diff --git a/cleanco.py b/cleanco.py
index d191e86..9574d45 100644
--- a/cleanco.py
+++ b/cleanco.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ class cleanco():
 
 	def __init__(self, business_name):
 
-		self.business_name = business_name
+		# always do non-visible cleanup, but store the original just in case
+		self.business_name = ' '.join(business_name.split())
+		self._original = business_name
 
 		# Sorted business types / abbreviation by length of business type
 		sorted_types = []
@@ -66,21 +68,39 @@ def end_strip(self, a_set):
 		else:
 			return None
 
-	# A clean version of the business name
-	def clean_name(self):
 
-		business_name = self.business_name
+	def clean_name(self, suffix=True, prefix=False, middle=False, multi=False):
+		"return cleared version of the business name"
+
+		name = self.business_name
+
+		# return name without suffixed/prefixed/middle type term(s)
 
-		# Get rid of country items once
 		for item in self.suffix_sort:
-			if ((business_name.lower()).endswith(" " + item)):
-				start = (business_name.lower()).find(item)
-				end = len(item)
-				business_name = business_name[0:-end]
-				business_name = self.string_stripper(business_name)
-				break
-
-		return self.string_stripper(business_name)
+			if suffix:
+				if name.lower().endswith(" " + item):
+					start = name.lower().find(item)
+					end = len(item)
+					name = name[0:-end-1]
+					name = self.string_stripper(name)
+					if multi==False:
+						break
+			if prefix:
+				if name.lower().startswith(item+' '):
+					name = name[len(item)+1:]
+					if multi==False:
+						break
+			if middle:
+				term = ' ' + item + ' '
+				if term in name.lower():
+					start = name.lower().find(term)
+					end = start + len(term)
+					name = name[:start] + " " + name[end:]
+					if multi==False:
+						break
+
+		return self.string_stripper(name)
+
 
 	def type(self):
 		self.type = self.end_strip(self.sorted_types)
diff --git a/tests/test_cleanname.py b/tests/test_cleanname.py
index e115b1b..0e71bad 100644
--- a/tests/test_cleanname.py
+++ b/tests/test_cleanname.py
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 # Tests that demonstrate stuff is stripped away
 
 basic_cleanup_tests = {
-   "name with suffix":    "Hello World Oy",
-   "name w/ ', ltd.'":    "Hello World, ltd.",
-   "name with extra ws":  "Hello    World ltd",
+   "name w/ suffix":           "Hello World Oy",
+   "name w/ ', ltd.'":         "Hello World, ltd.",
+   "name w/ ws suffix ws":     "Hello    World ltd",
+   "name w/ suffix ws":        "Hello World ltd ",
+   "name w/ suffix dot ws":    "Hello World ltd. ",
+   "name w/ ws suffix dot ws": " Hello World ltd. ",
 }
 
 def test_basic_cleanups():
@@ -15,6 +18,22 @@ def test_basic_cleanups():
    for testname, variation in basic_cleanup_tests.items():
       assert cleanco(variation).clean_name() == expected, errmsg % testname
 
+multi_cleanup_tests = {
+   "name + suffix":          "Hello World Oy",
+   "name + two suffix":      "Hello World Ab Oy",
+   "prefix + name":          "Oy Hello World",
+   "prefix + name + suffix": "Oy Hello World Ab",
+   "name w/ term in middle": "Hello Oy World",
+   "name w/ mid + suffix":   "Hello Oy World Ab"
+}
+
+def test_multi_type_cleanups():
+   expected = "Hello World"
+   errmsg = "cleanup of %s failed"
+   for testname, variation in multi_cleanup_tests.items():
+      result = cleanco(variation).clean_name(prefix=True, suffix=True, middle=True, multi=True)
+      assert result == expected, errmsg % testname
+
 
 # Tests that demonstrate organization name is kept intact