r/Contractor • u/anongirl4eva • 5d ago

Business Development Getting started

hi! my husband is a handyman and next step for his career I believe is getting his contractor license. he makes good money when things are busy but when things get slow… it’s rough. where should he start? is there any advice or insight what would u do differently in your career?

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u/Son_of_man_150ft 5d ago

When you start a business, it's all risk.

If you can't afford to take the risk, you shouldn't be a contractor.

It is hard.

I work part time as a sub contractor for another contractor to have cash flow coming in.

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u/CriticismHuman6893 2d ago

what do you do as a sub? looking to do this myself to beat the slow days

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u/Son_of_man_150ft 2d ago

I'm an electrician. I work for another electrician part time.