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If you have a local university, contact their business dept. They usually have surveys and data available that would be very helpful, plus some have business advisors who will work with you.
They can tell you how much start up money you would need for particular trades. You can start with a pickup truck and tools and run the streets like hundreds more are doing, cutting each other's throats for crappy jobs but you do that for twenty years and you will have a 20 year old truck with worn out tools and nothing more.
SCORE is also a great place to get free information about business start-up. They are a group of retired business executives who give free business counseling for people wanting to start or grow a business.
Once you've done some background investigation, get yourself a business plan. As you write your plan, involve a lawyer, an accountant, a banker and preferably a former business owner in your selected area. That's where SCORE is so helpful.
I see well meaning people "go into business" without a clue as to what they are doing. They usually end up broke, plus undo so much work the established businesses have worked for that it's pathetic.
I started my business with 2,000 dollars of borrowed money and nothing more. I was lucky that my family didn't starve to death. It took a long time to get it on track. It's so much better to have your plan and your finances in order before beginning.
There is a need for well run businesses in the construction field. You just have to find your niche and run with it.
Good luck
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