The simple approach to managing overheads is to spend as little as possible, to keep net profit as high as it can be. Sounds nice in theory right, but the reality is sometimes you have to spend money to make money....
CEO
Managing materials is always one of the most difficult areas for a plumbing or electrical business to get a handle on. Your tradespeople are moving materials from van to van, unused stock is lying around waiting to be returned, and there’s always the odd item that goes missing....
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Tradies are known for working hard, long hours. Especially trade business owners, who find themselves working on the tools all day and catching up on quotes, invoices, and paperwork at night....
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In the days around the end of financial year it can be difficult for trades business owners to keep track of what they’ve done, what still needs to be done, and what changes to make for the new financial year....
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Let’s start with a familiar story… Mark the plumber is stoked at how plump his bank account is looking. He’s had a busy month, his team has ticked off a record number of jobs, and the invoices are coming in fast....
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In the early days of setting up your own trades business, you’ve got no choice but to wear a whole lot of different hats....
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Ask, listen, then improve. That’s the advice Anthony Lack would give anyone who’s recently taken over the family trades business. It’s sound advice from someone who took hold of a 48-year-old electrical business and managed to double the number of employees, and get close to doubling revenue, in a few short years....
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I remember getting my first invoice paid when I’d just started out in my plumbing business at the ripe old age of 19. It felt like I was on my way....
CEO
If you’ve owned a trades business for any length of time, you’ve probably had your fair share of dealing with subcontractors. Also known as subbies, there are a lot of benefits to hiring the right people to help you get through a busy patch, meet the requirements of a job that’s outside your usual scope, or fill the gap when it’s hard to find quality full-time tradies....
CEO
Imagine for a second that your trades business is a bucket with holes in it. The only time you make money is when the bucket overflows, so the holes have to be small enough that the bucket can still fill and overflow....
CEO
Take the hassle out of quoting, purchase orders and invoicing Cash flow is king when you run a small business, and processes are queen....
Product Manager
Where to start when you need new hires If there’s one gripe I’ve heard over and over again in my 25 years in the trades industry it’s this - you just can’t find good tradies....
CEO
Ben from Cable Systems has been in business for a while. 28 years to be exact. He’d describe his time as “25 years of slow, steady growth with a huge surge in the last three years....
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One of the many hard lessons I’ve learnt over my years in the trade industry is that sometimes, or many times, it is better to say “No,” to a job, rather than “Yes”....
CEO
Tradies and timesheets. If you manage a team of plumbers, electricians or builders you’ve probably already learnt that the two don’t always gel....
CEO
“Which jobs are our most profitable?” That’s the question operations manager Rick Jones and the team at Malady Electrical wanted to answer six months ago....
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