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....
Founder
A courtesy call to remind your customers what time you’ll arrive at their front door can be one of the first tasks to go out the window on a busy morning....
Content Producer
Think about this for a second: All the effort trade business owners put into their work, training staff, buying stock and so on basically counts for nothing until the moment you sit down to create an invoice....
Content Producer
Whether you’ve got a team of 5 or 50, organising a trade business ain’t easy. If you’re knee deep in mud or sweating in a roof full of insulation all day the last thing you want to do is come home and bust buttons on a calculator....
Trade Software Expert
It’s not work, it’s a lifestyle. That’s according to plumber and business owner Andrew Smith. He’s two years on from setting up his first business - Watersmith Plumbing and Gas - based in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, and he hasn’t looked back....
Content Producer
Mike Gibson, owner of Northbrook Electrical in Christchurch, has been using Fergus smart job management software since 2015. In that time his business has grown like wildfire....
Content Producer
We know 28 day payment terms are the norm for a lot of trade businesses out there. We get it, the monthly payment cycle is pretty standard for everyone to get paid what they’re owed and pay what they owe....
Product Manager
As any Tradie knows, keeping track of invoices and credits from your suppliers, and matching them to the right job, can be a nightmare....
Product Manager
We’ve said it before - offering credit card payments means you’re going to get paid fast. Really fast. In fact, you’ll get paid four times as fast compared with not offering your customers the option of paying by credit card*....
Product Manager
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....
Content Producer
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....
Content Producer
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....
Content Producer
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....
Content Producer
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....
Content Producer
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....
Content Producer
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....
Founder
Setting up software shouldn't be hard, we make it a walk in the park.
