Ready-made startup kits for the businesses our research shows you can start for less. Each volume is the documents, workbooks and checklists to go from nothing to paying customers, tailored to your city and state.
Residential and commercial cleaning, from nothing to taking paying jobs.
10files: 36 pages plus 2 Excel workbooks
19cited sources, including the IRS, OSHA and the U.S. Department of Labor
Same dayYour State Page, completed for your city and state
What’s inside
01 Start Here roadmapThe 8 stages from nothing to paying customers, a 30-day launch plan, and which file to open at each step.2 pages
02 Formation and Compliance PacketName, LLC or sole proprietorship, EIN, licenses, sales tax, insurance and bonding, plus a 50-state lookup table and your State Page.5 pages
03 Financial WorkbookStartup budget, true labor cost, residential and commercial pricing calculators, break-even and a 12-month cash flow, all built from your own costs.Excel
04 Service Menu and Scope of WorkWhat each service includes and excludes, add-ons, and fill-in scope sheets for homes and commercial sites.4 pages
05 Job ChecklistsPrintable sheets for standard, deep, move-in/out, office and restroom quality checks.5 pages
06 Standard Operating ProceduresKeys and access, protecting property, chemical safety, protective gear, incidents, complaints and quality, with forms.5 pages
07 Customer DocumentsIntake, quote, commercial proposal, policies, service agreement outline, completion report and invoice.8 pages
08 Launch SetupName checklist, Google Business Profile setup, simple web presence, inquiry call script and follow-up messages.3 pages
09 Your First HireWhen you're ready, employee or contractor, employer setup, job description, interviews, onboarding and a 90-day review.4 pages
10 90-Day Launch TrackerA weekly 10-minute check on jobs, revenue, hours, bookings and cash against your targets.Excel
Built for your area
Licensing, sales tax on cleaning, workers’ comp and filing fees change from state to state, and city to city. After you order, tell us where you’ll operate. Your Groundwork adviser checks your requirements against official sources and sends your completed State Page the same business day, usually within minutes.
Sample page: Standard Clean job checklist (File 5)
What it doesn’t do
The kit gives you the tools to start and run the business. It doesn’t judge your specific idea, your market or your competitors for you. That is the Groundwork Business Blueprint, and your kit price counts toward a Blueprint ordered within 30 days.
Secure checkout by Stripe. After payment you’ll tell us your city and state, and your Groundwork adviser emails your kit and completed State Page the same business day. General information, not legal, tax or insurance advice; the service agreement is a starting draft to review with an attorney in your state.
Vol. 2 · In preparation
Personal Training Startup Kit
Independent personal training, built in the same 10-part format as Vol. 1.
Formation and compliance, a financial workbook built from your own costs, your service menu, checklists and procedures, customer documents, launch setup, first hire and a 90-day tracker, with a State Page completed for your city and state.
ReserveNo payment now. We’ll email you when it’s ready.
Photography and video services, built in the same 10-part format as Vol. 1.
Formation and compliance, a financial workbook built from your own costs, your service menu, checklists and procedures, customer documents, launch setup, first hire and a 90-day tracker, with a State Page completed for your city and state.
ReserveNo payment now. We’ll email you when it’s ready.
Social media and digital marketing services, built in the same 10-part format as Vol. 1.
Formation and compliance, a financial workbook built from your own costs, your service menu, checklists and procedures, customer documents, launch setup, first hire and a 90-day tracker, with a State Page completed for your city and state.
ReserveNo payment now. We’ll email you when it’s ready.
Tutoring and test prep, built in the same 10-part format as Vol. 1.
Formation and compliance, a financial workbook built from your own costs, your service menu, checklists and procedures, customer documents, launch setup, first hire and a 90-day tracker, with a State Page completed for your city and state.
ReserveNo payment now. We’ll email you when it’s ready.
Writing, editing and content services, built in the same 10-part format as Vol. 1.
Formation and compliance, a financial workbook built from your own costs, your service menu, checklists and procedures, customer documents, launch setup, first hire and a 90-day tracker, with a State Page completed for your city and state.
ReserveNo payment now. We’ll email you when it’s ready.
Independent consulting, built in the same 10-part format as Vol. 1.
Formation and compliance, a financial workbook built from your own costs, your service menu, checklists and procedures, customer documents, launch setup, first hire and a 90-day tracker, with a State Page completed for your city and state.
ReserveNo payment now. We’ll email you when it’s ready.
Lawn care and landscaping, built in the same 10-part format as Vol. 1.
Formation and compliance, a financial workbook built from your own costs, your service menu, checklists and procedures, customer documents, launch setup, first hire and a 90-day tracker, with a State Page completed for your city and state.
ReserveNo payment now. We’ll email you when it’s ready.
Online store, built in the same 10-part format as Vol. 1.
Formation and compliance, a financial workbook built from your own costs, your service menu, checklists and procedures, customer documents, launch setup, first hire and a 90-day tracker, with a State Page completed for your city and state.
ReserveNo payment now. We’ll email you when it’s ready.
Junk removal and hauling, built in the same 10-part format as Vol. 1.
Formation and compliance, a financial workbook built from your own costs, your service menu, checklists and procedures, customer documents, launch setup, first hire and a 90-day tracker, with a State Page completed for your city and state.
ReserveNo payment now. We’ll email you when it’s ready.
Tell us which volume you want. No payment now; we’ll email you when it’s ready, and the volumes with the most reservations are built first.
Common questions
Is this just a template pack?
No. Every file is written for this industry, and the workbooks calculate from your own numbers. Each guide shows its research date and sources, and the kit includes a State Page your Groundwork adviser completes for your city and state.
What is the State Page?
One page listing your actual requirements: state filing office and fees, local business license, home-occupation rules, sales tax on your services, and workers’ comp. We confirm each item against official sources and send it the same business day, usually within minutes.
Is this legal or tax advice?
No. The kit is general information and planning tools. The service agreement is a starting draft; have an attorney in your state review it before you use it.
Can I move up to a Business Blueprint later?
Yes. If you order a Groundwork Business Blueprint within 30 days, the $500 kit price counts toward it. The Blueprint covers what the kit deliberately leaves out: your market, target customers, pricing position, how to win customers, risks and a prioritized launch plan.
When will the other volumes be ready?
We build the volumes people reserve first. Reserve yours and we’ll email you when it’s ready. There’s no payment and no obligation.
Not sure which business to start?
Book a free 15-minute call. We’ll tell you the first step and what it should cost.
