Free planner for window cleaning owners
Plan your cash for the slow season
Window cleaning peaks in spring and again in fall, with summer steady and winter thin in cold climates. Van payments, insurance and core crew pay run all year.
Adjust your season (share of yearly revenue by month)
Lowest month-end cash
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Cash burned in the slow months
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total of the months that lose cash
Cash to hold before the slow season
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burn + one month of fixed costs
The starting numbers and the monthly pattern are an example for a window cleaning business. Adjust them to your own history.
A slow-season plan for a window cleaning business
- Sell commercial routes that run through winter.
- Book spring jobs in February with a deposit.
- Set aside part of every spring and fall week's surplus.
How cash moves in a window cleaning business
- Spring and fall bring the residential rush.
- Commercial routes repeat and steady the year.
See the slow season coming, every Monday
One Page CFO tracks your cash 13 weeks ahead from your QuickBooks, so the slow months never arrive as a surprise.