It was planes, trains and automobiles carrying me south for the latest California State Contractors License Board meeting. With only a dozen or so audience members in attendance, James Miller, Chairman of the CSLB gaveled their quarterly meeting to order…
Human wisdom partially comes from experiences that are shared by a friend or relative. This collective learning is often expressed by our most common clichés like ‘haste makes waste.’ That’s one every contractor can appreciate when paying for materials. Another…
Keeping up with the notification and paperwork required for most all contractors can be time consuming. However, failing to stay up to date with State government agencies on simple things like a change of address, a shuffle of corporate officers…
As times change contractors change with them. Many of the questions now coming to my attention regard adding to or expanding their licensed contracting opportunity. If you are looking for answers to a slowdown in your primary business these contractors…
As regular readers know, the black and white of written rules and regulations for contractors are primarily created by the Legislature. How these laws are used however is subject to interpretation. Outside of medical and legal practices, the California State…
We are all hoping this New Year brings us new hope, new opportunity and new vision for prosperity and profit. As we move forward into this new calendar let’s work together to solve our problems, discover new prospects and build…
As a comedian would tell you, ‘timing is everything’. However, sometimes you just can’t help getting caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. As I share with our first contractor, that situation is even trickier when the ground…
Which contractors must include a phone number in their signage? Can you ‘split’ a license to cover two different businesses? You would like to ‘inherit’ your parent’s contracting business, but how long can you wait to claim that license number?…
We solve the problem, answer the question and help contractors make a ‘connection’ between the law and their work. As our first question indicates, knowing how the ‘current’ rules apply can be tricky. For some contractors, adding a specialty class…
With a slower economy many contractors are calling me to look into new ways to create jobs and profit. For many having a license is just the starting point in building their business. How can you realize more bid opportunities?…