hey guys, thanks for all the advice.
the company will be electrical contracting. i am certified & licensed in my city, which has a 7 percent passing rate on its licensing exam.
so yes, i will do with electrical contracting exclusively. why? because a lot of my family has out of work electricians and i believe i can find them work.
now it's not a job bust per se, they all worked for a huge national contractor that went bankrupt in my sector and now 5 of them along with around 300 of their coworkers are out of work. they did industrial electrical installation and due to tightened credit restrictions (yes, it happened in commercial industries as well) no one was giving them work.
i've started to work slowly into finding work. i signed up at bidclerk.com, but as someone mentioned, i hit a roadblock when they ask me for references and completed jobs.
so right now, i'm somewhat stuck. i still have a week left at my old job, (gave them my 2 weeks last monday) and then into the pit i jump.
i have a years worth of savings to get by comfortably (mortgage, no car payments, food, etc.) so i hope to get cracking soon.
as always, help is appreciated.