Hello again,
Now that school has started again, I should have more time to spend posting to this blog.
If you have been following the steps I have been laying out, you should have decided that starting a handyman business is for you. Picked out a name for your handyman business, set up your entity and decided what services and prices you will charge.
Now you are set to start your handyman business. Not quite. You will need to get your insurance and licenses in place before you begin doing any handyman work.
What type of insurance might you need. Well you will need to make sure you have the correct coverage for the vehicle you will be using for business. You will also need to check into your states requirements about workers compensation. If you are going to be the only employee you may not need workers compensation, however if you have even one part time employee you need to make sure you are following your states requirements. You also may need to be bonded in some municipalities if you do certain types of jobs. Be sure to check all of this out, before you begin working.
Licenses that you may need include possible a business license, plumbers license and or electrical license depending on what is required of your state and local municipalities.
For example, because we installed water heaters we had to have one person licensed as a plumber with our county. Permit and inspections were required for this type of work and in order to get a permit you had to be licensed.
Every state and every municipality will be different so be sure to check this all out and have what you need before you start your handyman business.
Until next time.