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How To Structure Your Finance After episode one and two, Sean and Matt are back to discuss the culmination of this insightful podcast series. In this episode, they go over the do's and dont's in structuring your finance.  When structuring a loan, it's not just about the welfare of the business. More importantly, you should consider your current personal situation before signing up f...

The Reality Of Interest Rates Sean Fowler and Matt Jones return for the second part of the podcast series on finance for tradies and contractors to discuss the value of finding the right interest rates and being aware of other factors that affect the finance solution you will be offered.  Speed, requirements, and other factors should also be considered as much as the interest rate of a financing d...

Asking The Right Questions Tradies and contractors have always wondered how to get the best finance solution for their current situation. Sean Fowler from EquipFin joins Matt Jones in this 3-part podcast series to tackle the importance of asking the right questions to get the best financial deal or solution for tradies and contractors. "It really boils down to conserving working capital to ma...

Distinguishing A Job From A Career Once you have  found the right people  who you can trust to run your business and have  helped them be consistent with their efforts , it's now a good time to let them know what their value to your business is.  One of the most striking differences between a job and a career is the pride you hold in owning the title. A job is merely a task that can easily be...

Keeping Team Members Motivated Attracting The Right Team Members  is only the first part to building a modern team. Each of your team member's motivation level should be maintained at its highest degree if you are looking to take your business to new heights.  Every single member of your team will help the business run and keep going while you're away looking for better ventures. This is...

Build a Modern Team The Right Way Succesful people know that making it to the top is never a one-man climb. To scale your trade business, you need to find the right team members. The people who you will work with are the exact same ones who will take charge of day-to-day operations when you're not around. That being said, you also need to keep in mind cultural and geographical differences whe...

The Importance of Innovation Being able to think outside the box is very crucial to the success of your marketing efforts. To grab people's attention, we need to be innovative when it comes to the way we promote our products/services.  To connect with more customers, it is very important to get noticed in the very first steps of your relationship with them. On top of that, going the extra mil...

How Often Do You Think Outside The Box? Innovative Thinking is very crucial to the success of your marketing efforts. For people to take notice, you need to think outside the box when promoting the business. If you want your business to achieve longevity, the main aim from the get-go should be to create a remarkable impression. On top of that, thinking of ways to stand above the competition throug...

Building a Reliable Database Is reliable data really that valuable to a business? Some may argue it is of utmost importance, some may beg to differ; In reality, it is as much of an asset to your business as you make of it.  Here's what I mean. In some instances, businesses tend to overlook the importance of a database which you can depend on. When this happens, recorded data becomes a liabili...

We all have the dream of having the business that runs regardless of whether, or not we’re in it. The reality however is often a long way from our dream. In fact, it’s so far away, it’s probably more accurate to call it a wish. As tradespeople, it can seem even more our of reach that other businesses. We normally work in a local area and to a degree, we’re kind of tied to that location. So how can...

Creative Marketing with David Gatto Every business owner should be aware of what creative marketing is about. A business or company without any creativity is expected to lack energy and life.  Creative marketers know how effective it is to approach a marketing campaign with strategies which are fresh to people's eyes and ears.  With the help of our awesome community, we are able to dive deepe...

How to systemise your trade business Whether you're the owner of a growing business or a well-established one already, being aware of how to systemise your trade business will always make costing less stressing than it usually is. A well-systemised business thrives on the principles of order and organization. Everything from point A to Z which is in relation to the business should be structur...

SEO. How to decipher the good, from the bad The world of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) seems to have become a red-hot place for scammers to pull the wool over the eyes of those that don't know any better. This podcast came from a post on The Site Shed's private Facebook community in relation to how legitimate SEO actually is. Read the post here As someone that runs a digital agency (...

Is your customer service up to scratch? If you don’t have customers, you're not in business. Like what we're talking about in this episode? Here are some others that might interest you. Ever wondered why you annoy people so much? Selling to the right customers As tradespeople, we deal with customers on a daily basis. If you work in the residential space, you may deal with multiple custom...

The fastest way to stand out in a crowd. Copywriting. With the internet being a necessary evil for every modern business, it’s no secret that ‘Content Is King’. If you want your content to stand out, you need to learn the art of copywriting. If you like what we're talking about in this episode, go back and check out these: The Role Of Content In SEO Simplify Your Website Creating engaging con...

Like travelling? Well, you're going to love this story. In today's podcast, we meet a man that has made travelling a reality for tradies.  Like many young adults (and especially Australians), I embarked on my global pilgrimage as soon as I possibly could. I remember it clearly. I finished certificate four plumbing exam at college on a Wednesday and Flew to British Columbia, Canada on the...

Do you even LEGO®? In today's podcast, we meet a man that has turned playing with LEGO® his life.  At the heart of every tradesperson is a desire to create something. Who knows. perhaps it’s even a primal urge that we’re not in control of. If you think back to the hunter-gathers, the early settlers, even the industrial age, men that were valuable to society were men that could build things. M...

Implementing the correct onboarding and training process will set your business up for success. Cohost: Al Levi - The Seven Power Contractor Series - The ultimate blueprint to finding, training and retaining A-Level Staff If you've been listening to the podcast for a while, the name Al Levi will be familiar to you. Al is by far our most requested guest on the show and he's also been on t...

Implementing the correct onboarding and training process will set your business up for success. Cohost: Al Levi - The Seven Power Contractor Series - The ultimate blueprint to finding, training and retaining A-Level Staff If you've been listening to the podcast for a while, the name Al Levi will be familiar to you. Al is by far our most requested guest on the show and he's also been on t...

Want to build a sustainable business? Better start recruiting your A-Team Cohost: Al Levi - The Seven Power Contractor Series - The ultimate blueprint to finding, training and retaining A-Level Staff If you've been listening to the podcast for a while, the name Al Levi will be familiar to you. Al is by far our most requested guest on the show and he's also been on the show more than anyo...

Time to start selling like a $30 million organisation? Cohost: Allan Furguson If you're in our awesome facebook community, you would have seen or been a part of many of the discussions that happen in there on selling and how to sell better. Side note, if you're not in our group, you should be. Click here to apply. There's a lot of smart cookies in that group and there's a lot o...

Time to start selling like a $30 million organisation? Cohost: Allan Furguson If you're in our awesome facebook community, you would have seen or been a part of many of the discussions that happen in there on selling and how to sell better. Side note, if you're not in our group, you should be. Click here to apply. There's a lot of smart cookies in that group and there's a lot o...

Are you really spending your time in the right place? Series: The Top 3 Mistakes Growing Trade Businesses Make Cohost: Danny Kerr from BT Academy As business owners, we often have to wear a lot of hats. One minute we're sales, the next we're accounts, next we're HR. In this podcast, Danny runs through some frameworks that he teaches that can help you apply your time better within yo...

"What we measure, we can improve". Let's learn how to improve our profit margin in this podcast. Series: The Top 3 Mistakes Growing Trade Businesses Make Cohost: Danny Kerr from BT Academy Let's assume that we're all in business to make a profit. So why do so few of us have such a poor focus on our gross profit margin? In today's podcast, Danny runs us through the fra...

To build a solid team, you need to be good at attracting talent. In this podcast, we're spoonfed the ultimate framework! Series: The Top 3 Mistakes Growing Trade Businesses Make Cohost: Danny Kerr from BT Academy When it comes to building a successful business, there are few things more important than attracting talent into your organisation. Great staff can make, or break a company, which is...