I stopped short of titling this post, how to get your husband to listen to you because I am sure it is a problem in all business partnerships regardless of relationship status, but my motivation for this post comes from my own experience as a Builder’s wife. Working with your … Read More
The Best Business Tip I Ever Received
I was a late adopter of the tip I’m going to give you, but let me assure you, it is a game changer! It is never too late to learn and implement this tip. Whether you are looking to up your business game, grow your business or get off the … Read More
All Your Customers Are Price Shoppers
All your customers are price shoppers Yep. All of them. All they want is the cheapest price. It’s true! Except there’s a catch and it’s the same thing that’s an opportunity for you, the business owner. While everyone wants the cheapest price, it’s only one of potentially a number of … Read More
FIF Number 5. Overtraining. Do you do it? Is it even a bad thing?
Sometimes it seems like if a little bit is good… then a lot would be awesome! Whether it’s going to the gym, eating ice cream or working in your business, doing (or having) more seems like the sensible thing to do. You might be surprised to learn that this may … Read More
FIF No. 4 Staff Are A ………!
Staff are such a PAIN! Aren’t they? Seems to be a persistent comment/complaint by so many employers so Nic and Waz decide to open Pandora’s box and talk about the whys and wherefores of dealing with your most-needed and much-maligned resource!
TIB004 The Rise Of The Tradie Wives With Verity Hare
We’ve come a long way since the days of housewives and working men… or have we? It seems tradie wives are often overlooked in the push to get ‘tradies’ off the tools. Often the anchor to tradies in business across the country, tradie wives can be seen taking care of … Read More
F#ck It Friday #3 What's up with safety?
In this F#ck It Friday, Waz and Nic practice safe podcasting… well, not really as they still speak openly and candidly about safety on site. Is there a problem like the media would have us believe? Have we got safe worksites now that the extensive legislation framework is in place? … Read More
My Number One Time Saving Tip For Your Business
I know the juggle, you’ve worked all day on the tools, you are tired and yet there is a mountain of work to do again when you get back to your office. There is the paperwork to sort, quotes to do, materials to order, stress, pressure and more stress! … Read More
How To Take A Real Holiday
Taking a holiday is front of mind this time of year. With all the stress of the silly season, it is the thought of a holiday that keeps us ploughing on. When we take a holiday though, we often don’t really relax, the phone is still on, the emails keep coming. … Read More
TIB003 How to put the fizz back in your biz with Karin from Virtual Soda
Running a trade business takes so. Much. Time. From invoicing to marketing, staff records, customer relationship management, email handling, payments and more the list goes on. Making the jump to employing someone in your office to handle all the ‘stuff’ can be daunting. Today we chat with Karin O’Grady from … Read More