If you’ve ever dreamed of taking your amateur home improvement skills to the professional level, there’s never been a better time to do it than now. As the population ages, homeowners are doing less and less work for themselves, all while the pool of skilled labour in Canada is insufficient and shrinking. But demand alone is not enough to ensure success as a renovator. There are other unique skills and approaches necessary for a profitable renovation business that have nothing to do with manual work. You need to find projects efficiently, develop repeat clientele, and make sure that the financial side of your venture is solid. That’s where the seven essentials you’ll get here are so important.
1 Learn to Count All Costs
One big reason small businesses fail is that owners don’t recognize all the costs that need to be covered by their fees. This is why you need to keep close track of your time, materials and expenses,