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NE · Starting a shop

Nebraska: from journeyman to shop owner

The path from running a truck to running a business. State-specific topics cover Nebraska contractor licensing, insurance minimums, bonding requirements, and entity formation. General topics cover practices that apply anywhere.

NE-specific

Rules that change by state

01 ·Contractor licensing

State-specific

State contractor license requirements, bond, and insurance minimums.

02 ·Insurance

State-specific

General liability, workers comp, and commercial auto for a new shop.

03 ·Bonding

State-specific

Surety bond requirements and ranges for contractor license classes.

04 ·LLC vs S-Corp

State-specific

Entity formation, tax treatment, and when to switch.

05 ·State taxes

State-specific

State income / franchise / sales-and-use tax treatment for trade contractors.

Apply anywhere

General craft of running the business

01 ·Bookkeeping

Job costing, separate accounts, receipts, and monthly closes.

02 ·Estimating

Unit pricing, labor burden, material markup, and contingency.

03 ·Bidding

Reading a bid package, writing proposals, and walking a job.

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