For Tradespeople, By a Tradesman

A complete system for
a more profitable trade business.

Pricing. Quoting. Presenting. Documenting. Growing. Every tool built to feed into the next, so your business runs on real math instead of guesses. Built in Excel by a licensed electrician who's actually worn the tool belt.

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Trades Covered
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Services Priced
100%
Excel-Based
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A system, not a catalog.

Each Tradesman Office tool feeds directly into the next, so you're running on a connected system, not a pile of disconnected spreadsheets.

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Every tool a contractor actually needs.

Four product lines, built for the pricing, paperwork, compliance, and strategy side of running a professional trade business.

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The First-Year Contractor Playbook

A 90-day roadmap for any tradesperson going out on their own. Legal foundation, pricing, getting customers, building a repeat engine. Written by a licensed electrician. Just download it.

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Why Tradesman Office

Built in the field, not in a boardroom.

Written by a working electrician

Every product is built and tested on real job sites. No theory, no template factory, just tools that solve problems contractors actually have.

Excel-first (no subscription)

Buy it once, own it forever. Everything runs in Excel or Google Sheets, no $200/month SaaS subscription, no vendor lock-in, no "upgrade" paywalls.

Integrated product ecosystem

The calculator feeds the price books. The price books use the forms. Everything connects, so you don't end up with six disconnected tools that don't talk to each other.

Stop quoting jobs from a notepad.

Start with the Break-Even Calculator to find your real hourly rate. Then plug it into any flat rate price book and start quoting like a professional.

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Honest guides for running a better trade business.

Real pricing math, code updates, and business fundamentals, written by a licensed electrician.

Business Operations

LLC vs S-Corp for Contractors (Plain English)

The most over-Googled, over-explained, under-understood decision in small business. Three real contractor scenarios at different income levels, and the one number that decides which makes sense for you.

April 24, 2026·10 min read
Pricing & Profitability

Is My Bid Too High or Too Low?

The hardest part of pricing isn't the math, it's reading whether your bid was right after you've already sent it. Here's the framework, and the mindset shift that fixes most pricing problems.

April 24, 2026·10 min read
Business Operations

How to Get Your First Customers as a New Contractor

The honest, sequenced playbook for landing your first 10-20 customers without burning money on paid ads. Free channels first, paid second, and the trap most contractors fall into.

April 24, 2026·13 min read
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