What contracting business does

Contracting Business is a B2B trade media platform serving HVACR (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration) contractors across North America. The publication provides business management guidance, industry news, product information, technician training resources, and operational best practices through a multi-channel content portfolio that includes a monthly print and digital magazine, a website with editorial content sections (Residential HVAC, Commercial HVAC, IAQ & Ventilation, Refrigeration, Service, Industry News, Product News, Contracting Business Success), the HVAC Chats podcast, sponsored webinars, downloadable white papers, and eNewsletters distributed via the Dragonforms subscription portal.

The platform is built on a standard B2B digital publishing technology stack (content management, email distribution, ISSUU-based digital editions, Podbean for podcast hosting) with no proprietary AI, API, or SDK layer disclosed. Sub-brands include Contracting Business Success (business management editorial vertical), HVAC Chats (industry podcast), and Workplace Safety Academy (safety training resource), each targeting the same core contractor audience through distinct content formats.

Revenue is generated through two streams: advertising and sponsorship (sponsored webinars, white papers, display, and sponsored content from HVACR equipment manufacturers, software providers, and service companies) and recurring subscriptions (digital and print magazine). The publication operates as a subsidiary of Endeavor Business Media, a diversified B2B media conglomerate whose portfolio includes affiliated trade titles such as HPAC Engineering, Contractor Magazine, American School & University, Electrical Construction & Maintenance, and Electrical Wholesaling. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and subscription enrollment runs through Endeavor's Dragonforms portal.

Name

contracting business

Legal name

Contracting Business

Website

https://contractingbusiness.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Contracting Business is a B2B trade media platform providing HVACR contractors in North America with industry news, business management guidance, product coverage, podcasts, webinars, white papers, and a monthly magazine under Endeavor Business Media.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

HVAC & Refrigeration Contracting (IMAFALAB)

Keywords

• B2B trade media
• HVACR industry news
• Contractor business management
• Trade publication
• Industry education content

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsorship: The publication generates revenue through sponsored content, webinars, and white paper placements from HVACR equipment manufacturers, software providers, and service companies targeting contractors. Advertisers include industry vendors seeking to reach the contractor audience.
2. Subscription/Magazine: Revenue from digital and print magazine subscriptions for HVACR contractors seeking business management insights and industry updates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Contracting Business is a B2B trade media platform that delivers industry news, business management guidance, product information, and educational resources to HVACR contractors. It publishes a monthly trade magazine, the HVAC Chats podcast, sponsored webinars and white papers, and editor-led email newsletters supported by dedicated content sections covering Residential HVAC, Commercial HVAC, IAQ & Ventilation, Refrigeration, Industry News, Product News, Service, and Contracting Business Success.

Product overview

Contracting Business is a media and content platform for HVACR contractors, offering a unified portfolio of editorial content sections (Residential HVAC, Commercial HVAC, IAQ & Ventilation, Refrigeration, Industry News, Product News, Service, Contracting Business Success) alongside supplementary products including a monthly magazine, the HVAC Chats podcast, educational webinars, sponsored white papers, and email newsletters. The platform serves as a business management and product resource for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration contractors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Contracting Business Success: Business management and leadership resource section for HVACR contractors covering topics such as dispatch, training, culture, scaling, and workforce development
• HVAC Chats
• Workplace Safety Academy

Products and services

• Contracting Business Magazine

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered parent and sister.

• Endeavor Business MediaparentOthersParent company of Contracting Business, operating as a B2B media company with multiple affiliated trade publications serving the HVACR and building industries.
• HPAC EngineeringsisterOthersAffiliated brand under Endeavor Business Media serving the heating, plumbing, air conditioning, and ventilation engineering community.
• Contractor MagazinesisterOthersAffiliated brand serving mechanical and plumbing contractors with business management and industry content.
• American School & UniversitysisterOthersAffiliated publication covering educational facility design, construction, and operations under Endeavor Business Media.
• Electrical Construction & MaintenancesisterOthersAffiliated publication serving electrical contractors and professionals with industry news and technical content.
• Electrical WholesalingsisterOthersAffiliated publication serving electrical distributors and wholesalers in the electrical industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• HVAC.com: HVAC.com is a consumer-facing marketplace and content resource that connects homeowners with HVAC contractors. It overlaps thematically with Contracting Business's contractor audience on the residential side, though its primary user is the homeowner rather than the contractor.
• Facility Executive: Facility Executive covers facility management and building operations, including HVAC systems, for corporate and institutional readers. It overlaps with Contracting Business on the commercial/building side but is more FM-led than contractor-led.

Direct peers

• Buildings.com: Buildings.com is a trade media property covering commercial building operations, including HVAC, lighting, and energy management. It competes with Contracting Business for facility-operator and commercial-HVAC contractor mindshare and related sponsorships.
• HPAC Engineering: HPAC Engineering is a sister publication under Endeavor Business Media covering HVAC, plumbing, and ventilation engineering. It overlaps with Contracting Business in audience and advertisers, especially on the commercial/engineering side of the HVACR market.
• ACHR News: ACHR News is a long-standing B2B trade publication serving HVACR contractors with news, product coverage, and business management content. It is the closest direct competitor to Contracting Business, addressing the same contractor audience through web, print, and newsletters.
• The ACHR News (BNP Media HVACR portfolio): BNP Media's HVACR titles provide overlapping news, product, and business-management content for the same contractor segment. They are direct substitutes for Contracting Business's content offering from a different B2B media group.
• Engineered Systems Magazine: Engineered Systems is a B2B trade magazine covering commercial HVAC, building automation, and mechanical systems for engineers and specifiers. It competes for the same commercial-HVAC advertiser dollars and overlaps on audience with the commercial HVAC sections of Contracting Business.
• Contractor Magazine: Contractor is an Endeavor sister publication serving mechanical and plumbing contractors with business management and industry content. It overlaps significantly with Contracting Business in the contractor audience and shared Endeavor sales/advertising ecosystem.
• Plumbing & Mechanical (PM) Magazine: PM Magazine is a BNP Media trade publication serving plumbing and mechanical contractors with business and technical content. It addresses an adjacent but overlapping contractor audience and competes for manufacturer and software sponsorship budgets.

Others

• RSES (Refrigeration Service Engineers Society): RSES is an industry association producing training, certification, and technical content for HVACR technicians. It is comparable as a non-commercial content and training ecosystem that competes for contractor attention and continuing-education spend.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ContractingBiz
• Facebookfacebook.com/CBMag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/contracting-business-mag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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