Construction & skilled trades
Handyman Service
Your state contractor threshold, financial responsibility requirements, small-job pricing, and repeat buyers.
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Construction & skilled trades business guides
Compare the work, customers, operating requirements, and documents behind each business. Choose the model you can credibly deliver before choosing equipment or branding.
Construction & skilled trades
General Contracting and Remodeling
Contractor classifications and thresholds, qualifiers, permits, subcontractors, contracts, change orders, job costing, and closeout.
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Roofing Contractor
Contractor thresholds, registration, fall safety, permits, estimating, weather, insurance work, warranties, and closeout.
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HVAC Installation and Repair Contractor
Contractor classifications, qualifying experience, EPA Section 608, permits, insurance, service systems, estimating, and recurring maintenance.
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Electrical Contracting
State and local electrical licensing, qualifying experience, permits, code, safety, estimating, testing, and inspection closeout.
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Plumbing Contracting
A plumbing contracting business sells licensed plumbing work: emergency service and repair, fixture and water-heater replacement, drain and sewer service, and remodel or new-construction rough-in and finish.
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Two businesses in the same category can have very different labor needs, collection times, licensing burdens, and repeat-customer patterns. Use the business viability worksheet to compare your own assumptions.