In 2007, the AAICB became bigger than just a few individuals and was made up of both new and experienced cleaning professionals from South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. New members brought new experiences and business types to the table of discussion. In addition to freelance cleaning providers, the AAICB now included small independently owned carpet cleaning businesses as well as contract account cleaning businesses who provided who provided services to medical and business offices, grocery stores, gas stations, rest areas, and many other types of customers.
By the end of 2009, the AAICB included over 500 members across North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa. It became much more difficult for everyone to stay in touch and the member group became much too large to all meet on a regular basis. It was at this time that the President and CEO of the AAICB, Nathan Walla, decided that a complete restructure was needed in order to become a much more organized and efficient association of professionals. It was decided that the regions needed to expand not only throughout the Midwest but across the United States as a whole since cleaning procedures, marketing tactics and equipment/supplies used varies from area to area.
In order to create fair and sensible Chapters across the US, Nathan decided that it would be more feasible to the overall goal of the AAICB to create an online presence for everyone to have access to and create all new Chapters based on new and existing memberships.
By the end of January 2010, the AAICB gained an online existence to be more accessible to everyone so that Chapter locations and directors could be selected. This also is for the purpose of making it much easier for new members to join the community and select the regions and Chapters that are the most convenient for them.
The structuring of the regions was completed by the end of February 2010 and it was decided that the United States would be split into three distinct regions as indicated on the map of the Chapters page of this website. The regions are Western, Central and Eastern. It is the ultimate goal of the AAICB to have all Chapter locations and their Chapter Directors chosen by August 31st, 2010 with the first Chapter meetings to be scheduled to take place on October 16th or 17th (two options), 2010.
However, Nathan's passion for success translated to giving close friends and relatives who worked as independent cleaning service providers the advice and training needed to make them as successful in the industry as well. It is his goal to support anyone interested in becoming successful in such a fast paced and ever growing industry in their efforts to learn and grow in an environment that is expecting more and more from us to become not only green, sustainable operations but to provide the most output for the lowest cost. But...he cannot do it on his own. As everyone knows, two brains are better than one and three are better than two and so on. So the crucial help is needed from you.
