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coolingcomfort
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18 days ago

What advice do you have for someone starting their own HVAC business from scratch?

Hey,

Good morning, my name is Sylvester, and I just received my C20 HVAC license and am starting my business.

Does anyone have any advice to build a small company starting off with big dreams and goals?

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  • Congrats on the C20, that’s a big accomplishment.

    Best advice I can give you is to start with service and repair, not installs. Service calls are easier to get, pay faster, and help you build cash flow.

    Focus on being extremely responsive and showing up on time. In HVAC, reliability beats price in the beginning.

    Get on Nextdoor and start building relationships with property managers and realtors — they can keep you fed while you grow.

    You got a truck and tools already or you starting from nothing?