The article is about getting started in the field, apprentices don’t own plumbing companies.
That’s true, certainly.. my point is that it doesn’t take much to go your own way when you get the master license.
The main problem in doing this is to be willing and able to respond to those emergencies in the beginnings of the business yourself. Clogged sewer lines, busted pipes, busted water heaters, broken heaters in winter....
It’s taxing at first but gets easier as your company grows.
No, but it does bring up a comparison with the cost of college majors versus starting out with that $100k-$200k as starting capital for someone in their early 20s.