What: MHIC – How to Obtain a Home Improvement License
When: Feb 11, 2013 10:30am – 12noon
Location: Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
144 E. Main Street
Salisbury, MD 21801
Instructor: Alvin White
Registration: Pre-registration is required. To pre-register or for more information regarding this course or other general inquiries, please contact Lisa, Outreach Coordinator of Maryland Capital Enterprises by telephone: 410-546-1900 or via email: ltwilley@marylandcapital.org. Sign up online at www.marylandcapital.org
Cost: $15.00
Course Descript: This workshop is for anyone who is interested in obtaining a MHIC license for contractors, subcontractors, & salespersons. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about the exam, the requirements for each license, & the process for applying for a MHIC license. This workshop is open to building contractors, individuals desiring to start a home improvement or landscaping business, those presently working within a construction trade field & all other interested persons.
As a longtime MHIC contractor I think it is my duty to tell all that the Maryland Home Improvement Commission is an absolute joke. It exists solely to collect fees and make it difficult to get started in business. I have tried to turn in unlicensed "contractors" before and the commission blows me off. I had a general contractors license first and then had to become licensed to build new homes by getting the Maryland Home Builders Registration and on top of that you need your MHIC license. In Delaware all I needed was my contractors license and I am qualified to build what it takes me three separate licenses to build in Maryland. Good luck people. Maryland sucks the life out of everything we do and the Home Improvement Commission just sucks money out of your wallet.
ReplyDeleteCost of book & tuition, $300
ReplyDeleteCost of a license, $250/ year
Cost of Business Insurance $3,600/ yr
Cost of a payroll service, $1,600/yr.
Cost of Workman's comp, $4,000/yr.
Cost of working unlicensed under the table, FREE!!!!!