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Coles The One Man Handyman Business: A Practical Guide to Starting Solo, Pricing Your Jobs, Finding Customers, Managing Your Schedule, and Running a Profitable Home Repair Service at Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa, ON
The One Man Handyman Business: A Practical Guide to Starting Solo, Pricing Your Jobs, Finding Customers, Managing Your Schedule, and Running a Profitable Home Repair Service
The One Man Handyman Business: A Practical Guide to Starting Solo, Pricing Your Jobs, Finding Customers, Managing Your Schedule, and Running a Profitable Home Repair Service in Ottawa, ON
The One Man Handyman Business: A Practical Guide to Starting Solo, Pricing Your Jobs, Finding Customers, Managing Your Schedule, and Running a Profitable Home Repair Service in Ottawa, ON
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There is a particular freedom in being the person a neighbor calls when the faucet drips at 9 PM or the closet door will not close. If you are handy, dependable, and ready to work for yourself, that freedom can become a business you run alone, on your schedule, with your reputation. This book is the map from skilled helper to paid professional, built for the 1 person operation that wants to stay lean and profitable from day 1.
This is not theory about franchises or managing a crew of 20. It is numbers you can copy, sentences you can say to a customer, and checklists you can run this week. You will learn why charging $40 per hour guarantees you will be busy and broke, how a 55% billable rate turns a $120 per hour quote into a $70 take home, and how a $50 trip fee plus a 1 hour minimum protects you on every 20 minute job. Licensing, insurance at $400 to $800 per year for $1 million coverage, and a clear service menu are covered in the order you actually need them.
Inside, you'll discover:
• How to test if solo work fits your temperament, finances, and household in 30 minutes
• The 8 to 15 service lane that stays legal, insured, and repeatable in any state
• How to verify your price threshold and permit rules in 1 afternoon from official sources
• The insurance stack from general liability to $300 to $500 tools coverage that lets you sleep at night
• How to form an LLC for $50 to $500 and open a business bank account in 7 steps
• The break even formula that reveals your floor and how to add a 15% to 30% margin
• A flat rate menu, the $35 to $75 trip fee, and scripts that hold price without apology
Start narrow, master the services you do best, and let a few agent and property manager relationships plus a small membership base of 50 households at $59 per month create $3,000 of steady base revenue. That base smooths the February dip and funds the next tool.
There is a particular freedom in being the person a neighbor calls when the faucet drips at 9 PM or the closet door will not close. If you are handy, dependable, and ready to work for yourself, that freedom can become a business you run alone, on your schedule, with your reputation. This book is the map from skilled helper to paid professional, built for the 1 person operation that wants to stay lean and profitable from day 1.
This is not theory about franchises or managing a crew of 20. It is numbers you can copy, sentences you can say to a customer, and checklists you can run this week. You will learn why charging $40 per hour guarantees you will be busy and broke, how a 55% billable rate turns a $120 per hour quote into a $70 take home, and how a $50 trip fee plus a 1 hour minimum protects you on every 20 minute job. Licensing, insurance at $400 to $800 per year for $1 million coverage, and a clear service menu are covered in the order you actually need them.
Inside, you'll discover:
• How to test if solo work fits your temperament, finances, and household in 30 minutes
• The 8 to 15 service lane that stays legal, insured, and repeatable in any state
• How to verify your price threshold and permit rules in 1 afternoon from official sources
• The insurance stack from general liability to $300 to $500 tools coverage that lets you sleep at night
• How to form an LLC for $50 to $500 and open a business bank account in 7 steps
• The break even formula that reveals your floor and how to add a 15% to 30% margin
• A flat rate menu, the $35 to $75 trip fee, and scripts that hold price without apology
Start narrow, master the services you do best, and let a few agent and property manager relationships plus a small membership base of 50 households at $59 per month create $3,000 of steady base revenue. That base smooths the February dip and funds the next tool.
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