Start a handyman and furniture assembly service
A service with a published minimum, a task menu priced by job rather than by hour, the licensing ceiling in your state understood so you never cross into work that needs a contractor's licence, and 100 jobs completed with a review profile that generates its own leads.
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Who it's for
Handy people with a vehicle, basic tool skills, and $1,500–$6,000 in savings who want to bill $75–$125 an hour without a contractor's licence. It fits owner-operators who will stay under their state's handyman ceiling and hand licensed trades to subcontractors.
About this playbook
This guide takes a handy person with a vehicle from idea to a registered, insured handyman and furniture assembly service with a published menu, a price floor, and a plan for the first 100 jobs. You start by proving someone will pay — a market read, a live price test, and three pre-sold jobs — before a dollar of real money leaves your pocket. Then you price every job from the bottom up, run the four money tables (startup costs, monthly costs, break-even, scenarios), and set up the LLC, insurance, city licence and tax calendar your state and city require. The final phase reads the first 90 days against the plan and makes the day-90 decision you agreed in advance. It does not cover licensed trades such as electrical, plumbing or structural work, hiring employees, or marketing agencies — the business stays an owner-operator under the handyman exemption.
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Phase 1: Prove the demand before you spend
4 stepsPhase 2: Price the menu, then run the numbers
6 stepsPhase 3: Register the business and fund it
6 stepsPhase 4: Win the first hundred customers
3 stepsPhase 5: Run the weekly operation
3 stepsPhase 6: Read the first 90 days
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What you need first
A vehicle that can carry a ladder and a tool kit, working competence with basic tools, the physical ability to lift furniture and work on a ladder, US work authorization, and a phone and a bank account. You are not a licensed contractor and will not take jobs that require one.
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