It is August, and we here at Licenses, Etc. have decided to pay tribute to the Blog. Most people know what a blog is by this day and age. Why, you are reading one right now! Wikipedia defines a blog as a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in July: Lawton Rozar at Rozar Enterprizes, Inc. in Groveland, FL Adam Robbins at SFPR, Inc. DBA Florida Pool Rebuilders in Plantation, FL Michael Adams at Arkon Construction, LLC in Thomasville, GA Ron Campbell at Ron’s Electric, Inc. in Palm Bay, FL George Allen Foy at Fenton

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in June: Steve Ross at Steve Ross Builder LLC in Naples, FL Carlos Ramirez at LJW Associates LLC in Tequesta, FL Steve Jansen at Jansen Construction, LLC in Bonita Springs, FL Brian Rodocker at Octane One, LLC in Lakeland, FL Louis Tkacz at Calvary Roofing, Inc. in

Lately it has become clear that paper exams are becoming a thing of the past. Slowly the state is transferring each exam to computer based testing format. There are more categories being moved to this method soon. Irrigation, Commercial Pool, Residential Pool, Service Pool and Solar Contractors examinations were converted to the computerized testing last

One thing many prospective clients ask us is, “Why should I use you?” We understand that question quite well. The application can be quite daunting, but a lot of people do wonder, “How hard can the licensing process really be?” We have created a new video that really breaks this process down. While the actual

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in May: Warren Boynton at Pinnacle Construction Management & Consulting, Inc. in Naples, FL Pedro Olmo – at AAPRO Inc DBA La Habana Electric in Naples, FL Lyndee Carhart at Chad the Handyman, LLC in Estero, FL Robert Leparulo at RPLCC, LLC in Tallahassee, FL Tony Martin

July 31st is the deadline for those with Home Inspector Licenses and Mold Remediator or Assessor Licenses. Last renewal cycle, there was no requirement for education and only to pay a renewal fee. This cycle the state has put into place an education requirement. 14 hours of continuing education are required for all three types

Certified contractors with active licenses need to complete 14 hours of board-approved continuing education every 2 years by August 31st in even numbered years. A renewal fee must be paid by this date as well. Let’s look at these two separately. Continuing Education: Active contractors who have held their license for more than two years as

The Construction Industry Licensing Board has been discussing a new category of license to be created. This license would be called Industrial Facilities Specialty Contractor. This license would be a limited subset of the Certified General Contractor license just as the Tower Specialty license is. The language as of now for the definition of this

On May 1st the fees for an initial issuance or qualifying an additional business entity application went up by $100 for all Construction Industry Licensing Board applications. The fees are now $249 for the initial issuance of a license qualifying one business and $209 to apply for a license to qualify an additional business in