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The Trades Journal offers today's contractor a number of services and software which will increase their productivity while helping them gain more customers. The CSLB requires contractors to know fundamental business practices, lien laws, accounting principles and of course, their chosen trade. The Trades Journal offers affordable tools to meet these requirements.

We also offer Business Process Services, Advertising & Marketing Services, and Communication Services. All services offered by
The Trades Journal are extremely affordable, easy to use and can be deployed quickly.

Please contact us for a free consultation by e-mailing us at info@thetradesjournal.com.
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Mechanics Lien Services
The Preliminary Lien Notice (prelim)
The Preliminary Lien Notice is probably the most important notice a company, who is not in a direct contract with the property or project owner, can send to protect their business . Not only is it the preliminary lien the best action your company can take to protect lien rights, it is mandatory and required by law in most 50 States for contracts over $400.00.

The technology makes it easy for a company to create everything from Prelims notices, Lien releases, to Mechanics Liens for all 50 States. Our system also allows our members to verify property ownership using our Property Owner Verification (POV) system, a crucial function in creating accurate prelims. All notices can be filled out online; then our staff compiles your data and sends your notices on the BCN Sytem
Problem: Too Costly to Create, Mail and Manage Prelim Notices.     Until now a contractor had only a few options to send and manage their prelim notices. Either create the notices by hand, using some template software or outsourcing them to a costly prelim service company. All these old solutions prove to be to costly in time and money.

Past Due Account Services
Part of our service includes sending past due and collection notices which are proven to be effective in collecting debts while meeting legal requirements..

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