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The Importance of Liability Insurance and Worker’s Compensation Insurance in Contracting
- June 1, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog
No CommentsIn most states, you need liability insurance and worker’s compensation insurance with your contractor’s license. With insurance, potential clients will take you more seriously, but you will also be protected if accidents or damages occur. Why is liability insurance important? If a homeowner hires a contractor with liability insurance, he/she will be compensated for any
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Business Tip: Reasons Why Construction Companies Close
- May 27, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog
Starting up accompany or even running a company, in any industry is a challenge. With the construction boom, construction companies are bidding hard to get jobs, which means its more challenging than ever to start up in the construction industry. There’s a lot of things that can help you grow your business and there’s a
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Construction Tip: Ways to Streamline Your Contracting Business
- May 23, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog
With change comes growth – sometimes a company needs to adapt to different processes in order to take the business to the next level. With different streamlining techniques, you can make things more efficient in your business. It’s not always a hard task to introduce new methods into your business, especially when the benefits far
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How Going Green Saves Money in Construction
- May 16, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Florida Contractor License
The construction industry has a reputation of not being good to Mother Earth with the use of natural resources, toxic chemicals and the production of waste, but there’s been a turning point and more businesses are turning to sustainable construction practices. In 2013, $260 million was spent in sustainable construction, so it is moving in
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Do You Know What Construction Specifications Are?
- May 11, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Florida Contractor License
In the construction industry, and most industry, specifics are crucial to a job and if they aren’t followed through properly can have negative impacts. Construction specifications are known as specs – these specs detail work and workmanship needed to complete a project. Specs are part of the construction process. They detail the scope of the
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Licenses ETC Celebrates 15 years In Business!
- May 4, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog
On April 2nd, 2022, Licenses Etc. celebrated 15 years of being in business. We have assisted over 9,000 contractors obtain their contractor licenses, formed over 2,000 business entities, and pulled too many credit reports to count. Back in 2007, Licenses Etc. began as a small SW Florida business serving mainly clients from Collier and Lee
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Business Tip: How to Manage Late Payments or Unpaid Invoices
- May 1, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog
Many contractors and construction companies deal with late payments and unpaid invoices – they will get paid late or not in the full amount. Like with most businesses, it is essential to have this money on time to run your business as a whole. With late or unpaid payments, your business could suffer. Contractors can
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General Contractor Vs. Construction Manager
- April 21, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog
Thinking about a job in the contractor field? There are so many specialties in the world of contracting and there are different levels of the job. For this article, we wanted to talk about general contractors versus construction managers. Both general contractors and construction managers are often viewed as the head contractor at a
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Read Up on the Latest Construction Trends
- April 18, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog
Donuts. Cupcakes. Open concept homes. The color gray. Trends are a thing that happen in every industry out there, including the construction industry. It’s important for a contractor to keep up-to-date on the latest trends to not only keep up with the times, but to please, impress, and attract a clientele. Some trends stick, some
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Benefits of Hiring a General Contractor
- April 13, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog
Being a contractor is a rewarding job. Contractors get to work on a project, and usually see it from start to finish, and can be proud of the work you put in to create an impressive product. The job is a challenging one, both mentally and physically. Contractors need good management skills, finance skills, you
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