesDemo data
ReportsDemo data
TasksDemo data
SOPsDemo data
How it works
From checkout to your first quote.
Step 1
Buy once
Checkout is handled by Gumroad. You pay once.
Step 2
Download and activate
Download the kit, then paste your license key at app.ownerkits.com.
Step 3
Set your prices
Open the Pricing Calculator and set your hourly rate and standard prices.
Step 4
Send your first quote
Add a customer, send a quote, and print your checklists.
Included app
The Business Command Center app
Customers, quotes, jobs, invoices, payments, expenses and reports, set up for your cleaning business.
Runs in your browserOn a computer, tablet or phone. Install it like an app. No account or password.
Works offlineAfter the first load and license activation.
Your data on your devicesSync between your devices is end-to-end encrypted, so we can't read it.
Up to 5 devicesOne business, one license key.
Backup files you keepOptional password. Restore on any device.
Excel in and outExport everything, edit it, import it back with a change review.
Also in the app: deposits on quotes, review and referral tracking, a staff schedule and before/after job photos.
Privacy and technical details
Browser access
Runs in your browser at app.ownerkits.com and can be installed like an app. No account or password.
Offline use
Works offline after the first load and license activation. Internet is needed to activate, to update, and for an occasional license re-check.
Your data
Your business data is stored on your device. OwnerKits never receives it in readable form: device sync, which is on by default and can be turned off, is end-to-end encrypted with a key that only your devices have. The license check sends only your license key, a random device ID and a device label.
Backup
Create .bizkit backup files any time (optional password encryption) and restore them on any computer. Built-in Google Drive backup is coming soon.
Excel
Export your whole business to one Excel workbook, edit it, and import it back with a preview, validation and conflict review.
Devices
One cleaning business on up to 5 devices. End-to-end encrypted sync (on by default) keeps your devices up to date, and we can't read the synced data; without it, each device keeps its own copy.
The three logs a cleaning business needs (money in, money out, miles), expense categories matched to Schedule C, and a 15-minute Friday routine, with a worked week that reconciles card fees to deposits.
The 12 house cleaner interview questions to ask (with what a good answer sounds like), 6 to never ask under EEOC and state rules, a weighted scorecard worked through for two candidates, and a paid working interview costed at $61.53.
An LLC isn't required to start a cleaning business. Here's what it protects and what it doesn't, the 2026 fees in California, Texas, Florida and New York, and a worked example that turns them into a cost per clean.
FAQ
Cleaning business questions
Buying, downloads, refunds and how the app keeps your data: see all questions →
How do I work out my hourly rate for house cleaning?+
Use the Pricing Calculator workbook in the kit. It helps you work out your hourly rate and your standard prices for the jobs you offer. Then use those prices when you send your first quote in the app.
Does it work for house cleaning and commercial cleaning?+
Yes. The kit is built for a residential or commercial cleaning business. It fits solo cleaners and small cleaning teams, whether you are just starting or already running.
Is there a room-by-room house cleaning checklist?+
Yes. You get 23 room-by-room and job checklists, plus 20 step-by-step SOPs. Print them, or use the checklists inside the app, so every job is done the same way.
Does it include a walkthrough form for new cleaning clients?+
Yes. The 10 customer forms include intake, walkthrough and feedback forms. They are ready to print or send, and each one has an editable Word version.
Does it include marketing ideas for a cleaning business?+
Yes. The marketing toolkit has a 30-day plan, 100 ideas and a local ad kit. You also get 270 social media posts and ideas to adapt.
Can I put my cleaning business name on the templates?+
Yes. Replace anything in [BRACKETS] in the Word files with your own details. You can edit and rebrand the templates for your own business, but not resell or share them.
Ratings & reviews
Only verified buyers can review, using the license key from their purchase. We publish every review that follows our review policy, positive or negative.
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Full refund within 14 days of purchase. Refund policy.
License
One cleaning business. The app license covers up to 5 devices. Edit and rebrand the templates for your own business; don't resell or share them. Read the license