Consumers may consider hiring a ‘handyman’ but how do the rules apply when a licensed contractor hires them?  I help a license qualifier find his

Like rising summer temperatures, optimism is on the upswing as contractors begin to see opportunity again in the Golden State. Our first question comes from

You likely won’t know them, hear about them or see them, but CSLB investigators are waiting to ‘sting’ criminals pretending to be contractors in CA.

It’s nice to know people benefit regularly from our back and forth. Helping contractors overcome challenges is one of the primary goals of this Q&A.

Life is full of questions. The answers are often difficult to know without a resource to consult. For contractors these questions often make the difference

A major change in California contractor licensing is coming. S-l-o-w-l-y. Another contractor helps ‘clear up’ some general rules on partnerships. As we have advised before

While government requires a ‘fixed’ contractor’s bond, the marketplace operates on a slightly different ‘scale’. The cost of doing business as a contractor in CA

Oh, say can you “C”? I’ll school this contractor with a license question that may benefit others interested in a wider margin for profit. An

Often the language used in government regulations is unclear. As an expert who works with these rules regularly, I am ‘pumped up’ and will make

It’s probably not a ‘shock’ to hear government is short on funds, but what does this mean for enforcement of contractor’s rules in California? We’ll