Contractor Academy business guide
How to Start a Construction and Maintenance Business
A practical route from service definition to quotations, site controls, work records and repeatable project delivery.
Practical starting steps
- Choose work types and clients you can competently serve.
- Set up estimating and subcontractor controls.
- Prepare a project profile, risk process and safe work documentation.
- Control materials, quality checks, variations and handover evidence.
- Review each project and retain useful records.
Printable setup checklist
- ☐ Scope and exclusions
- ☐ Quotation and variation process
- ☐ Project/site profile
- ☐ Risk and safe-work controls
- ☐ Quality and handover records