Contractors & Trades
BBN Labs helps contracting businesses win work beyond word of mouth. That means vehicle graphics that advertise on every job, and a website that captures and qualifies leads. Add review systems that back up your reputation, plus quoting or scheduling automation that saves evenings. We also check which digital-adoption and training programs may apply to your project, subject to program rules.
Pain points
What contracting business owners tell us
Quoting eats your evenings
After a full day on the tools, estimates, invoices and follow-ups happen at the kitchen table. Slow quotes lose jobs to whoever responded first.
Word of mouth has a ceiling
Referrals keep you busy until they don't. Between referral cycles the pipeline goes quiet. And a thin online presence makes even referred customers hesitate.
Unmarked vehicles advertise nothing
Your trucks and trailers sit at job sites in full view of the neighbours all day. Unmarked, they hand that advertising space back.
Missed calls become someone else's job
You cannot answer from a crawlspace or a roof. Most callers will not leave a voicemail before trying the next contractor on the list.
Upgrade paths
Where to start, in order
- 01
Turn every job site into advertising
Vehicle graphics, site signage and consistent branding put your name in front of the exact neighbourhoods where you already work.
- 02
Capture the leads you currently miss
A website that qualifies enquiries, local search visibility and a review base that backs up your reputation. It all works while you are on the tools.
- 03
Get evenings back from admin
Quoting templates, follow-up automation and a simple customer record cut the kitchen-table hours. They also speed up the quotes that win work.
Funding categories
Programs that may relate
Digital adoption, training and hiring-related programs may apply to some trades businesses, subject to program rules and intake timing. Approval always rests with the program administrator. We point every potential match to its official source.
117 verified programs across Canada may apply to a contracting business right now. Here are examples from different provinces — check your funding fit to see the ones your province offers.
Starter Company Plus
Up to $5,000
Starter Company Plus pairs a grant of up to $5,000 with hands-on training and one-on-one guidance from your local Small Business Enterprise Centre.
Checked 4 days ago
Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Entrepreneur Support
Up to $25,000
This territorial program helps NWT entrepreneurs fund start-ups, expansion, and market development.
Checked 4 days ago
Economic Development Fund — Tier 1
Up to $30,000
This territorial program helps Yukon businesses and communities build long-term economic strength.
Checked 4 days ago
Small Business Assistance
Up to $2,500
Boost your productivity and competitiveness by accessing expert strategic planning or launching your first-year marketing campaign.
Checked 4 days ago
Business Growth Program
Up to $200,000
This program provides non-repayable contributions to help you start, innovate, or scale your business.
Checked 4 days ago
Strategic Investments Program — Nunavut Business Investment Fund
Up to $250,000
The Nunavut Business Investment Fund helps local owners grow through the Strategic Investments Program.
Checked last week
New contracting business funding, straight to your inbox
Programs for businesses like yours open and close all year. One short email when something worth your time changes, and nothing else.
Solutions
Built for contracting businesses
Vehicle Wraps & Fleet Graphics
Wrap and decal design that turns work vehicles into moving signage. Installation is coordinated with qualified installers.
Business Websites
Fast, search-ready websites your customers can actually use. Built, hosted and maintained by one accountable team.
Local SEO & Google Business Profile
Show up when nearby customers search: accurate profiles, real local content and reviews handled honestly.
Reviews, QR & NFC Tools
Review cards, NFC stands and QR systems that make happy customers act. Private feedback routes to you first.
Automation & AI Workflows
Follow-ups, reminders, lead routing and reporting that run themselves. Practical automation without the AI theatre.
Packages
Bundles that fit
Business Launch Package
Everything a new business needs to open its doors looking established.
Details →Reputation & Loyalty Package
More and better reviews, and customers who come back on purpose.
Details →Business Efficiency Package
Equipment and efficiency upgrades screened for incentives and coordinated end to end.
Details →Where you are
Funding and upgrades in your province
Free tool · 1 minute
Is Your Website Making You Money?
Five quick questions about your website, online ordering, Google presence and mobile experience. See where you're quietly losing customers, and the funding that may help fix it. About 1 minute.
Frequently asked questions
All my work comes from referrals. Why would I need any of this?
Referrals are the best lead source there is, and almost every referral still checks you online before calling. A missing website or an unmarked truck makes that check harder than it should be and quietly costs jobs you never hear about. Nothing here replaces word of mouth. The goal is making sure it survives the Google search that follows it.
Do you do the vehicle wraps yourselves?
We design them and manage the project; printing and installation are completed by qualified wrap partners, and we tell you who before any quotation is finalized. You get one point of contact for design, proofs, scheduling and quality checks, and files are kept on hand so a new van or trailer can match the fleet later without starting over.
Is there funding for a contractor's website, software or training?
Possibly, depending on what is open when you apply. Digital adoption programs have at times covered planning and technology for trades businesses, and training or wage-subsidy programs may apply when you are upskilling or hiring. Programs change and budgets run out. Decisions rest with each administrator, so we check your project for current intakes and show you the official sources first.
Upgrade your contracting business
Tell us about your business and project. You get a practical plan, a clear quote, and an honest read on which programs may help pay. It's all free, with nothing to lose.
Free No obligation About 2 minutes
Subject to program rules, available funding, and approval. Final decisions are made solely by each program administrator.