How I Built a 47% Margin Painting Business Using W-2 Employees (Not Subs)
Tired of fighting with low-quality subcontractors in your home service business?
In this episode I break down exactly why I run my painting business with 14 W-2 employees across 4 crews — the pros, the cons, and the hiring system that keeps my best people loyal for 9+ years.
I own Premium Painting, and my goal was never a $10M company — it's a $2M–$2.5M business with 47–52% gross margins that runs like a franchise I collect dividends from. W-2 employees are how I got there.
But it's not all sunshine and rainbows, so I'm giving you the real trade-offs subcontractors vs employees, and the…
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