The Library · Startup 0→1 Guides
by Omni Incubator
A practical guide for tradespeople who know their craft but need to master the business side — pricing, cash flow, hiring, and scaling from solo operator to multi-crew operation.
About the book
You know how to do the work. You can wire a panel, frame a wall, or grade a yard. But nobody taught you how to run the business.
This book covers everything a trades professional needs to build a profitable operation: calculating your real overhead rate, pricing jobs for actual profit, managing cash flow when materials come before payment, hiring your first employee, and building a crew that produces consistent quality without you on every job.
Organized from foundation to growth, with real dollar amounts, realistic scenarios, and appendices full of templates — job costing worksheets, bid proposals, and a key metrics cheat sheet — designed to be printed and used in the field.
