Industry Guides
Every guide covers licensing, insurance, equipment, pricing, finding customers, and growing — specific to your trade.
25 guides available
How to Start Your Own Electrical Business
You've got the license and the skills. Here's how to build the company.
Start your own electrical contracting business: business formation, contractor licensing, insurance, pricing, and going independent.
Avg. startup cost: $10k–$50k
How to Start Your Own Plumbing Business
You know the trade. Here's how to turn your license into a company.
Start your own plumbing business: business formation, contractor licensing, insurance, pricing, and building a book of business as an independent operator.
Avg. startup cost: $10k–$50k
How to Start a Roofing Business
High-revenue projects, storm-driven demand, and a trade that every homeowner needs.
Start a roofing business: licensing, equipment, crew building, pricing per square, and scaling from residential repairs to full replacements.
Avg. startup cost: $10k–$50k
How to Start a Fencing Business
High-ticket projects, visible results on every street, and demand that follows every new home and dog.
Start a fencing business: wood, vinyl, chain link, and ornamental installation, tools, licensing, pricing by linear foot, and building a project pipeline.
Avg. startup cost: $5k–$25k
How to Start a Painting Business
Low startup cost, high demand, and a skill you can learn in weeks and refine for a career.
Start a painting business: interior and exterior work, equipment, licensing, pricing by the room and square foot, and building a referral-driven book of business.
Avg. startup cost: $2k–$15k
How to Start a Garage Door Services Business
Emergency calls, high-ticket installations, and a service every homeowner needs but can't DIY.
Start a garage door business: training, spring safety, tools, licensing, pricing, and building revenue from emergency repair calls to full installations.
Avg. startup cost: $5k–$30k
How to Start a Drywall Business
Steady subcontractor demand, skilled-trade pricing, and work that every new home and renovation needs.
Everything you need to start a drywall business: hanging, finishing, tools, licensing, pricing by the sheet and square foot, and building a pipeline of general contractor relationships.
Avg. startup cost: $5k–$35k
How to Start a Concrete Services Business
High-ticket projects, visible results, and demand that follows every new neighborhood built.
Everything you need to start a concrete services business: flatwork, decorative concrete, licensing, equipment, pricing, and building a project pipeline from residential to commercial.
Avg. startup cost: $10k–$50k
How to Start a Chimney Sweep and Inspection Business
Seasonal demand, premium pricing, and a safety-critical service homeowners can't skip.
Everything you need to start a chimney sweep business: CSIA certification, equipment, inspection levels, pricing, and building an annual client base that rebooks every year.
Avg. startup cost: $3k–$15k
How to Start a Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Business
High per-job revenue, repeat customers, and a skill set you can learn in weeks.
Everything you need to start a carpet and upholstery cleaning business: equipment, training, pricing, and building a client base that books you month after month.
Avg. startup cost: $5k–$25k
How to Start an Appliance Repair Business
Recession-proof demand, high per-job revenue, and customers who need you today — not next week.
Everything you need to start an appliance repair business: training, certification, tools, pricing, and building a service area that generates $80K–$150K per year.
Avg. startup cost: $5k–$25k
How to Start a Pest Control Business
Recurring contracts, recession-proof demand, and customers who call you before they call anyone else.
Everything you need to start a pest control business: licensing, certification, equipment, chemicals, pricing, and building a route of recurring quarterly contracts.
Avg. startup cost: $10k–$35k
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