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Being a single mother of two girls below the age of eleven often helps a young woman hone certain skills to maintain sanity . For Shanique Graham , those skills have been organisation and cleaning . Her friends believe that these skills are so pronounced that they have put on their white coats , diagnosed her with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( OCD ) and encouraged her to start her own cleaning business .
She followed their advice and breathed life into the Totally Maid for You brand in July 2018 . Several other companies offer in-home cleaning services as part of their service packages . However , Shanique has distinguished her Totally Maid for You brand by positioning herself as the Marie Kondo of Jamaica .
This vivacious mother is not only the mastermind of the Totally Maid for You brand . She has a Bachelor of Law ( LLB ) degree from the University of Technology and Bachelor of Science Degree in International Relations from the University of the West Indies . Additionally , she is pushing to gain entry to the Norman Manley Law School to complete her legal education so that she can become a practicing lawyer . She currently works as a Strategic Planning professional . I caught up with her to learn more about her active life and how she balances entrepreneurship with her many roles .
My long-term vision for this business is for my team and I to be the go-to source for in-home cleaning and organising in Jamaica . Marie Kondo is my greatest inspiration and I take great pride in ensuring that potential customers understand that we do far more than clean your home ; we offer an organisation experience that helps bring peace of mind . The services we currently offer include :
Cleaning Services Laundry folding Closet / cupboard organising
Ironing and cooking will soon become a part of our package .
Totally Maid for You is a necessity because it offers structure amidst a hectic life . An organised home inevitably creates an organised mind and life .
Potential customers often have a preconceived notion about the value we offer . This leads them to “ bawling down ” our prices . We often have to explain the value of our services and the fact that our prices are non-discriminatory .
It ’ s a daily challenge and no two days are alike . However , having structures in place helps . I have a lot of demands on my time so everything has to be timebound and organised .
My daughters are also intimately involved in the business . In fact , my ten years old daughter has recommended that we add homework services to our service line-up and she wants to be trained as a maid . I have to keep reminding her that I will be charged for child labour if I hired her as a maid .

Shanique Graham - Transforming Passion into Business

Being a single mother of two girls below the age of eleven often helps a young woman hone certain skills to maintain sanity . For Shanique Graham , those skills have been organisation and cleaning . Her friends believe that these skills are so pronounced that they have put on their white coats , diagnosed her with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( OCD ) and encouraged her to start her own cleaning business .

She followed their advice and breathed life into the Totally Maid for You brand in July 2018 . Several other companies offer in-home cleaning services as part of their service packages . However , Shanique has distinguished her Totally Maid for You brand by positioning herself as the Marie Kondo of Jamaica .

This vivacious mother is not only the mastermind of the Totally Maid for You brand . She has a Bachelor of Law ( LLB ) degree from the University of Technology and Bachelor of Science Degree in International Relations from the University of the West Indies . Additionally , she is pushing to gain entry to the Norman Manley Law School to complete her legal education so that she can become a practicing lawyer . She currently works as a Strategic Planning professional . I caught up with her to learn more about her active life and how she balances entrepreneurship with her many roles .

I take great pride in ensuring that potential customers understand that we do far more than clean your home ;

What services does Totally

Maid for You offer ?

My long-term vision for this business is for my team and I to be the go-to source for in-home cleaning and organising in Jamaica . Marie Kondo is my greatest inspiration and I take great pride in ensuring that potential customers understand that we do far more than clean your home ; we offer an organisation experience that helps bring peace of mind . The services we currently offer include :

Cleaning Services Laundry folding Closet / cupboard organising

Ironing and cooking will soon become a part of our package .

Describe your business in one word .

Totally Maid for You is a necessity because it offers structure amidst a hectic life . An organised home inevitably creates an organised mind and life .

What is the greatest challenge that you have faced as an entrepreneur and how have you overcome it ?

Potential customers often have a preconceived notion about the value we offer . This leads them to “ bawling down ” our prices . We often have to explain the value of our services and the fact that our prices are non-discriminatory .

How do you balance entrepreneurship with motherhood ?

It ’ s a daily challenge and no two days are alike . However , having structures in place helps . I have a lot of demands on my time so everything has to be timebound and organised .

My daughters are also intimately involved in the business . In fact , my ten years old daughter has recommended that we add homework services to our service line-up and she wants to be trained as a maid . I have to keep reminding her that I will be charged for child labour if I hired her as a maid .

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