How to start a Business Painting Homes and Businesses

List of book chapters from:

How to start your own House Painting Business

Chapter 1 Turning Desire into a plan
Chapter 2 Types of Paint work
Chapter 3 Equipment/tools and buying them.
Chapter 4 Developing an Annual Budget
Chapter 5 Bidding
· 5.1 It is what you see
· 5.2 Hourly Estimating
· 5.3 Value Estimating
· 5.4 Sq.ft Estimating
· 5.5 The double check method
· 5.6 What is included
· 5.7 Putting the Bid together
· 5.8 Using Discounts Effectively
· 5.9 Writing the Contract
Chapter 6 Contracts, and Contract terms
Chapter 7 Labor
· 7.a The difference between Employees and Sub-Contractors
· 7.b The best use of Subcontractors
· 7.c The best use of Employees
· 7.d Payroll funding
· 7.e Payroll book keeping
· 7.f Subcontractors
· 7.g Subcontractor agreements
· 7.h Effectiveness of labor
· 7.I Selecting Labor
Chapter 8 Scheduling, Job Planning and Organization for Profit
Chapter 9 Business Basics
Chapter 10 Book keeping Basics, and Taxes
Chapter 11 Getting your customers to Market your business
Chapter 12 Advertising 101
Chapter 13 Quick Start marketing
Chapter 14 Customer/Client difficulties
Chapter 15 Communication & Presentations
Chapter 16: Billing the right way
Chapter 17: Getting Paid

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About the Author

After taking some college courses Scott was thrust directly into the business world uncertain of what he would do with what he learned. He stumbled under the watchful eye of a very successful local business entrepreneur; scott quickly learned the dos and don'ts of building a profitable business.

He spent a few years working at a local paint store where he had gone from being a clerk at a paint store to managing the store! Then becoming the outside sales repersentative and techno expert on coatings.

Then in 1993 Scott became a licensed paint contractor in his state. Now with years of trial, error and other professionals advice he has in-depth understanding of the contracting world. He has learned not just the theory, the basics, but well beyond, and even and becoming a teacher at the local community college. He has spoken in front of thousands of people on numerious occassions. His business at one point had 13 employees and subcontractors working regularly. Scott has devoted himself to understanding the trades and what it takes to be successful as a business owner. He now wants to share this knowledge on a larger scale. Don't miss this opportunity especially at such an affordable price.

Over the last few years Scott found his skills in demand, and one of his associates introduced him to an Architecture Design Build Firm of Wilmington Delaware. Sitting on the 10th floor in a corner office Scott could over look the vast city below, however he found himself just not being happy being the project manager. Then another Muti-million dollar firm in Baltimore asked him to contract with them to achieve thier goal of 10 million. In a few short months Scott was able to reduce the lead costs, improve name recongition, and work with the owner on many aspects of the business. Yet, again even while doing this great work he wasnt fully happy. Yet still works with them today.

He began fielded calls from many of his former employees asking him advice. He saw several leap even further head of his past performance, and others struggle. He felt the longing to return some how to the Contracting world he loved in its puriest form. "Project Managing is interesting, but not my dream." said to me as he considered options with money not being his main focus. "I know if you do what you love, the money will come" he went on to say.

Then in an effort to return to what he really loved, he became a Trades Consultant working with small to large construction companies. Clearly if mult-million dollar companys trust Scott Palcher, so should you.

~ Ken Miller