You know the trade. Now learn the business.
Pricing that pays, invoices that get collected, customers that come back, and a first hire that doesn't sink the company. ToolHut Trade School teaches the business side of the trades in short, practical courses — free to read with any ToolHut account, and seven full lessons you can read right now without one.
Courses that respect your time
Short, practical courses on quoting, job pricing, cash flow, getting reviews, staying compliant and going out on your own — built for people who work ten-hour days, not full-time students.
Optional 1:1 coaching
Want more than the courses? Add a coach who works your actual business in a private channel — your numbers, your goals, one system at a time. A paid add-on for owners who want a plan built around them. Not a webinar, not a group chat.
The library
Playbooks, ebooks, templates and worked examples — the quote that wins, the follow-up that collects, the checklist that keeps the license current. Take them and use them on Monday.
Built by the people behind the software
We build the software that sends the quotes, chases the invoices, and books the jobs for trades businesses. Trade School teaches the business lessons behind that work — how to price a job, win the quote, get paid on time, and keep customers coming back.
The whole school, on one page
20 courses, 70 lessons, about 27,000 words — every one written and readable today. Free with any ToolHut account, and 7 full lessons open to anyone without one. Every lesson is built around one worked example with real numbers and ends with a worksheet you fill in with your own invoices the same night.
Getting out
- The Leap4 lessonsfree lesson
- Legal Day One5 lessons
- Set Up the Business3 lessons
- The First Ten Jobs4 lessons
The business under the trade
- Price It Right5 lessonsfree lesson
- Get Paid4 lessons
- Cash Flow3 lessonsfree lesson
- Win the Work3 lessons
- The Site Visit3 lessons
Making it run without you
- Paper That Protects You3 lessonsfree lesson
- Did That Job Make Money?3 lessons
- The Schedule Is the Business3 lessons
Taking on more
- Bigger Work3 lessonsfree lesson
- Marketing That Isn't Ads3 lessons
- The First Hire3 lessons
- Character Over Skill4 lessonsfree lesson
- Growth Levers3 lessons
Trade school questions, answered straight
Who is it for?
Apprentices planning ahead, journeymen about to go out on their own, and owner-operators who never got taught the office side. If you can do the work but the pricing, paperwork and cash flow are eating you — it's for you.
What does it cost?
The courses, lessons and article library are free with any ToolHut account. The articles are free to read without one. Coaching is the paid tier — $99 a month for all four coaches in one thread, working your own numbers. It bills separately from your software, cancels on its own, and nothing else you buy turns it on or off.
How do I start?
Create a free ToolHut account and the whole curriculum is there — no card, nothing to wait for. When you want a coach on your actual numbers, switch coaching on from Billing in your Hut.
Already run your business on ToolHut? The Trade School is in your Hut now — and coaching switches on from Billing.