Roughly 9% of companies in the United States ever reach $1M in revenue. Less than 4% do that within their first two years of business. Less than 0.38% of one or two person companies in the US ever hit that milestone. In an industry where over 95% of businesses (Handyman) have

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Real companies with real guarantees can’t charge bargain prices, and bargain prices can’t deliver real guarantees. Remember that next time the lowest priced contractor says he can offer all the same promises that the most expensive one can.

Something to consider when hiring the cheapest option. If something does go wrong, which often it does in our industry due to many variables, they are the only solution to getting that problem resolved. There are no standards, there is no quality control check ins, there are no

Being a CEO doesn't mean power. Being a CEO means responsibility. I've struggled with always making sure everyone on my team is taken care of. I've worried about their feelings, and being likable. That works for awhile, but you quickly realize that the best way for everyone

SMS/Email Campaign that will fill your calendars this month for FREE!! Handy's results so far.. (1400 messages have been sent, 4 jobs booked for $2800 total, 13 estimates scheduled.. our list has 7500 people in it.. we just turned off LSA because of how busy our phones have been

We hit $1M in revenue our first full year in business doing handyman repairs and I believe the reason was because I'm not the one actually doing the repairs myself. I partnered with my dad, he was in the truck and I was running the business (Sales/Marketing). This allowed me

A koi fish can only grow to the size of the pond that it lives in... In the beginning your business is entirely shaped by your hands. The momentum, the vision, the structure.. But eventually, those same instincts are what end up restricting it. At some point, your business

“I didn’t say it was going to be easy. I said it’s what I was going to do.”

When people ask me what it’s like having ADHD I show them this picture from my notes app… at least I tried 😂

We are a month in to our Uber for Handymen model and it's been eye opening. Everyone is so committed to the W2 model because they can control the client experience. Here is what we have found so far. 1. The client wants the work done, by a licensed professional - that's it. 2.

People pay for convenience. You can make your own cheeseburger, likely the cheapest option. You can go to a sit down restaurant or a drive through - but that requires you to get up, go out, wait etc.. or you can buy a cheeseburger on door dash and have it delivered to you.

See you at the tailgates in 2026

Posting this to find my community Handyman business owners doing over $100k/mo in revenue who are focused on scaling and professionalizing the industry. Every handyman community group is filled with non sense

I believe a solo handyman can bring in $240,000 a year and here is the PL based on our actual data running a $1M handyman biz. Total Rev - $20k/mo Materials - $3,000 (15%) Labor - $5k (Pay yourself this as a salary) Gross Profit - $12,000 Marketing - $1,600 (8%) Vehicle -

I get the same joy from making a post in a large handyman Facebook group and reading the comments that my wife does from watching reality TV. You should try it.

Handy's in 2024 was just an idea Handy's in 2025 just crossed $1M in revenue Handy's in 2026.... loading