Startup guides
From the truck to the license.
You already have the trade. These guides are the company around it: the license path, the entity, the insurance, the hourly floor, the first truck, and the first jobs. Honest about what varies by state, and pointed at the boards that decide.
The guides
One trade at a time.
Plumbing · 6 min read
How to start a plumbing business
The working path from journeyman to owner: the license, the company, the insurance, the math an hour has to earn, the first truck, and the first jobs. Written for the plumber in the truck, not the MBA in the seminar.
HVAC · 6 min read
How to start an HVAC business
From installer to owner: the licenses including the one federal certification nobody skips, the company and insurance stack, pricing that survives the shoulder seasons, and the honest way to win the first no-cool calls.
Electrical · 6 min read
How to start an electrical business
The electrician’s path to owning the company: the master license question, permits and inspections as a business reality, an hourly rate that carries the overhead, and the first-year moves that build a shop instead of a job.
Roofing · 6 min read
How to start a roofing business
From crew lead to owner: the licensing and insurance that roofing gets held to hardest, storm work without the storm-chaser reputation, pricing per square that survives a wet spring, and the first jobs that build a referable name.
Landscaping · 6 min read
How to start a landscaping business
From mowing crew to landscape company: the licensing that actually applies, the equipment decision that sinks new owners, pricing that survives winter, and the route density that decides whether the season is profitable.
Cleaning · 6 min read
How to start a cleaning business
From solo cleaner to a company with crews: the licensing and bonding customers ask for, residential versus commercial, pricing that does not trap you at your own hourly rate, and the trust practices that keep keys in your hands.
Pool service · 8 min read
How to start a pool service business
From cleaning your own pool to running routes: the licensing question nobody answers straight, the chemical knowledge that keeps you out of trouble, route density as the whole business model, and pricing that survives a hot August.
Pest control · 9 min read
How to start a pest control business
The most licensed of the route trades: applicator certification and why it is not optional, the insurance nobody warns you about, recurring revenue as the whole point, and the seasonal outreach that decides whether the book renews.
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