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California Contractors Insurance Services launched the Future Contractors Scholarship last year, which is available for one student each semester pursuing a career as a contractor. The prompt for the essay this semester was: “What advantage does college provide in starting and running a contractor business versus starting the required four years journey-level experience to become a licensed contractor right out of high school?”. After receiving and reading through hundreds of sub Continue Reading...

Congratulations to our February Contractor of the Month, Thomas Shelly Jr.! Thomas is the owner of his company Best Buy Carpets # 638074, located in Riverside, CA. He is a licensed flooring contractor with over 26 years of experience. Contractor work is daunting to many, but Thomas has put his whole heart into the trade. He found it to be a great job after serving time in the military. While finding jobs was difficult starting out, Thomas didn’t give up. He has managed to be successful Continue Reading...

Congratulations to our January Contractor of the Month, Oscar Soltero! Oscar is the sole owner of his tile business, Artistic Stone and Tile # 807230, located in Manteca, California. It was always a big goal to become an entrepreneur for Oscar, which is why being a contractor made so much sense. About contracting, he says, “I enjoy the remodeling industry and seeing the look on my clients faces when they see the transformation”. Although Oscar was able to achieve his goal o Continue Reading...

Congratulations to our December Contractor of the Month, Peter E. Gonzalez! Peter is the sole owner of his business, Pete Gonzalez Electric # 638319, located in Napa, California. He has been a licensed electrical contractor for 26 years. Peter became a contractor so he could have more independence in his work life. One of the biggest challenges he faced was during his time working for his father’s business. A secretary had embezzled money and wrote bad checks, so the IRS closed down the Continue Reading...

Congratulations to our November Contractor of the Month, and winner of the Yeti cooler giveaway, Brandon Smith! Brandon has sole ownership over his business, Smith’s Old Town Plumbing # 1013233, located in Squaw Valley, California. He has been a licensed contractor, specializing in plumbing, for two years but has over a decade of experience in construction. Becoming a contractor was always a dream of Brandon’s. He found himself afraid to attempt his goal, but upon losing a job he Continue Reading...