Small Business Readiness Score
Starting or growing a small service business? Metrix Score evaluates your readiness across six categories and gives you a prioritized action roadmap — built specifically for trades and service businesses.
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What You Get
Your score, your priority, your next moves
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Metrix Score — Planning Stage
Scored across licensing, insurance, entity, market, operations, and concept clarity.
#1 Priority
Begin Business Formation
Entity registration, licensing, and insurance — the foundation you need before taking on paid work.
Top 3 Next Moves
Register your business entity
LLC, sole prop, or corporation — with your state
Get business insurance
General liability at minimum. Workers comp if hiring.
Verify licensing requirements
Check state and local requirements for your trade
Risk: Operating without entity or insurance
Personal liability exposure. Resolve before taking on paid work.
Representative demo — your results are based on your actual answers
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Built for small service businesses
Generic business tools are designed for tech startups and e-commerce. Metrix Score is built for people who work with their hands — HVAC technicians, electricians, plumbers, roofers, landscapers, painters, and other trade professionals.
The assessment evaluates what actually matters for a small service business: Are you legally formed? Do you have the right insurance? Is your licensing current? Do you have a clear service offering and pricing strategy? Can you acquire and retain customers?
Your score is a starting point. It improves as you take action and update your profile. The roadmap adapts to your trade, state, and business stage.
Find out where your business stands
Start My AssessmentMetrix Score provides educational guidance only — not professional legal, tax, insurance, or licensing advice.