Word-of-mouth leads in Charlotte after 13 years as an electrician's helper

I asked around at a community meeting and got three leads. There are 13 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. One is a print shop, one is an accounting firm and one is a clinic. Does anyone have similar leads?

A short email with two sentences about what you can do and your résumé attached worked for me. I followed up after a week.