AI business coaching for contractors in every state.
Operator audits your business, shows you what to fix next, answers your questions any time, and trains your team. It works next to Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, Jobber and the tools you already use. $79/month, any state, cancel anytime.
Build your price book
Open step About an hour, with your numbersOne coach for the whole business, in any state.
Licensing rules change from state to state. Running a profitable shop does not. Operator works the same for any trade, anywhere in the country.
Works next to the software and lead sources you already use.
Your software runs the jobs. Your lead sources bring the calls. Operator is the system and the coach around them.
Find your stage
Where is your contracting business right now?
A contractor with an idea and a contractor with three crews do not need the same thing. Pick the one that sounds like you. Every guide and tool on this site stays free either way.
Operating and growing
I have a business and I am stuck
Work comes in but profit does not keep up, the next hire feels risky, and getting past the $1M to $3M wall depends on you doing everything.
Contractor Lane Operator, $79 a month, any state: pricing and break-even, cash and collections, hiring, safety, weekly owner checks and team training modules, matched to your audit gaps. A mentor in your corner for a fraction of what a coaching group costs.
Established
I just want the SOPs and scripts
You have crews and managers. You do not need coaching, you need the written playbooks so the answer stops being you.
Contractor Vault, $399 a month, any state: CSR and call scripts, dispatch, recruiting, onboarding, job descriptions, skill evaluations, capacity pricing and safety binders, all editable.
Starting
I want someone to walk me through starting
No entity, no license, no first job yet. You want the order to do things in, so you do not pay for the wrong thing or double back.
Free startup plan, every state: what applies to your trade, with every requirement linked to the official source. In Washington and Oregon, the guided Startup Roadmap ($148 one time) also walks you step by step to your first paid job.
Only want reminders? Deadline reminders are $9.99 a month in any state. Washington contractor? We can also file your state paperwork for you.
Free to start. Pay only for the help you need.
Pick the one that fits where your business is today. You can stay on the free part forever.
Not sure which? Take the free business audit. Only want reminders? Deadline reminders work in all 50 states.
Answer these before you spend anything.
Every one runs in your browser, is free, and does not ask for an email.
Four more: where your license number has to appear, business name and domain check, Google Business Profile post builder, and the job margin calculator for work you are already running. Not sure which applies to you? Find your stage. Want to see the work behind the answers? Every official source we use is listed publicly.
A free startup plan for your state.
Every state has a free official-source guide. Some states also have the guided Startup Roadmap. Once you are running jobs, Operator takes it from there.
What you find out before you spend a dollar.
Answer a few questions about your state, your trade, and where you are today. The plan comes back with what applies to you and where each requirement comes from.
This is a preliminary self-help checklist based on your answers and the reviewed official-source record for your state, not a licensing-board determination, and it does not confirm that you are legally established. Confirm every requirement with the responsible agency before you file or pay a fee.
Choose your state before you follow a contractor checklist.
Licensing, bonds, insurance, taxes, and lien deadlines change at the state line. We publish a state page only after its claims are sourced.
Pick your state on the map
Every state opens its own contractor landing page and personalized roadmap.
Choose any state. Every state has a free personalized roadmap builder.
For the small Northeast states, use the labelled callouts or the state dropdown at the top of this page. On phones the dropdown replaces the map entirely.
The information is free. The path is not obvious.
State agencies publish the rules and accept the filings; they do not tell you which ones apply to your trade or which has to come first. Bond brokers and insurance agents sell you the policy; they do not tell you when in the process you need it. Jobber, Housecall Pro, and QuickBooks run a business that is already running; Contractor Lane is the layer before that.
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What Contractor Lane does not do
It is self-serve information and organization: it does not replace an attorney, CPA, insurance agent, or licensing agency, it does not file anything for you or verify that you are legally established, and there is no coaching or done-with-you service attached to it. The full list of what it does not do →
Questions about Contractor Lane.
Can I find this information for free?
Yes. Many requirements are published on state and local websites. Contractor Lane organizes those scattered sources into one step-by-step path so new contractors know what to do next, with the official source linked on every requirement.
Which states does Contractor Lane cover?
Operator, the Contractor Vault and deadline reminders work in all 50 states, and every state has a sourced requirements guide. The Startup Roadmap covers Washington and Oregon today, and the filing service is Washington only for now. The deep guides are Washington first.
Is Contractor Lane a law firm or licensing agency, and does it file anything for me?
No to both. Contractor Lane provides self-help information, checklists, and source links. It does not provide legal, tax, accounting, insurance, or licensing advice, and it does not file paperwork on your behalf unless you buy the separate file-it-for-me service for a supported Washington filing. You are responsible for filing and for verifying every requirement with the responsible agency.
Find out what is holding your business back, free.
Any state, any trade, no card. Then let Operator walk you through the fixes. Starting out instead? Get your free startup plan.
Run my free business auditImportant: Contractor Lane provides self-help business information, checklists, and source links, not legal, tax, licensing, insurance, or accounting advice, and is not a law firm or a licensing agency. Requirements, fees, and deadlines change. You are responsible for verifying every requirement with the responsible state, local, or federal agency or a qualified professional before you rely on it.