Have you ever had the experience of wishing you could go back in time, meet with your younger self, and give him or her a heaping dose of good advice? Most of us have – it’s a natural byproduct of thinking what could have been if we had made a better decision at some point in life, or if we had only known what kinds of challenges would be waiting for us in our later years.
Unfortunately, we can’t put you into a time machine and change the course of history. What we can do, though, is give you a good piece of advice that our graduates seem to pass on from one year to the next: Start your business off on the right foot.
In other words, get your paperwork, certification, and other details in order before you start marketing yourself as a licensed California contractor. That way, you won’t be playing “catch-up” later, and you won’t have to deal with the kinds of problems that come up when you haven’t filed things correctly for your brand-new business. It’s easy to overlook details, but the details matter a great deal, particularly when it comes to things like business licenses, incorporation, and insurance.
So, here are a few things to get in order for your new California contractor business:
Your certification as a licensed contractor. At CSLS, we can help you fill out paperwork for your application, so you can avoid the unnecessary (but surprisingly common) mistakes that students make before they ever take their certification exams.
Your business registration and/or incorporation paperwork. Business registrations and incorporation papers are complicated, legally binding documents that need to be filled out carefully by professionals who know what they’re doing. Why not let our team of experts help you get it right?
Insurance for your construction company. If you’re lucky, you won’t need insurance very often. However, if you have some sort of accident or incident at your company, you’ll be very grateful to have the right coverage.
It can be tempting to skip over important details and paperwork when you have other things on your mind, and no current customers or construction projects to worry about. Things can happen quickly, though, and the last thing you want is to be unprepared to deal with new clients and government agencies.
Click here to read more about CSLS “turnkey” packages that make it easier than ever to get your new construction business off the ground.
