My mother and I have a construction business. It is new but it is also near impossible to to compete with a "male-originated" industry. Background- my mother and I have total of 15 years of exp. b/t us. All ranging from detailed antique and ivory restoration and furniture refinishing to framing, construction on home jobs like flooring, drywall, bathrooms, all molding. I myself even have done cabinetry, and some commercial work on marble. We recently decided to put our love for construction and home improvement down on paper and start a business but competing with a mostly male industry has proved itself very difficult. My feeling is that we should really target women that have children and no time and single women (like my mother)that may feel a little threatened by unknown men coming into their home to work for whatever amount of money. Please give me some feedback, I would really like to know what you think about this! Thank you, Ali