JENNA VANCE, 3, is too young to use her sweeper on the cleaning jobs her mother, Stacey (right) and father, Jason, take on through their business, which was founded so that Stacey and mother, Anita Vance, would have employment. To schedule an appointment, call 224-7472. CARL E. FEATHER / The Star Beacon
Published September 06, 2006 07:23 am - Jason Vance thought his wife Stacey took cleaning to the extrem ...
This family really cleans up
Star Beacon
Sheffield Township family brings cleaning legacy to their business
By CARL E. FEATHER
Lifestyle Editor
Jason Vance thought his wife Stacey took cleaning to the extreme.
"He always complained that I cleaned so much, it drove him crazy," says Stacey, 27.
Since starting Mom-N-Pops Cleaning Service, Inc., earlier this year, Jason has a newfound appreciation for his wife's commitment to clean. She and Jason's mother, Anita Vance, are the hands-on workers in this business that takes on both residential and commercial cleaning assignments.
Based out of the Vances' Sheffield Township home, the Mom-N-Pops serves customers in Ashtabula and Lake counties. Stacey covers most of the daytime assignments so their 3-year-old daughter can stay with grandma; Anita takes the night jobs.
Jason says he started the business so his mother would have a part-time retirement income and his wife a job that could eventually become full time.
"My mom just retired and she had been in the cleaning services 25 years," Jason says. "She wanted to keep working but didn't want to work full time. She asked my wife and me if we wanted to start a cleaning business."
Although it is a "Mom-N-Pops" business, the Lances incorporated, insured and bonded.
Jason never owned a business before, but he liked the idea of moving toward self-employment. A chemical factory operator, he knows there's little long-term job security. On the other hand, there will always be dirt.
"We'd like to turn this into a primary income, just in case the factory shuts down," he says.
"We've been through that before ... several times," Stacey says.
Stacey left her job with Wal-Mart to start the business. She says landing their first commercial account replaced her part-time income from the retailer. They've added several residential accounts and are looking for more. She'd like to be working full time in the business by the time their youngest child, Jenna, 3, is ready to go to school.
Jason says they plan to build their business through word of mouth referrals from customers pleased with their "down-home country cleaning."
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