Electrical
Licensed trade spanning service calls, remodel work and new construction, with permit and inspection obligations.
Six short steps. No email or account.
Family
Home services and trades
Work happens at the customer's property, usually with a crew and a vehicle.
- Priority decisions
- 10
Operating reality
What makes this different
The realities that change which tools can actually work for you.
Permits and inspections are part of most jobs, so document handling and scheduling around inspectors matters.
Mixing residential service work and commercial contract work means two quite different billing patterns.
Licensing is strict and tiered, and workers' compensation classifications are among the more expensive trades.
Progress billing on larger jobs is common, so invoicing needs partial billing support.
Where to start
The decisions that matter here, in order
You do not have to take them in this order, and you do not have to take all of them. This is where most businesses like yours start.
- 1Licences and permits
Find out what your trade and your state actually require you to hold.
- 2Business insurance
Cover the things that could end the business in one bad afternoon.
- 3Job and crew management
Run jobs end to end: schedule, dispatch, complete, invoice.
- 4Estimates and quotes
Send a professional quote quickly, and know when it is accepted.
- 5Invoicing
Send the bill, and let people pay it without writing a cheque.
- 6Accounting software
Track income and expenses so tax time is a report, not an archaeology dig.
- 7Time tracking
Know the hours worked, and which job they belong to.
- 8Payroll
Pay employees and handle the tax filings that come with it.
- 9Documents and client portals
Keep files organised and share them with clients securely.
- 10Capturing leads
Catch enquiries from every channel and respond fast.
Your next step
Answer six short questions about your electrical business: your team, where the work happens and what you want to fix first. You get an operating plan in the order to tackle it, with the must-haves and comparison points for each area.
Answers
Common questions
- What software does a electrical business need?
- Licensed trade spanning service calls, remodel work and new construction, with permit and inspection obligations. The decisions that matter most are 10 areas, starting with the ones tied to how the work actually gets done and paid for.
- What makes running a electrical business different?
- Permits and inspections are part of most jobs, so document handling and scheduling around inspectors matters. Mixing residential service work and commercial contract work means two quite different billing patterns. Licensing is strict and tiered, and workers' compensation classifications are among the more expensive trades. Progress billing on larger jobs is common, so invoicing needs partial billing support.