Category Archives: Starting Your Business

Getting Started With The Rich Contractor

Welcome to the Rich Contractor, the ultimate business resource for contractors, service professionals, and those who dream of some day dumping their dead-end job in exchange for the wild world of small business ownership.  Consider yourself lucky, because you’ve just … Continue reading

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Becoming A Contractor During A Recession

If you’re like a lot of this site’s visitors then you’re here because you want to learn how to become a contractor, but you’re also unsure if this is the best time to be starting a business.  With all of … Continue reading

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Make A Lot Of Money – Here’s How

I’ve gone over this a little before, but the volume of questions I receive on this topic make it clear to me that I need to revisit the question of how to make a lot of money.  I guess because … Continue reading

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How To Become A Contractor (Becoming Your Own Boss)

I’ve put together a ton of information on this website to try to help the average guy (or gal) get his (or her) own contracting or service business going and thriving, but occasionally I’m asked basic questions that demonstrate to … Continue reading

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Choose A Simple Service To Maximize Profit

My last post was about how you’ve got to expand your business in order to achieve wealth, but I also need to make the important point that replication in your business is made much, much easier when the service you … Continue reading

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Find A Niche And Focus On Speed

Now many of you no doubt have big plans to build a full-service remodeling company, and perhaps you’re already knee-deep in the process of learning how to become a general contractor, but I’d ask you to put on the brakes … Continue reading

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How To Become A Millionaire

Ways to become a millionaire: Win the lottery.  Not a likely scenario.  Save your money. Invest in real estate or the stock market.  Both good ideas but unless you’re the next Buffett or Trump you’ll be old before you can … Continue reading

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