We’ve been really pleased with the response our call for better contractor licensing laws has gotten in the past week, but of course this is a movement that’s going to take some time. We’ve got a laser focus on it, though, and we’re not going to let go anytime soon.

Consumers thinking about hiring contractors for home improvement projects have been amazed at the complexity of the licensing process and appreciative of just the idea that we’d help them sort through it.

But what’s been really great (and not a surprise to me at all) is the response from the company side. I’ve heard from groups and individuals representing Indianapolis plumbers, California chimney sweeps, Delaware contractors and a Kansas City mover in just the past few days – all of them offering to help be a part of the solution. I suspected this would happen because I know there are a ton of great contractors out there following the rules and frustrated by those who don’t.

We’ll be talking about the importance of bringing clarity and consistent enforcement and protection to licensing laws to any media outlet that will entertain us. I was fortunate this week to have a leading business outlet publish my perspective on the issue, and we'll be trying for more of that in the future.

Feel free to send your own letters to your local newspapers and media outlets. I doubt you need my example to get you going, but use it if you want to. It’s going to take all of us working to affect positive change.