I thought the best place to pick up again would be exactly where I left off in December 2007.

After I settled into my new house, I paid a visit to my parents. While I was there, I managed to have a conversation with a local handyman who was hired to stain their deck. I started the conversation by mentioning the fact that I was considering getting into the handyman business. After I let him know that I wasn’t local (and thus, not competing), he was more than willing to share some inside information. I learned a lot in the 20 minutes we were chatting, and I was determined to start my own business once I returned home. Read the rest of this entry