Tradie Business School Podcast

Clients are essential to every business. But there are times when they can be an obstacle to your growth. Their demands can get heavy and troublesome, which may not only affect your team’s performance, but also disturb their psychological well-being and social values. As business owners, it is crucial to set boundaries and know when and how to let go of these clients.   In today&rs...

Have you considered yourself very busy? People, in general, often say this when there’s too much on their plate or when they don’t have time to do a particular task. Busyness varies for everyone, yet it could also mean a sign of unproductivity, an underlying problem, or faulty thinking that you’re making more money. For a tradie or business owner who wants to get significant resu...

Nowadays, there are more job ads than there are applicants. People today are valuing their worth and being more critical in the jobs they apply to. As a business owner, how can you catch their attention and make your ads more attractive to talented workers? In today’s episode, Miranda talks about the three most common ad mistakes that tradies make. She highlights the importance of a good hea...

Your employees are a representation of your business’ core values. When the business and its staff are not aligned with their goals, then it’s a problem for everyone. At some point, you have to realise when it’s time to move them, but how can you know exactly when is the right time? For this podcast episode, Barry, Michael, and Miranda talk about evaluating your staff and decidin...

No matter how many projects you have now, if your business is not making profit, then there's a problem. A lot of business owners make the mistake of thinking that they're making money, but forget to take into account the expenses. Are you earning enough every month to actually keep your business alive? Or are you using future jobs to pay for past expenses? In this week’s podcast episode, Ba...

The best way to know how well your business is performing is through measurements. It’s important to have key performance indicators to check whether you are meeting your goals and quotas. For a business owner who has never done KPIs before, where do you start? In today's podcast episode, Michael and Miranda talk about the importance of KPIs and how it affects businesses. They also discuss w...

Negative reviews are a natural part of business. There will always be somebody who isn’t satisfied with your service but instead of beating yourself up about it, you can use this to your advantage. What should businesses do in order to turn a negative review into a positive one? For this week’s podcast episode, Michael gives advice on what to do when you receive negative feedback. He h...

Hiring unfit employees is costly. Nobody wants an employee that they’ve spent weeks interviewing, only to end up leaving with a few months. If you keep attracting these kinds of prospects, then there may be a problem with how you’re advertising your job positions. What can you do in order to attract the right people?   For this week’s podcast episode, Barry and Miranda discu...

If nothing changes, then nothing changes. Entrepreneurs are always looking to improve their business, but many of them aren’t taking actionable steps to actually create change. If you are just doing the same thing as you did last year, then the results will continue to be the same. Ask yourself, what did you do differently in these past few months that has helped you achieve your goals?&nbsp...

Systemising is something every business owner wants but very few are able to actually do it. What some people don’t realise is that systems already exist when you do step-by-step tasks. It’s just a matter of documenting them. In this podcast episode, Miranda and Michael discuss how trades businesses can get starting on creating a system. Miranda discusses the benefits of systemising an...

A vision is like your North Star. It defines the identity of your business and where it is headed. However, many have pushed it aside, thinking that there is no immediate benefit or there’s just not enough time to make one. Having a vision is more than just getting more money; but it will be the key to growing your business. So, how do you get started in creating one? For this week’s p...

A big problem of entrepreneurs is that they want to be the ones to do everything. While the pursuit of perfection is good, wanting to perfect projects to the point that you have a hard time assigning them to others will most likely do more harm than good. At some point, you must consider loosening the reins and allowing your staff to do the work so you can focus on other areas of your business.&nb...

When you’re a successful entrepreneur, it’s easy to get stuck in what you know. Your business problems are often a reflection of your beliefs and values. What a lot of tradies do is develop their own identities that tell them what is and is not possible for their business. One day, you will encounter problems that will challenge your beliefs, but what can you do to move forward? This w...

Systemisation is key to freedom. It allows your business to run and operate without relying on you. For business owners who feel intimidated by systemising their businesses, you don’t have to; you just need to start with one and, from there, create more. Systems also don’t have to be perfect; you can revise and refine them as you see fit.  In this podcast episode, Barry, Miranda,...

When was the last time you checked your business plan? Most business owners have a plan but are not actively using it. With a business plan, it’s easy to see where your business is heading and how your day-to-day operations should look like. When you utilise your business plan, you don’t have to struggle with setting goals and achieving them.  For this week’s podcast episode...

Everyone desires to get to a place where they have the time and money for the lifestyle that they want, and setting business goals is a crucial part of getting there. However, many find it challenging to achieve them. This difficulty around attaining the business goals you set makes you wonder if you’re doing something wrong or if the problem is the goal itself.  In this week’s po...

More jobs mean more profits! As dreamy as that sounds, winning those jobs is a tedious task for most tradie business owners. What most business owners do is that drop their pants in order to win jobs that do not give them any profits which is not the point of why you’re in business anyway. So how do you go about winning jobs without dropping your pants? In this podcast episode, Barry and Mic...

The demand for acquiring SEO services is higher, especially since thriving nowadays means having an online presence. Many business owners are acquiring SEO companies’ services but are unsure of what SEO is and what it does for the company. Hence, it begs the question, should SEO be the first course of action to take to improve your business’s online presence?  In this week’s...

Leads are like the lifeblood of a business. It is what gives you the power to scale and grow your business quickly. For those new in business, generating leads can seem like an intimidating task, but it isn’t. It’s actually really simple that you can start generating it for your business today.  In this podcast episode, Michael shares three easy ways to generate leads for your bus...

When you have your hands full with things to do, it’s so easy to kick planning to the side. But in doing so, you’re setting yourself up for failure. Devoting time to plan for your business and life is crucial to your success. You should never underestimate its power, as it can do wonders for you and your business.  In this podcast episode, your hosts, Barry and Michael, share the...

Busy is not the gauge of productivity. There are so many tradies and contractors who think that if they are doing more, it means that they are producing more. And while they have tons of to-do’s on their calendars, it still seems like nothing got accomplished at the end of the week, which then translates to time wasted. Achieving more with less is possible if we learn how to work smarter.&nb...

Let’s all admit that it is downright frustrating when we ask someone to do something but do not get the results we want. But before we think that someone is a hopeless case, it’s best to evaluate what is causing the problem and how business owners, whether you are in the trades or another industry, can address the issues and provide the necessary solutions.  In this podcast episod...

Winning more jobs is what business owners - tradies and contractors alike, want. But it is a tedious task and downright frustrating, especially if you keep on chasing potential clients, putting in the effort required, and yet, in the end, be rejected. But there’s a better and smarter way to do this, and all it needs is one small tweak that results in an abundance of work.  In this podca...

How do we measure growth? When exactly can you say that your business is growing and thriving? Many tradies and general contractors are baffled when it comes to this topic. There is the common misconception that more jobs mean more profits or that being busy is tantamount to success and business growth. Sadly, this is not the truth.  In this podcast episode, Miranda and Michael shed light on...

With the current business landscape, we need to have an online presence to tell the world about our services or products. One of the best ways to do that is through a website. But if you have a website that is not serving you right, then it’s most likely because you have focused too much on the design that you forgot about what really matters.  In this week’s podcast episode, Mich...