From brush to crew to owning a painting company. Interior, exterior, cabinets, commercial.
Every chapter builds on the last. From day one in the trade to the day you own the company. No filler. No inspiration. Just the actual steps.
Interior walls, exterior surfaces, cabinet refinishing, trim, epoxy floors, and commercial repaint. The finishing skills that move you from helper to lead painter in 12 months.
State contractor license requirements, liability insurance, bonds, and the EPA RRP certification that unlocks pre-1978 residential work and higher margins.
Van, sprayer, ladders, estimating template, and QuickBooks. The first-customer playbook. How to price a bid that wins the job and pays your overhead.
Square footage vs room-rate vs hourly. Material cost formulas, markup strategy, change order process. How to price cabinets, exteriors, and commercial repaint profitably.
Google Business, Angi, Houzz, realtor relationships, property management contracts, painting co-op networks. What generates volume vs what generates margin.
1099 vs W2 painters. Production rate standards. The two-person crew model that lets you run jobs without being on every ladder.
From $300K solo to $1M+ multi-crew. Estimating at scale, crew scheduling, quality control walkthroughs, and the systems that keep callbacks low.
Residential repaint volume, commercial maintenance contracts, and cabinet refinishing specialty. The revenue mix that takes painting companies past $1M with manageable overhead.
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Every guidebook is updated yearly to reflect new licensing laws, current industry standards, current market rates, and refreshed playbooks. Buy once — every future edition is yours free for life. Major annual updates ship every January. Spot updates for major regulatory changes ship within 60 days.
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You've painted enough rooms to know this business is simple to enter and hard to scale — unless you know the pricing, the systems, and the customer channels.
Low startup cost, fast cash flow, and real scale potential. This guidebook covers every rung: first job, first employee, first six figures, first million.
Written for the painter ready to stop working for someone else's brush.
No. The book is written so a complete beginner can read page one and walk into an apprenticeship or first job knowing exactly what to expect. If you're already in the trade, the business and scaling sections are where the real value is.
Licensing chapters cover the path in every state, with the relevant regulator, exam, and reciprocity rules. Business setup and marketing chapters are U.S.-focused but generally applicable.
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