Hey I live in Ohio and I want to start my own painting business. Do I need a sales tax number to paint exterior only residential repaints? Cheers, Jack

I have recently created an account and thought to introduce my self to everyone. I am a young entrepreneur who has been running a painting business for the last three years in British Columbia, Vancouver. Before I ran a painting company, I have been working as an painter for many different...

This is the worse summer Iv'e ever had as far as work and jobs coming in. I'm down to one guy and myself, followed up on old customers, I keep a add in the phone book and online along with a website. It's just dead. A lot and I do mean a lot of my old GC went under with the economy in the last...

One of the most challenging aspects of running a contracting business is estimating jobs. For someone with little experience, estimating can be a rather scary endeavor (it can also be scary for someone with tons of experience). After all, the accuracy of the estimate will have a huge impact on...