With all this talk about grandfathering of registered licenses, we have gotten calls from many registered license holders. One of the state’s stipulations to this application is that the applicant must have a valid county competency card. Unfortunately some of the individuals that we have spoken to have let their county license lapse thinking that

About half of the contractors we meet through our firm don’t have a website.  Most of these contractors are small one-man operations who don’t understand why a website is necessary.  If you’re in the same boat, we would like to share what a website can do for you:   A website will act as an

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in January: Andrew Waters at QJ, Inc. DBA Ace Air Conditioning of Lantana, FL Stephen Brillati at Brillati Carpentry, LLC of Macomb, MI John C. Gratton at Keys Contracting Services, Inc. of Marathon, FL Chester Forbes at Forbes Can Fix It, L.L.C. of Melbourne, FL

We are already a month into 2013. This is the time when everyone starts to realize that the resolutions made with all intention of following through, just aren’t getting accomplished. To achieve our goals, it takes action… If your resolution was to be licensed, be in business for yourself or add a new level of service

As of October 1, 2009, the Florida Statutes require all license holders to self-report to the department. This must occur within 30 days of being convicted, found guilty of, or pleading nolo contendere or guilty to a crime of any kind, anywhere. The statute also requires the reporting of any convictions that occurred prior to October 1,

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in December: Kevin Taras at Done-Rite Cooling & Heating, LLC of Naples, FL Scott Montgomery at Valley Tank Testing, L.L.C. of Apollo Beach, FL Scott Beck at Valley Tank Testing, L.L.C. of Apollo Beach, FL Robert Hine at Naples Building Group, LLC of Naples, FL Ruth Lofquist at Gator Construction Enterprises,

It’s that time again. Time for Florida contractor license renewal!  Unless your license is brand new, you should have received a renewal notice in the mail from the DBPR.  There are two parts to the process of renewing any Florida construction license: Paying the renewal fee  Completing the requisite CEU courses Let’s start with the CEU

The DBPR has implemented a new online system.  EVERYONE who has a license will need to Re-Register on the DBPR site to have access to their personal account. If you’d like assistance, we can take care of this for you for $50 for the first license and $10 for each additional license in the state