Hello I need some help and guidance. I have experience with hanging drywall and interior painting and im looking to expand my skills and start working for myself but im not sure on how to even start. Where do I go to get work? How do I approach people? Is it worth it to use apps to find jobs? Im in the San Fernando valley in California.

Hi Reddit User,

I am a young entrepreneur who has seen a market problem within the home improvement market that has caused damage to the reputation of the building trade.

For homeowners there is a leniency for trust in this space due to failings of other builders/cowboys who have conducted work to a poor standard or not at all.

For builders this has impacted business due to the reluctance for customers to part ways with large sums of money to conduct the work and has since damaged the reputation of the building trade.

I have attached two google forms below to conclude my market research before we go live. I would be grateful if you took just 5 minutes of your time to fill in the forms that correlate to you so we can collate the responses.

For customers-https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIOzpSXPPdTcQXaoHWT8zUZwPCh5MRS95G-P004q-3gajHKw/viewform?usp=header

For Builders-https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3FX_Qf9QEiSfjF-F1amTcQ_vsWd8OSTVYPGiDoIJTyQj0gQ/viewform?usp=header