Last updated: Wednesday 28th July Many states and territories around Australia are going back into lockdowns or still experiencing some level of restrictions. By now, you’d think we’d have much clearer definitions of lockdown stages, essential workers and better guidance in place, but a year and a half on, many of us are still left scratching our heads about what we can and can’t do....
Team members…You wouldn’t have a business without them. But it can be really frustrating when you’ve got one or two team members who aren’t up to scratch....
Let’s face it, tax time is never easy and many of you will be feeling the brunt of this busy and often stressful time....
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Starting a business is bloody terrifying. Whilst it’s every tradies dream to start their own business, work for themselves, then retire comfortably — few have the bravery to try....
As a tradie, you need your tools to get the job done. A business is no different – you can’t reach your goals without the right tools....
Introducing the Ideal Electrical and Fergus integration. Are you sick of wasting time double-checking job details or searching for missing supplier documents at the end of the week?...
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Out with the old, in with the new – never has this sounded more appealing than now, with the difficult 2020 finally behind us....
You wouldn’t leave for work in the morning without locking up your house first. You do it for the same reason you turn the key on your car, bike, or travel suitcase....
Fergus Pay is a secure credit card payment feature powered by Stripe that allows your customers to easily pay your invoices by credit card....
There’s a reason why aircraft safety briefings instruct you to put your own oxygen mask on first. You need to look after you. Most of us know this to be true, but when you’re running a trades business your own needs often end up at the bottom of the pile....
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Owning a business takes you through the highest highs and the lowest lows. You’re taking huge personal risk on a daily basis and on top of that you’re responsible for the actions of everyone in your company....
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No-one is going to forget these last few months. Covid-19 has spread across the world at speed, stopping our lifestyles and in some cases, our livelihoods, in their tracks....
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During this pandemic, service businesses are needing cash flow more than ever and communication is the easiest place for you to slip up. It seems like an obvious and easy area to stay on top of as a business owner, but it would shock you to know how many businesses don’t do it well enough....
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At the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis we ran a webinar with our Founder and veteran Tradie, Dan Pollard, to get his thoughts on what trades and service business owners can be doing now to prepare their business for these turbulent times....
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Creating personalised forms for jobs on Fergus has been a highly requested feature, so we’re super excited to be able to introduce our latest Add-On, Forms....
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Setting up software shouldn't be hard, we make it a walk in the park.
