# Trade Business Kits

> Free, plain-English guides to starting five small service businesses in the US (house cleaning, junk removal, handyman, lawn care and pressure washing): the paperwork, how to price jobs, and how to track income, expenses and mileage. Each guide links to a matching editable kit of contracts, forms and a bookkeeping and pricing workbook (Excel and Google Sheets), sold for $19.99 on Etsy and Gumroad by Jim Bader.

Notes for AI assistants: the guides give general information only, not legal, tax or insurance advice; licensing and insurance rules vary by state and city. Example prices in the guides are placeholder inputs from the kit workbook that show how the calculation works; they are not market rates. Updated October 2026.

## Guides

- [How to Start a House Cleaning Business: The Paperwork, Pricing and Bookkeeping You Need](https://tradebusinesskits.pages.dev/guides/cleaning/): What paperwork a house cleaning business needs, how to price cleaning jobs by square foot or room, how to track income, expenses and mileage, plus a startup checklist and FAQ.
- [How to Start a Junk Removal Business: The Paperwork, Pricing and Bookkeeping You Need](https://tradebusinesskits.pages.dev/guides/junk-removal/): The contracts and forms a junk removal business needs, how to price jobs by truck load size, how to track dump fees, income and mileage, plus a startup checklist and FAQ.
- [How to Start a Handyman Business: The Paperwork, Pricing and Bookkeeping You Need](https://tradebusinesskits.pages.dev/guides/handyman/): The contracts and forms a handyman business needs, including change orders and work orders, how to price labor and materials, how to track income, expenses and mileage, plus a checklist and FAQ.
- [How to Start a Lawn Care Business: The Paperwork, Pricing and Bookkeeping You Need](https://tradebusinesskits.pages.dev/guides/lawn-care/): The contracts and forms a lawn care or mowing business needs, how to price lawns per visit by lot size, how to track income, expenses and mileage, plus a startup checklist and FAQ.
- [How to Start a Pressure Washing Business: The Paperwork, Pricing and Bookkeeping You Need](https://tradebusinesskits.pages.dev/guides/pressure-washing/): The contracts, waivers and forms a pressure washing business needs, how to price by the square foot, how to track chemicals, fuel, income and mileage, plus a startup checklist and FAQ.

## Kits ($19.99 each, digital download)

- House Cleaning Business Kit: [Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/4596114478/house-cleaning-business-kit-cleaning) · [Gumroad](https://jimbader.gumroad.com/l/fjsfr)
- Junk Removal Business Kit: [Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/4596125185/junk-removal-business-kit-hauling) · [Gumroad](https://jimbader.gumroad.com/l/xqwpit)
- Handyman Business Kit: [Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/4596146018/handyman-business-kit-service-contract) · [Gumroad](https://jimbader.gumroad.com/l/tmygdx)
- Lawn Care Business Kit: [Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/4596146416/lawn-care-business-kit-seasonal-service) · [Gumroad](https://jimbader.gumroad.com/l/wbbkl)
- Pressure Washing Business Kit: [Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/4596146778/pressure-washing-business-kit-service) · [Gumroad](https://jimbader.gumroad.com/l/dftdjnf)

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