About Us

About LaunchLocal

We Started in the Trades. Now We Build Tools for Them.

LaunchLocal exists because starting a trade business shouldn't require a law degree, an MBA, or 40 hours of Googling permit requirements.

Where We Come From

We're a small team that came up through the trades. We know what it's like to sit in a truck between jobs, trying to figure out which license you need, what permits to pull, and whether your load calc will pass inspection on the first try.

We also know what happens when you get it wrong: the $450 failed inspection, the 3-week permit delay, the client who loses confidence because your paperwork held up their project. We've been there.

So we started building the tools we wished existed when we were in the field. Not generic business templates from someone who's never held a meter -- real tools built by people who understand the work.

Our promise is simple: Every guide is sourced from official government websites, every calculator is verified against the actual code, and every tool is designed to be used on a phone in a truck -- not a desktop in an office. If we get something wrong, we fix it within 48 hours.

What We Believe

Contractors Deserve Better Tools

The trades built everything around us, but the business tools available to contractors are either overpriced SaaS or generic junk. We build trade-specific tools at fair one-time prices.

Local Businesses Build Communities

Every electrician, HVAC tech, and solar installer we help launch is a family feeding their kids, a crew getting paychecks, and a neighborhood getting reliable service. That matters to us.

No Subscriptions. Ever.

Contractors have enough monthly bills. Every LaunchLocal product is a one-time purchase. Buy it, own it, use it forever. We make money by building things worth buying, not by locking you in.

Accuracy Over Speed

We don't publish AI-generated summaries. Every compliance guide is researched from primary government sources. Every NEC formula is verified against the actual code articles. If we can't verify it, we don't publish it.

What We've Built So Far

800+

City Guides

30+

Trades Covered

70+

US Cities

From NEC load calculators to city-specific compliance guides, marketing kits to job costing spreadsheets -- everything we build is designed for the contractor who's too busy running jobs to spend a weekend researching permit requirements.

We add new cities and trades every week. If your city or trade isn't covered yet, tell us. Most requests go live within 5 business days.