Pandemic inspired, sanitizing business grows

EforAll program helped service plan for future

By JONAH SNOWDEN jsnowden@repub.com

Keeping their family and community safe was the goal of husband-and-wife team of Bruce and Maricruz Richardson, the co-owners of BMC Sanitizing Services, when they began the family-owned cleaning service in September 2021.

“It was a struggle to find stores that were open. Businesses were closing their doors,” Bruce Richardson recalled. “I have friends that own small businesses, and everything was shut down and I’m like, let’s use this opportunity to help these businesses keep their doors open.”

With his background as a custodian, Richardson went to work beginning a business that could not just provide standard cleaning services but also sanitizing, disinfection and preventative services to residential and commercial properties, churches, gyms, schools and dance studios.

Richardson credits BMC’s success not just to his experience as a custodian but also to the Holyoke EforAll program that helps entre-

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“During my application process, they asked what specific area of concern I have for my business and I answered by saying I needed someone to show me how to keep track of the money so I would be able to pay my bills,” Richardson said. “I never want to make a promise with a client and not follow through because I can’t afford to purchase new equipment.”

Richardson doesn’t necessarily feel his business should be compared to others. Trying to provide the best service possible is all that’s on his mind when he works with his clients.

Until the customer is satisfied, BMC doesn’t take any form of payment,