History
Russ Melton founded Charlottesville Handyman Services in 2004. As he was teaching a unit on Entrepreneurship to his Advanced Marketing class he discovered the handyman business. Russ has always liked fixing things and has spent the past 30 years doing home improvement projects. Wow! There was actually a business doing what he loved to do. As Russ was finishing a Masters in Education, he realized that he didn't enjoy teaching anymore. Russ decided to follow his heart and start Charlottesville Handyman Services. He had previously had his own insurance business and always wanted to return to business ownership. Russ founded Charlottesville Handyman Services with a simple motto,