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Many businesses all over the world have suffered tremendously in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. A lot of businesses were shut down and people were downsized. However, does it really just have to do with the pandemic? Or does it also have to do with how much effort business owners put into strategic planning? This episode marks the second part of the ‘Strategic Planning for Business Succ...

As business owners, most of our focus goes to turnover rates, revenues, and profit margins. However, we often fail to see the bigger picture and realise we’re nowhere near our business’ end-goal. Sometimes, you need to take your foot off the pedal, get in touch with the people that make up your team, and reevaluate whether you are still working towards the goal that you initially set for your busi...

Most business owners daydream about sailing away in a yacht, bathing in the warm sunlight with that cool ocean breeze and whispering to themselves that ‘This is life!’ all while running a business in another part of the world. But while you think this is something that’s just too good to be true, think again, because it is possible.   In this week’s podcast episode, I talk with Darren McKavanagh,...

Any business who wants to deliver their services in a better way understands the need for them to have systems and processes in place. Most of the time we retain our clients and build long-term relationships when they see how efficient we are in giving them the service we promised. This holds true even in the solar power industry.  In this week’s podcast episode, we continue our conversation with...

A lot of people are making the move towards renewable and sustainable energy using solar power. And solar power has definitely evolved throughout the years because of technology advancements and still continues to do so.  In this week’s podcast episode I talk with Gareth Felton, founder and director of GreenElec. Our discussion revolves around how solar power has evolved and the technologies devel...

Streamlining your company’s processes are vital to your business success and growth. We have discussed this time and again in our podcast episodes to stress the importance of it.  In this third and final installment of the series ‘Creating the ultimate communication framework in your trade business’, we talk with Aaron Salow. He provides us with an understanding of how streamlining processes work,...

Having a powerful ecosystem of tools that includes a structured workflow process, a knowledge base, and live chat will lead to a significant pivot in your business. Merely having a clear understanding of the delivery you need to make will automatically result in a radical change. Aaron Salow is back for Part 2 of our ‘Creating the ultimate communication framework in your trade business’ series. To...

Technology is constantly being updated with changes in business happening so fast that there’s always something new coming out. The addition of amazing tools and software has radically changed the landscape as unnecessary workload is reduced even more.  In Part 1 of our ‘Creating the ultimate communication framework in your trade business’ series, we have Aaron Salow from XOi, a technology made to...

Crisis breeds opportunity, that’s what I say again and again. Businesses have been put in a tight spot due to this pandemic but it doesn’t mean that it’s the end. Choose change and start the work of reinventing your business to cater to what your customers need the most nowadays. Instead of worrying, focus on adapting. In the current business climate, we have two options, we either adapt or die! ...

If you are serious about protecting your business then the safeguarding of intellectual property, your brand, is one of the things you can start looking into (if you haven’t) to protect it from any legal risks in the future.  In this episode with Helen Kay, The Contracts Lawyer, we have an interesting and informative conversation regarding keeping one’s intellectual property safe specifically by r...

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Guest: Jon Dale from Small Fish Business Coaching Running a business is not a simple one-step process. It has many aspects you should learn about, especially when you’re aiming for success. The beauty in it is that every business owner can come up with their own strategy. Today’s episode is a fantastic discussion about how trade businesses can approach the topic of building assets, using automatio...

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It’s awesome to have service agreements set up for your business. This lets you enjoy a recurring income stream with clients that you’ve done business within the past.  Regardless of how good your service agreement plans are the challenge can be selling membership programs to your previous clients. In Part 2 of the ‘Building a recurring income model into your trade business with memberships’ serie...

It is good to have a recurring income as it gives your business added security, and you can use the cash flow to plan ahead.  The challenge is how to start putting it into place.  This is where having a membership program comes in. In Part 1 of our series ‘Building a recurring income model into your trade business with memberships’, Parker Williams and I discuss the three different types of member...

Joining Matt Jones in this podcast are Dani Wales and Dan Reilly from the television show, The Block, Dani and Dan shares with us their entrepreneurial journey on and off the camera. They talk about their wins and challenges and what they’ve done to keep their boat afloat.  From the hiring process up until hiring professional photographers, Dani and Dan gave out all their tips and tricks that lead...

Part Three – Everything You Need to Know About Insurance Panel Discussion  Series: Everything You Need to Know About Insurance Guest: Dan Blatch of IMFG and Jeremy Andison of Intertrade Insurance Solutions With so many options and types of insurance policies, it can be challenging to identify what is relevant for your situation. It can feel overwhelming if you’re not adequately informed when it co...

Part Two – Insurance Policies Tradies Need to Have Series: Everything You Need to Know About Insurance Guest: Jeremy Andison of Intertrade Insurance Solutions Let’s talk about insurance and trades paperwork: many of us think that we have the right policies. But in reality, we don’t. Insurance is critical not only in protecting your life and physical self but also in guarding your business. Life in...