Tradies In Business

We understand it can be tricky sometimes to manage communications may it be with your spouse, business partner or even your staff. Today, we have Tom Bell of Tomorrow Manto talk about men, women, leadership, and feelings and how to do this whole human relationship a bit better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Internet has been the fastest and most accessible resource for everyone. But, how reliable are the information we are seeing from it? How do you fact-check the information from the internet? Or you don't? Internet made a lot of people easy to judge other people, a business, or a situation with just one review or subjectively-written article. Waz and Nic shares their own experiences and how they fa...

Unless you've been living under a rock, or queuing up for toilet paper, you would know that Covid-19 or coronavirus is sweeping across the globe. While nobody seems certain of the medical and health impact of this virus, one thing is for certain - the economic and business impact is REAL. If you're not prepared for the shock waves to hit your trade business you'd best take a listen to this episode...

Have you experienced that your accountant tells you that you made a profit but there's no cash? What happened?! In today's episode, we talked to Katie Marshall, author of Profit First, to get a clear understanding on how profit turns to cash and to improve our cash flow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waz and Nic are at it again with bad jokes, a bit of a rant and a proper discussion about how to be authentic without forcing it in today's social media society. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You probably know that video is the grand daddy of all content strategies, especially when marketing your business. Did you know that it's also a fantastic way to convert sales in your trade business? How about using it to increase the number of clients who upgrade? Who refer others to you? Or who simply stay as clients for longer? We chat to the founder of Bonjoro, a super cool platform and app t...

Waz and Nic often have deep and menaingful conversations when they get together. The team decided it was time to share some of their conversations so here's the first episode of Filosophy Friday! For the first episode, Waz and Nic go out on a limb and see if they can pull apart, and make sense of, some of the worrying trends they're seeing in society. Be sure to join the conversation and let them...

One of the hardest things about getting young people into the trades is finding them somewhere to 'make a start'. Often, with little experience and a less developed resume or application skillset, young tradies are coming up against it when looking for their start in their career. We chat to a guy who's developed a service aimed at solving this problem for young tradies AND at helping employers fi...

Do you know what is an illegal phoenix? Illegal phoenix activity. Illegal phoenix activity is when a new company is created to continue the business of a company that has been deliberately liquidated to avoid paying its debts, including taxes, creditors and employee entitlements. Learn more about illegal phoenix - what it is, how to spot one and what to do to avoid not getting paid for the work th...

How do you see yourself when you retire? Are you confident you'll be able to live a comfortable life after retirement? Let's find out from today's guest, Owen Hume, he'll be sharing tips on how you can prepare for your retirement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are a lot of hacks, formulas, and shortcuts you'll hear and see on the internet. You may have tried some of those. But the question is does it work? Waz and Nic busted the greatest myth in being a successful business owner. Listen up as you might be one of those who believe in this BIG myth! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's your biggest asset? Is it your home? Your family? Your health? Think of it this way - what would happen if you couldn't work for 3 months...could you pay your bills? Your mortgage? Your kids' school fees? Sadly, many people don't understand how or even that they can protect the income that they rely on every day. As part of our series with the crew from BUSSQ and Skylight Financial Solution...

It seems that everyone has either had one or knows someone who has and yet the question remains - how do I get the most out of my mentor or coach? With so many to choose from and various programs on offer, how on Earth do you pick the right one for YOU and then actually get what you paid for? Waz and Nic have been coaching and mentoring tradies for over 10 years so they share their insights (and s...

Waz and Nic have had enough. They're sick of the segregated and fragmented nature of the trades and they've decided that, after much complaining, they should actually DO something about this! Mark the date 10-10-20 in your diary because this will shake up the trades in Australia... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lots of businesses are talking about 'cause marketing' and how it can change the way you represent yourself to your target audience. Ok, that's the fluffy definition out of the way...cause marketing is really about getting your brand out there by doing good stuff for communities, not-for-profits and the like. It's a good old fashioned win-win scenario. Not only have today's guests built a very suc...

We all know that people lose their minds at Christmas time but Waz and Nic have some MORE ways to survive this Christmas period... just in case you missed the 7 ways episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you think? Good use of taxpayer dollars or cheap (but expensive) vote-buying exercise? Head over to the Facebook group for Tradies In Business and tell us what YOU think! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some people have all the luck... and some take a little while to learn their lesson. Today's real tradie guy episode is with a bloke who's an example of both! Josh Waddington has had some hard knocks and hard lessons and thankfully, he's now leading other young tradies to do things differently and learn from his mistakes. Thanks to Blude Dog Training, Josh is now giving back to the industry and yo...

Steve Lewis is a no-B.S. kind of guy. He also believes websites and 'copy' should be the same! Today's episode is a fantastic chat about all things trades, customers, speaking plainly and getting website and social media clicks to make your phone ring! Waz and Nic rate this as one of their top 10 guest interviews so have a listen to see why! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waz and Nic dig into a sometimes confronting subject of what to do or say if someone says "no" when asked if they're ok. We're all told we need to ask but how many of us are truly equipped to handle what happens next? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wouldn't it be cool if you could pay someone to take risks for you? To take the fall off your mountain bike or attend that crappy meeting with a disgruntled customer. The reality is, you can! Maybe not the mountain bike and the avoidance of conflict but you CAN pay companies to take certain risks for you. Think crashing your car or losing your house or the risk of having your tools stolen. There a...

How can such a fantastic time of year cause so much stress for so many? Every year that goes by seems to bring tighter deadlines, more issues to deal with and a raft of unreasonable client demands. Rather than go chug a carton of egg nogg to help cope, why not check out today's episode where Waz and Nic share their top 7 tips for making the silly season stress-free AND get you ready to refresh and...

A question that gets asked often in the Tradies In Business community is, how do you know when to quit your day job and go 'full time' in your trade business? Waz and Nic take a look at this in today's FIF. The gang also revisit charge rates and how (and whether you should!) raise them. Oh, and there's the usual Friday toilet humour! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As they say, whoever 'they' are, there's only two certainties in life... death and taxes. Oh and maybe the fact Waz will always laugh at his own jokes. Anyway, the duo tackle taxes today and speak personally with Marcus Chew from the Australian Taxation Office. Marcus is a Director of Small Business and explains what the Taxable Payments Reporting System is, why you need to pay attention to it, ho...

The title says it all really. Who could be surprised that Waz gets ghosted as we're pretty sure it isn't the first time! Plus, the gang reckon they've got a cracking idea for talk-back radio and they need your help to make it happen... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.