Just seen recently on Facebook, Leggari ( not an advertisement 😁 ) were talking about how much rip offs they see in taking epoxy training classes. Hands on training they call it. ( I know they are trying to sell their online Academy , but that's not what this post is about ). For whatever reason some people think they "need" to take the course and that after that they are gonna start their business and the ball will get rolling. Let's use correct terminology here. Those trainings are mostly a course to become familiar with what the product is all about and get a general idea. Starting a business after one of these courses is the same as starting a mudding and taping business after someone will show you how to put mud on the wall. After seeing how it was done or even doing it once yourself doesn't mean the final product is worth it. That being said we all gotta start somewhere. Just curious if instead of going for a hands on training in AC cooled environment and not really sweating your ass off and breathing the dust and getting dirty, would you rather go and work for couple days doing a real project ( garage or any other ) from start to finish under supervision of a skilled installer ? Courses are good and all, but real life brings a lot more challenge , heat and humidity and other stuff, it all effects installation. Or what if instead of one project you could work let's say for a week or so, almost like getting hired by a crew, except you pay for your work 😁( it could be free I guess , since the crew is basically getting a free laborer, but usually it only slows down overall process and to make it equally beneficial, a person who comes in should contribute proportionally to the value he is getting back in return ). What do you think? Real life epoxy school, not just a 2 day showcase training, would you sign up for something like that? It's not a pitch or an offer, just want to see what you guys think, let's brainstorm all together !

A lot of new faces, welcome ! Hey guys 👋🏻 As the winter is coming closer to the end ( hopefully 🤞🏼) , I am gonna plan getting involved more with the group and start uploading more stuff and will try to keep you all up to date on what's going on, the direction we will take and updates on my personal journey ... As you may or may not know, I am just a starting out entrepreneur , who is trying to get away from working for someone else and do mostly work for myself. It's easier said than done though. I'm sure a lot of us can relate juggling multiple aspects of life and trying to learn new things, all while raising kids ,spending time with loved ones and trying to balance it. Just a little recap from last year that gave me a substantial boost in self confidence and confidence in working in this trade in general. Last year, around May, I gave my notice to my boss, who I was employed with for over 15 years. At the time I had a company already registered, but no work coming in and a local contractor reached out to me and said that he wants to retire. I took it as a sign and said ok, let's work together for a bit and see what we can come up with. Long story longer...I figured that I didn't want to take on responsibility for the work that wasn't done by me and by taking over a company I would automatically be obligated to take care of the customers that had any sort of problems with their garage floors. We had a pretty good influx of work coming in. About 2 garage floors per week was a normal steady pace, being a one crew team we handled it as best as we could while trying to fix older equipment and making it work with whatever other means we had. That's when I got a real good perspective on things, old vs new equipment, 15$ / hour guys vs 25$ an hour labor and not to mention all the call backs from the previous jobs, but that's a different story. I made a lot of mental notes , put the blinders on and kept breathing all that cement dust and after a while I realized that a small service based business like that is only worth as much as a person who is running it , plus maybe the equipment .

Unpopular opinion: Epoxy flooring isn’t hard…Surface prep is If the prep is bad, nothing saves the job.Not the best brand.Not the most expensive resin.Not “experience” Good prep = clean finish.Bad prep = call-backs If you agree that prep is everything hit like