About Trade Connect

Built for the way construction actually works.

Trade Connect is a B2B marketplace built specifically for the Charleston, SC construction industry — connecting general contractors with verified subcontractors and material suppliers, faster than a phone call.

200+
Subcontractors listed
$4.2M
In jobs facilitated
40 mi
Coverage radius
96%
GC satisfaction rate
Our story

The problem we kept running into

General contractors in Charleston were losing days — sometimes weeks — trying to find available subcontractors for active projects. The usual process meant digging through old contacts, cold-calling, and hoping someone picked up.

Meanwhile, qualified subs were going weeks without work because GCs didn't know they existed. There was no good way for either side to find each other.

Trade Connect fixes that. We built a verified directory of Lowcountry tradesmen that GCs can search, filter, and contact in minutes — and a job board where subs can find and apply to projects directly.

Verified, not just listed
Every sub on the platform has gone through our verification process — license numbers cross-checked, insurance confirmed, and at least one GC reference.
Built for speed
A GC with an active project can find an available, verified sub in the right trade and send a request in under 5 minutes.
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Hyper-local
We're focused on Charleston and the Lowcountry. That means every sub, supplier, and job on the platform is actually accessible to you.
The team

People who know construction

WE
Wyatt Emerson
Founder & CFO
LJ
Lane Josey
Founder & Operations

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