Opportunities / Painting and finishes
Class 2Resin countertops
Fits best: a hands-on maker who likes craft and selling the result.
Pros
- ✓Low startup and high margin per install
- ✓A few jobs make the month
- ✓No special license to start
- ✓Works all year
Cons
- !Skill takes practice; few repeat sales
- !Reviews and steady marketing decide who wins locally
What to expect
- Year 1
Launch in about 30 days. Learn the work, collect reviews and build toward 4 jobs a month by month 12.
- Year 2
Reach steady volume, around 7 jobs a month. Add cabinet painting and refinishing for the same customers and plan your first hire.
- Year 3
Step from operator to owner. Expand into full kitchen refresh with cabinets.
A typical path, not a promise. Your Owner Assessment and 3-year playbook set your actual plan.
Sell more to the same customers
Growth path
Expand into full kitchen refresh with cabinets.
The details
- Vehicle
- Van or truck
- Repeat customers
- Low
- Licensing
- Low
- Season
- Year-round
- Runs on
- ProTrak RemodelTrak
EntrepX example: $25K startup, payback month 5 vs. 7 franchised.
See the payback example*Monthly sales and run rate are illustrative industry benchmarks for one owner-operated crew at steady volume: price per job × typical jobs a month (7), times 12 active months. They are revenue, not profit, and are not projections, promises or EntrepX member results. Basis: EntrepX example data.