Commercial painting is where fewer customers drive bigger revenue. One good client can send you $100K+ in repeat work year after year. But most contractors stay on the sidelines, because the horror stories are real. GCs that stiff you. Bids that go nowhere. Jobs that eat your margin.
The contractors who got burned didn’t lose because commercial is a bad idea. They lost because they went in wrong.
This is the gold standard training — the exact course that’s helped Painting Business Pro members generate hundreds of millions in commercial contracts. Built by two of the industry’s most credible operators, with decades of real commercial experience and zero theory.
The horror stories are true. Contractors have lost $20K, $40K, even $100K+ on single commercial jobs. But here’s what actually happened:
They chased GC lowest-bidder projects where they’re last in line when payment runs out. They jumped straight to complicated jobs without understanding commercial estimating. They wasted hundreds of hours bidding non-negotiated work where the GC hasn’t even won the job yet.
The smart entry isn’t new construction with GCs. It’s commercial repaints.
Condo exteriors. Office interiors. Work that looks and feels like what you’re already doing, with bigger ticket sizes, professional payment terms, and clients who have the money in the bank before you start.
This course walks you through the entire process so you get in right the first time.
Scott Lollar
30+ years in commercial painting. Built and ran two multi-million dollar commercial painting companies for 20 of those years. Specializes in helping contractors $300K+ scale quickly with commercial projects. Every system, contract, and mistake in this course comes from real jobs — not theory.
Eric Barstow
Founder of Painting Business Pro. Partner in multiple painting companies producing $10MM+ annually. Invested over $62,000 in commercial training before partnering with Scott to create the most comprehensive commercial painting program in the industry. PBP members have collectively generated hundreds of millions in commercial revenue using these exact systems.
This is the same course used by Painting Business Pro members — now available through Consulting4Contractors for painting contractors ready to expand into commercial the right way.
Introduction to Commercial Painting
Where to start, phases of growth, and why commercial repaints should be your entry point — not new construction GC work.
Foundation & Lead Generation
How to position your business for commercial work, update your marketing message, and generate relationships that lead to bid opportunities.
Sales & Winning Bids
The full commercial sales process — from project discovery to closing. How to identify red flags early, respond to RFPs, and negotiate contracts that protect you.
Scope of Work & Estimating
How to determine scope, create finish schedules, and bid commercial jobs accurately. Includes blueprint estimating training so you can price jobs from plans.
Contracts That Protect You
Scope of work. Payment terms. Terms and conditions. Everything you need to avoid getting stiffed — backed by ready-to-use templates and real contract examples.
Project Management Systems
How to run commercial jobs on time and on budget. Job sequencing, pre-job walkthroughs, daily management, final walkthroughs, and closeout SOPs.
Commercial Administration
Safety plans, insurance requirements, prevailing wage, recordkeeping, and change orders. The administrative backbone that keeps commercial jobs profitable.
Team & Organizational Structure
How to structure your team for commercial work, including operational support and outside sales roles.
Plus:
✓ Templates library (contracts, payment schedules, scopes of work)
✓ Monthly webinars with Scott and Eric
✓ Private community of commercial painting contractors
✓ Course content updated monthly based on real-world results
Started residential. Moved to commercial for bigger jobs.
$900,000 annual revenue from just 7 commercial clients.
$350,000 net profit. Runs the company with 1 employee.
$308,000 job. $180,000 profit. Took 8 weeks.
$440,774 job.
$40,000 job. $20,000 profit. 5 days.
These aren’t outliers. This is what happens when you get into commercial the right way — with the systems, contracts, and sales process already dialed in.
This course isn’t for everyone. Not every painting contractor is ready for commercial work.
Ask yourself these four questions:
If you answered yes to all four, you’re ready. If not, fix your residential foundation first — then come back to this.
This isn’t a “buy now and figure it out later” program. We want to make sure this is the right fit for where your business is right now.
Book a consultation call. We’ll walk through your current operation, your readiness for commercial work, and whether this course makes sense for you.
If it’s a fit, you’ll get access to the full 30+ hour training, templates library, monthly webinars, and community support.
If it’s not a fit yet, we’ll tell you exactly what to fix first.
