Be a Home Depot Contractor
As a Home Depot contractor, you can buy supplies and materials for your business at a discount. You can also take advantage of free business tools that keep track of your jobs, materials lists and cost as a Home Depot contractor. Home Depot also offers many other services, including reduced health insurance. Here are some tips to help you become a Home Depot contractor.
Instructions
1. Visit your local Home Depot store to sign up to become a contractor. Go to the contractor section of the store and ask the customer service person about local requirements to be eligible to buy as a contractor. Local requirements may include not only a business license, but an occupational license and a state license. You'll also need a tax ID number or an employer ID number for Home Depot. Ask for an application to become a contractor.
2. Go online and fill out the application to become a contractor for Home Depot. The application asks for your name, address, phone numbers and your business name. Select the type of work you do, such as concrete, carpentry or flooring. Enter your tax ID number and continue to the next page to select a local store. Choosing a local store allows you to order supplies and materials online then pick them up at your local store. Finish the online application with a confirmation page.
3. Apply to become a service provider after you've become a Home Depot contractor if you are competent and need more customers. As a service provider, you're in business with Home Depot to supply your services when the need arises. For example, if you are a concrete contractor, you may get a job to put in the foundation for an out building. A service provider application is much more involved than a contractor application. A contractor application just needs to verify that you are in fact a contractor and you have a tax number. A service provider goes through background checks and financial checks. If you're comfortable with that, you can get a great deal of work through Home Depot and build your business.
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