Now Hiring in Tampa Bay
Empire Sales Group helps motivated people break into the solar industry through full-time, part-time, virtual, affiliate, and door-to-door opportunities. Get the training, mentorship, and support to build real income in one of America's fastest-growing industries.
No experience required · Training provided · Multiple positions available
Why solar, why now
Reason 01
Your friends, family, coworkers, clients, neighbors, and homeowners across Tampa Bay are already paying for electricity every month. You are not introducing a brand-new expense. You are helping people explore a better way to pay for something they already need.
Reason 02
Many homeowners are paying more than they want to for electricity. With modern solar and subscription-style programs, a homeowner averaging around $300 per month may be able to replace that with a solar payment closer to $200 per month, depending on qualification, usage, home, and program.
Reason 03
A successful solar installation can produce approximately $4,000, $5,000, $6,000, or $7,000+ in commission, depending on the project, system size, role, and compensation structure. That is why solar can be more attractive than working many hours at a traditional side job.
Reason 04
Start part-time, full-time, virtually, through referrals, or in the field. You do not have to immediately leave your current job. Empire gives you multiple ways to learn the business and build additional income around your existing schedule.
Keep your current job. Learn solar. Build an additional income stream.
Book a short qualification call. Qualified applicants will be invited to our Monday and Tuesday Solar Sales Boot Camp at our Tampa office.
Book Your Qualification CallWeekly boot camp begins Monday at 11:00 a.m. at 4515 George Road, Tampa, Florida.
Find the path that fits your life
Start with the path that fits your life today. Earn through simple referrals, build part-time solar income, or pursue our highest-income full-time sales path.
Referral Partner · Affiliate Program
This is the easiest way to add another stream of income without becoming a solar salesperson.
Whether you are 20 or 80, working full-time, retired, running a business, or simply know homeowners, you can participate. Make the introduction, and our solar professionals handle the education, proposal, sale, and installation.
Best for anyone looking to add extra income with the least time commitment.
Start Earning Through ReferralsPart-Time · Flexible · Virtual or Local
Learn enough to confidently talk about solar, find interested homeowners, and build meaningful additional income around your current schedule.
Best for people who want more income and are willing to learn the business.
Explore Part-Time SolarFull-Time · Tampa Bay · By Selection
Our most intensive and highest-income opportunity for people ready to treat solar sales like a real career.
Join our in-person Tampa Bay team, receive hands-on training, and build the skills required to produce at a high level.
Best for people ready to go all in and maximize their income potential.
Apply for the Field TeamYou can switch paths any time. Pick where you actually are and start there. The best path is the one you will work consistently.
The Empire two-day boot camp
No matter which path you choose—referral, part-time, virtual, or full-time—your first step is learning how the solar opportunity works.
Our free two-day boot camp is hosted every Monday and Tuesday at our Tampa office.
Monday · Day One
Day One is a two-hour orientation built to help you understand the solar industry before deciding how far you want to take it.
Work toward earning an additional $5,000–$10,000
No experience required. No cost. Come learn before you commit.
Tuesday · Day Two
Day Two is our activation day. We help you identify your first opportunities, reach out to people you already know, and begin working toward your first commission.
A first commission that may range from approximately $2,500 to $7,000, depending on the project and role
You will not be sent home with information and no direction. We help you take the first real step.
2025 national solar sales champions
The boot camp is led by brothers Rocky, Ricky, and Joey Niger, experienced solar leaders who were born and raised locally and have helped lead large solar sales organizations across multiple states.
Attend Day One, learn how the opportunity works, and decide which Empire path fits your life.
Apply for the Next Boot CampA short phone conversation is required before attending.
A different way to think about work
Solar gives you a way to make extra money alongside what you already do—or turn it into something bigger.
The normal path
The Empire path
One solar deal can pay what many people make in a month.
Built for getting aheadHow solar works, and how it applies to everyone
Share what most people don't know — help homeowners lower a bill they already pay, and always will
Get paid for helping people save money — most families start with nothing out of pocket if their roof qualifies
You do not have to quit your job. You just need another way to win.
Part-time or full-time — we would not have built all of this if we didn't know what we were doing, and we can help you no matter what stage of life you're at.
Why more homeowners are paying attention
Families are not using electricity because they want to. They use it because they have to.
And across Florida, many homeowners are paying dramatically more for the same basic need than they were just a few years ago.
That is exactly why more people are exploring solar and battery programs that may help lower or stabilize their monthly energy costs if their home qualifies.
~82%
increase in average energy costs since 2020
Source: Food & Water Watch analysis, reported by WUSF and Fox 13. TECO disputes the framing.
$150 → ~$273
example monthly bill increase at the same usage
$1,800 → ~$3,276
example annual energy cost increase
Why this is happening
Inflation
Everything costs more, including power generation and grid operations.
More people moving to Florida
Higher demand puts more pressure on the system.
AI and electric vehicles
Power demand keeps rising as homes and businesses consume more energy.
Hurricanes and grid recovery
Storm damage and infrastructure upgrades increase costs.
Utility rate increases
Families keep paying more for the same electricity.
For qualifying homeowners, newer solar and subscription-style programs may allow them to replace part of their electric bill with a lower or more predictable monthly payment, often without having to purchase a system upfront.
You are not trying to convince people they need electricity. They already pay for it every month.
You are helping them explore whether there is a better way to pay for it.
That is what makes solar such a powerful conversation. The need already exists.
Keep scrolling: the new solar
Everyone has heard of solar. Almost no one has heard of the new solar.
A homeowner can now subscribe to solar and a Tesla Powerwall 3 battery. If the home qualifies and gets enough sun, it goes in with nothing up front.
It can feel free. It is not free. It is simply a lower, steadier monthly cost for the power they already buy. Panels and a battery, working together, for one predictable payment.
That shift is the whole reason Empire is hiring right now. Most homeowners have never heard this, and somebody has to be the one to tell them.
Solar + battery · charged by the sun
Certified installer of Tesla equipment. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Tesla. Powerwall is a trademark of Tesla, Inc.
Who backs your work
Empire Sales Group is Unicity Solar's fastest-growing sales team in Tampa Bay. We teach and sell where Unicity installs, locally, with a reputation we all have to protect.
We teach where we install.
A+
BBB Rating
4.9 / 5
Customer rating · per Unicity
Tesla
Certified installation partner
#1
Fastest-growing Unicity team
Certified installer. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Tesla.
Some of the best service in the Tampa Bay area, on real local projects, from the Patel home to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice facility, and many more across Tampa and St. Pete.
Read this one twice
Every business has startup costs. In solar, that usually means enrollment fees, portal fees, software, a license, inventory, even office space. Empire Sales Group covers all of it, on every path: referral, virtual, or full time. We specialize in helping people get started in this industry, whichever path fits you best.
You work as an independent 1099 contractor, alongside one of Unicity Solar's fastest-growing sales teams. We only make money when you make money, so instead of you paying for any of this, we cover it.
A real path, not a fallback
A referral partner is the easiest way into solar. You do not sell, and you do not build a team of salespeople under you. You are the plug. When someone you know brings up their power bill, you make one introduction, and a licensed professional takes it the rest of the way.
The solar industry is real whether you are part of it or not. This is the lowest-risk way in. As long as you do not quit, the people you already know can turn into extra income on the side: homeowners, business owners, friends, family, past clients. You make the introduction. Empire and SolarLink handle everything after that.
Empire Sales Group is partnered with SolarLink, and we teach you exactly how to do this at SolarLinkPro.com. You track every introduction from the first conversation to install, and you earn when referred projects install. Our model is built on a unique 50/50 split, per written agreement, confirmed at the interview.
Takes about twenty minutes. We walk you through how it works and how to start.
The platform
SolarLink is partnered with Empire Sales Group, and it is the nation's most trusted and effective platform for building a solar based referral business. Because of that partnership, all of the setup and training is covered for you.
Set up for you, white glove. Nothing to buy and nothing to install. Your welcome call gets you running.
First conversation to install. You always know where every introduction stands and what comes next.
Your numbers stay yours. Nothing sits in a spreadsheet somebody else controls.
The Empire Blitz Crew
The Blitz is a traveling seven day trip into a selected solar market. You live with the team, train every day, work real neighborhoods, and set real homeowner appointments. Home base is Tampa, Florida, and trips can travel to other markets too. Seats are limited and selection only, so not everyone who applies gets one.
7
Days on the trip, focused
21
Days back home, yours to use
FL
Home base is Tampa. Trips can travel further.
Seven days · all in · together
Commission based. Selection only. Housing, travel, and pay are confirmed in writing before anyone commits.
Applying does not guarantee selection. Earnings and trip availability vary.
The arrangement
You build like a business owner, the way a top real estate agent does. Your relationships, your referral partners, your schedule, your book of business. All of it stays yours.
And yes, this is commission only, and we are honest about exactly what that takes.
The questions you were not going to ask
No. This is high-ticket sales, like real estate or insurance. Nobody sits above you taking a cut from a downline, and nobody has to sit under you. You get paid when projects you are responsible for install, under a written agreement.
No. Empire Sales Group sells where Unicity installs in Tampa Bay. You do not pay enrollment fees, portal fees, or for leads. We make money when you make money. Ask about the You don't pay us anything section on the interview call.
No licensing is required to start on the paths described here. Empire covers setup. Role details and any later requirements are confirmed in writing before you begin.
Referral partners and virtual Solar Professionals in Training do not need a car for the core work. Field Team work in Tampa and St. Pete typically requires reliable transportation. That is confirmed before selection.
Yes. That is a real path here, not a consolation prize. The portal costs nothing, it stays yours, and you can win part-time.
A short set of questions, then we help you choose a path. Interview details and next steps are explained before anything is locked in.
No. Part-time referral and virtual paths are built so you can keep your paycheck. Full-time field is by selection when you are ready.
Commission is the trade for ownership. No one caps what you earn, no one sits above you taking a cut, and nobody can lay you off from your own book of business. Full-time can include a selective draw runway. Nothing is guaranteed.
Most people who struggle did it alone. Here you get mentorship, weekly coaching, and a team. The skill still has to be practiced. Commitment matters more than a perfect first week.
No experience required. Training is provided. Attitude and follow-through matter more than a sales resume.
It depends on activity, the path you choose, and projects that reach installation. No timeline to income is promised. Referral partners earn when referred projects install.
You earn on referred projects that install under the written partner agreement with Empire / SolarLink. Terms, definitions, and conditions live in that agreement.
Referral work can fit around a schedule. Results still track to consistent introductions over time, not one conversation and a wish.
You talk about a bill they already pay. We train the language, the math, and the handoff so you are not inventing a pitch alone.
No. Solar is never free. Subscription can mean $0 up front and a lower, steadier monthly cost for power they already buy. Every home is different.
Tax rules change and depend on the homeowner's situation. We teach the real options, including ownership and subscription, with numbers in writing — not slogans.