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roofcleaningminneapolismn · Guest

Should I run the business through my current one?

Eric · Guest

Sounds like you need to add it!

and good luck!

Guest

Ide open a separate business.

As far as the general contracting license goes.,.. If you advertise that you are licensed to clean roofs then you could run into some problems when people figure out that you are not.

Also, I would rather hire the company that are roof cleaners only, not one that is the jack of all trades.

Just my thoughts.

roofcleaningminneapolismn · Guest

licensed to clean a roof? I didn't know you need that or that our state even offers that. Or were you talking about being licensed through here? I will do some google searching on pressure washer licensing in MN.

I also called our Web/marketing guy and his thoughts were for better google click ratings it might be best to stay the same name and get customers associating anything having to do with a roof. IE repair, replacement, cleaning, ice dam removal etc through the already existing company.

I understand what your saying about the jack of all trades though too. There is a company here that does roofing siding windows lawn care decks fences basement finishing etc... the list goes on. I would never use them.

Guest

What I mean is that there is no roof cleaning license so customers wouldnt care if you have a general contracting license. Its kind of on the verge of false advertising if you say "licensed and insured" on your roof cleaning ads. It gives off the impression that you are licensed to roof clean.

It would be a lot of work for you to start a new company though and I do understand that. In your situation, it might be better to just list it under your previous company...if it blows up, then maybe you can start something else.

roofcleaningminneapolismn · Guest

I hope you mean "blows up" as something good, not as I did something wrong and it blows up.

Guest

Lol...yeah, I meant blow up in a good way...

Ugly Shingles LLC · Mar 25, 2010

I was in the same situation and I added myself as a separate subsidiary from my construction business and I put links on both websites. Then I had to get liability Insurance for Ugly Shingles.

Ugly Shingles has a link at the top to RWG and RWG has a link under services to Ugly Shingles. I am not saying that is the best way to do it, I am just saying what is what I did. Good Luck!

http://rwginc.com/services.htm

http://uglyshingles.com

roofcleaningminneapolismn · Guest

That's a great idea. I can promote each company on their own sites. I will work out all the kinks first.

Guest

Good idea Ugly!....Lol, dont know your name so thats gonna heve to work for now.

He could always say something like, Check out our roof cleaning website with the link

Guest

Is your current business Incorporated? If so, you could simply register a a dba under your current corporation. That's what I did. My corporation is Clay County Pressure Cleaning, Inc, but for marketing reasons I wanted to use a different name so I registered SoftWash Solutions as a dba under my corp. Now I can advertise with both names, yet all my paper work and taxes are still filed under my corporate name.

RoofKleen · Guest

Run it through your other business as you already have a customer base. Just say we are happy to offer Professional roof cleaning and offer free estimates and inspections.

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