As a licensed contractor, you’ve got enough on your plate with high-pressure deadlines and constantly shifting targets to hit. The last thing you need is to be buried under a mountain of tax paperwork, trying to make heads or tails of any of it! With so many moving parts and costs, it can feel impossible … Read more
Introduction Looking to start selling home improvement contracts? You’re gonna need a CSLB license for that. In this article, we’ll take a look at CSLB licenses for home improvement salespeople (or HIS): what they are, who needs them, and how you can get one right now. What Is A Home Improvement Salesperson (HIS)? So what … Read more
Whether you’re a homeowner looking to refresh the tile in your bathroom or you’re the CEO of a Fortune 500 company looking to expand your company’s data center assets, you need contractors to do the job. But finding a good contractor to do the job is a tough thing to do. First, you have to … Read more
As a general contractor, you have a billion things you need to be thinking about every day – but what’s more important than growing your business? The reality for general contractors is that most – if not all – of your jobs come via word of mouth, and the only way to conjure up some … Read more
If you’re in the construction industry, at some point, you’ve heard the phrase “contractor general conditions”, and probably not really understood what it meant. When we first heard it 200 million years ago (it feels like that now), we had no idea either. We thought maybe we should call our doctor, put the phone down, … Read more
Let’s skip all the usual stuff and get right to the point: you’re a contractor in California, and you need a Contractors State License Board contractors license. Here’s how you do it. The Journey to Obtaining a Contractor’s License in California Meet The Requirements Before you can even apply for a CSLB license, you must … Read more
Just got your CSLB Class B License and are ready to strike out on your own as a general contractor? First off, congratulations! Becoming a CSLB-certified general contractor is no joke, and you’ve worked hard to get to this point. Now you’re ready to start taking on jobs – a process that can be both … Read more
Just moved to California as a contractor and need your CSLB license – as any contractor does – to start doing construction work in the State? Or maybe you’re a fresh-faced 18-year-old, who sees a career in construction in the future, and you are looking for the path to making that a reality. In any … Read more
Are you an experienced contractor who has just moved to California and wants to start working right away? Or maybe you’re just starting out in the construction industry and you need to get work experience? In either case, the thought has probably crossed your mind – do you really need to get your own California … Read more
If you’re a contractor somewhere in the U.S., you’ve probably thought about the potential for obtaining multiple contractors licenses, across multiple states. In theory, it sounds great: more licenses means the potential for more profit – but does reality match our initial thought process? Is it worth it to get multiple state contractors’ licenses? Let’s … Read more