The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
No matter our age or experience, taking an exam still sends ‘chills’ up your back! For this NV contractor I find a ‘cool’ way to meet their goal. I share some insight on reciprocity from state to state, and help another contractor understand the license options on an unexpected departure… Q: Our company has a “C-21”…
Going your own way doesn’t always lead to growth, at least not without changes in structure and licensing. A contractor asked to get the company’s licensing ‘ducks in a row’ is discovering not all the birds are alike. I also share that where you are from doesn’t change the basic requirements in becoming licensed in CA… …
Give an expert the chance to avoid problems, or do it yourself. One choice comes with ‘surprises’ as a contractor recently discovered. I will ‘install’ an important licensing distinction for a custom cabinet maker, and ‘float’ the boat to ‘re-finish’ this first column of this new year… Q: You helped me in November of last year…
Knowing is one thing, but confirmation ever better! For contractors, working with others is a given, but forming a partnership is a joint venture surrounded by a common border. Unfortunately, an ‘injury’ to one leaves a mark on all for those ‘responsible’ on the license… Q: Last year, we had submitted our insurance renewal to the…
What’s yours, may actually be their’s, or so license law reads. For another contractor there is no ‘grace’ in answering his many questions! Let’s go wild on dba’s to wrap it up… Q: We are working on changing our Responsible Managing Employee (RME) (our qualifier) on our California contractor’s license. When we change our RME, will…
You may not realize it, but contractors have the world by the tail, as your opportunity is virtually unlimited! However, that doesn’t mean everything is an ‘open book.’ And limits are real so what goes here maybe doesn’t go there. That’s why having expert assistance is always a great idea… Q: Is there any limit to…
It takes ‘two to tango’ but only one can qualify a license if they make the grade! Another contracting business buyer wants to charge up his opportunity with a new license if he can pass the test in time, while I wrap with some ‘perspective’… Q: Our Qualifier just turned in his resignation. We have gone…
Here to help contractors get a ‘handle’ on problems, without blowing smoke. While some extended license opportunities exist in CA, the dry heat of AZ makes them disappear! Not mine, but let me answer one for ‘Dad’… Q: We acquired a licensed business and have applied for a new license using the Qualifying Individual who currently…
The answer is rarely just no. In most cases an expert answer can be found right away. Sometimes you just get ‘hammered’. In other cases, we really need to talk! Because finding that expert solution, the right direction, only works if I learn the whole story from you, often bit by bit… Q: I recently applied…