Starting a carpet cleaning business is one of the most popular home based businesses these days. Just think of the millions of homes which have carpets and your potential clients are in the thousands.

That’s not including office building and shopping complexes which also requires carpet cleaning services. There is low cost of entry into the carpet cleaning business. You can start small with less than $1000 to buy the necessary equipment and slowly upgrade to more professional carpet cleaning equipment when you have more clients.

Pricing your carpet cleaning services would be critical as well as how you reach your clients and market your business. You will need a carpet cleaning business plan first. Although there are many competitors in this area, starting a carpet cleaning business is still a great business opportunity.