Saturday, 27 June 2026 12:00 AM
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How immigrant entrepreneurs Gleb and Tatsiana Liashko built a workforce-first company aligned with America's new skilled-trades agenda
AMHERST, NH / ACCESS Newswire / June 27, 2026 / Washington has spent the past year describing the type of company America needs to rebuild its workforce. In Amherst, New Hampshire, that company already exists.
In April 2025, the President signed Executive Order 14278, Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future, directing federal agencies to overhaul the nation's workforce pipeline and committing the administration to a goal of preparing more than one million Americans annually for high-paying skilled trade careers.
The administration's message was clear: America cannot rebuild its manufacturing base, address its housing shortage, modernize infrastructure, or compete globally without rebuilding the skilled workforce capable of doing the work.
Months later, the administration released America's Talent Strategy: Equipping American Workers for the Golden Age, arguing that decades of a "college-for-all" approach had failed both workers and employers and calling for a renewed focus on apprenticeships, work-based learning, industry-led training, and skills-based hiring.
The challenge is substantial. Federal workforce projections continue to identify severe shortages across the skilled trades, with construction alone facing hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions annually over the coming decade.
For the Liashko's, however, this conversation is not theoretical.
They have spent the last thirteen years building a business around solving that exact problem.
A Private-Sector Answer to a National Priority
Founded over a decade ago, Smart Installs LLC is a family-owned exterior renovation company serving homeowners throughout New Hampshire and surrounding markets through partnerships with leading manufacturers including Andersen, Marvin, ProVia, and Harvey.
The company specializes in window replacement, exterior doors, siding, roofing, and complex residential renovation projects requiring skilled labor and technical expertise.
At a time when much of the construction industry relies heavily on temporary labor, short-term subcontracting, and transient workforces, Smart Installs has built its business around a different philosophy: investing directly in people.
The company's employment model reflects a commitment to legal employment practices, workforce accountability, tax compliance, employee retention, and the long-term development of the American skilled labor force.
Rather than outsourcing responsibility, Smart Installs has prioritized creating stable W-2 employment opportunities, investing in training, maintaining professional certifications, and building long-term career paths within the skilled trades.
"We've always believed that the greatest investment a company can make is in its people," said co-founder and business manager Tatsiana Liashko. "If America wants to rebuild its workforce, businesses have to be willing to train workers, support workers, and create real opportunities for advancement."
Building Careers, Not Just Projects
The company's approach to workforce development eventually led to the creation of Smart Academy, a workforce-training initiative designed to help individuals move from little or no construction experience into skilled, career-track positions.
Unlike traditional educational models that often separate classroom instruction from workforce needs, Smart Academy emphasizes practical training, mentorship, field experience, safety, certification pathways, and skills that employers actively seek.
The curriculum is developed by construction professionals who supervise projects, manage crews, and understand firsthand the demands of today's skilled labor market.
The goal is straightforward: create a pathway for motivated individuals to enter the skilled trades, develop valuable expertise, and build long-term careers.
This approach mirrors many of the workforce priorities now being promoted nationally, including apprenticeship expansion, employer-led training, and skills-based hiring practices.
"We need to restore the idea that working with your hands, building things, and mastering a trade is something to be proud of," said co-founder Gleb Liashko. "America was built by skilled workers. Its future will be built by skilled workers too."
The Importance of Small Business in America's Workforce Strategy
While national discussions often focus on major corporations and government programs, small businesses remain one of the largest drivers of workforce development in the United States.
Companies like Smart Installs play a critical role in creating employment opportunities, developing practical skills, supporting local economies, and preserving institutional knowledge within the skilled trades.
Over the past decade, the company has emphasized values increasingly recognized as essential to America's long-term economic competitiveness:
Supporting domestic manufacturing partners;
Investing in local communities;
Creating stable employment opportunities;
Prioritizing skills-based advancement;
Supporting veterans and first responders;
Promoting entrepreneurship and small business growth;
Expanding opportunities within the skilled trades sector.
The company has also supported veterans, first responders, local organizations, and charitable initiatives while continuing to advocate for entrepreneurship and workforce participation.
The American Dream Through Work
The story of Smart Installs is also the story of its founders.
When Tatsiana Liashko arrived in the United States, she did not arrive as a business owner or employer. She arrived seeking opportunity, stability, safety and the ability to build a life based on hard work and personal responsibility.
Together with her husband, she spent years building a company one customer, one employee, and one project at a time.
Today, as policymakers across the country debate how to rebuild America's workforce, expand apprenticeships, and strengthen domestic industries, companies like Smart Installs demonstrate that many of those solutions are already being developed by entrepreneurs, small businesses, and skilled workers themselves.
For Tatsiana Liashko, the mission remains simple.
"America gave us the opportunity to build a life " she said. "Our responsibility is to create that same opportunity for others."
About Smart Installs LLC
Smart Installs LLC is a family-owned construction company headquartered in New Hampshire specializing in residential exterior renovation, workforce development, and skilled trades education. The company focuses on creating stable employment opportunities, supporting workforce development initiatives, and promoting long-term careers in the American skilled trades sector.
Smart Installs LLC
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SOURCE: Smart Installs LLC