The Association of Residential Cleaning Companies International, Mr. Clean Professional and Rags to Riches have joined forces to honor one residential cleaning company who has shown significant growth and provided flawless customer service, despite having been in business for less than two years.

The Award is open to any residential cleaning company that meets the award criteria and submits an application by September 15, 2011. The award will be presented at the ARCSI Convention and Education Conference in Las Vegas, NV on Thursday, Oct 20th at the ARCSI President’s Reception.

“We’re excited to partner with one of our industry’s leading manufacturers and one of our industry’s leading consulting and training companies to honor a new professional in the residential cleaning industry,” said Ernie Hartong, ARCSI Executive Director. “The first two years of any new business are really difficult, but for those who are doing it right and succeeding, it can be very rewarding. We happy to bring some tangible rewards and recognition to those efforts.”

The winner of The New Professional Cleaning Company of the Year Award will benefit from all of the publicity this award will bring them. Public relations professionals will be marketing the winner's brand in local and national media. All that PR adds up to free marketing for the winning company. In addition, the winnng company will receive:

The New Professional Cleaning Company of the Year winner will receive:

• Complimentary registration to the 2011 ARCSI Cleaning Convention, Oct. 18-22 in Las Vegas
• Three nights' stay at the Bally's Hotel and Casino courtesy of Rags to Riches
• Round trip coach airfare for two to the 2011 ARCSI Cleaning Convention courtesy of Rags to Riches
• One year "Business in a Box" materials and consulting from the residential cleaning industry consultants at Rags to Riches
• Assistance from the Mr. Clean Professional marketing deartment to develop a two-page promotional brochure for their company
• Complimentary supply of Mr. Clean Professional cleaning products

Award application/nomination forms that list the award criteria are available online at www.mrcleanprofessional.com, www.successmaideasy.com, www.arcsi.org, or www.cleaningconvention.org