Q: I’m interested in offering professional home-cleaning services to people in my local area. What licenses are needed to start a cleaning business, and how do I get them? A: Starting a cleaning ...

The mindset itself is simple: Treat people with respect, hold each other accountable and consistently strive to improve.

"Everything is on me. I can't just disconnect and put an out of office up," one entrepreneur told Business Insider.

Starting a window-cleaning business can be an attractive prospect to anyone looking for physical and satisfying work that allows you to be your own boss. With innovations like ladder-less systems that ...