The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
People come and go but the records filed remain the same! While our mobiles send us constant alerts to this and that, will it remind you when your license needs to be renewed? Let me share how to expertly deal with these tricky issues… Q: I received a letter from the CSLB stating it’s time to…
Lots of hoops to jump thru in becoming a licensed contractor. Worthy hoops that lead to standards, opportunity and safety for all contractors and consumers. Having an expert ‘coach’ is also of great benefit in getting that win. Now let’s talk about what hurdles may be ahead in buying or selling a contracting business. As you…
Getting your contractor license doesn’t end when you get a number. For some just qualifying can be the issue that holds them up in getting started, for others staying ahead of the paperwork and important dates in keeping the license stops them in their tracks! As I always advise clients keep your paperwork and address up…
I am expert in almost all things that relate to contractor licensing, however my decades of experience also offer direction about other industry issues. When I don’t know or am not qualified, I will know who is and share that. There has been a lot of activity around LLC licensing and these questions are just a…
One way good as another? Not in contractor licensing! Another contractor also sends me an ‘SOS’, then we do a ‘double take’ on LLC licenses in Arizona… Q: We have a new entity being set up for the purposes of obtaining a Contractor’s License, I will be the Qualifier as I have been previously licensed. I’m…
As I have for many years, I will have a ‘bonding’ experience with a contractor in our first inquiry. First time or regular client, I always provide an answer on contractor and industry issues in licensing that reaches across the country. Wherever the question comes from we make a new friend. As readers are ‘aware’ the…
Don’t worry you can’t be ‘unsettled’ when you have a great foundation! However there might be a higher price for your ‘inactivity’. Complex or simple at Capitol Services I help everybody, even Smith, John Smith… Q: I sold my Contracting business and I officially retired at the beginning of this year. I was the Responsible Managing…
Sometimes it’s hard for busy contractors to keep up on the new rules and regulations. That’s just one reason we provide this resource for readers and when called on can provide the latest expert opinions in a hurry! Just check out some of what’s new this year 2022… First up is AB 569 on penalties. This bill…
When one’s wrong, it doesn’t necessarily mean the other one is right. You might both be off the beam. Hang in there the first couple question suggest how rumor and mistaken conclusions can derail more than one contractor’s plan…. Q: The owners of my Company are going to be purchasing a Contracting business the first part…