A bowl of ‘alphabet soup’ results from the many acronyms that makeup titles, names and descriptions of a contractor’s potential roles in a company organization. Another ‘short’ question and we help a young contractor hoping to make a ‘name’ for…
While law is law, what makes our American way great is everyone is entitled to an opinion. Let’s be clear, I am not an attorney. However, when you break the law, did your time and paid your fine, you can…
A ‘no way, no how’ gets us started on this round of contractor “Q&A.” We find a short answer in a very long question for a North Carolina contractor interested in ‘rolling the dice’ on a new venture in Nevada.…
Your Qualifier just called and quit, what now? We ‘bond’ with a young contractor who is following in his father’s footsteps. We ‘re-member’ rules on a ‘limited’ question about names, but first new law brings new opportunity for contractors ready…
After more than 25 years assisting contractors, some questions still come up time and again. That’s primarily a result of several factors; including rumor, misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the law. The rules and regulations written are complex, and the way…
If you’re a General Engineering contractor reading to the end of this column, that is likely opportunity you ‘hear’ knocking. A ‘flood’ of work in Arizona is motivating contractors to consider over the border licensing opportunity. We start with a…
While we are the experts on contractor’s licensing even I can’t explain some of the rules on the book. I ‘sign’ on this time with a ‘specialized’ question that has no answer! … Q: What makes plumbers, electrical sign contractors…
While the drought in California has caused many problems, there is also a flipside of the coin and an opportunity for contractors that hasn’t ‘dried up.’ When does the need to be licensed kick in for a manufacturer about to…
First, an issue facing the roofing industry in California has a contractor ‘fired up’ then another needs help deciding what name to use for his new business… Q: I read your column in the weekly NCBE newsletter. I sent an…
There was a time when LLC’s couldn’t be licensed in California. That changed in 2012, but many contracting rules and regulations put on paper for decades have stood the test of time unchanged. With a nod to the CSLB’s recent…