Business Insights for Tradie & Service Based Businesses
Practical strategies to help you make more money, win back your weekends, and build a business that works without you. Written by Sam – no fluff, no theory.
How to Pay Yourself First as a Business Owner Without Killing Your Cash Flow
As a business owner, paying yourself first requires balancing personal financial needs with business cash flow requirements. Work out your basic living costs through personal budgeting, track how much you take from the business compared to market wages, and...
Know Your Numbers: How to Earn More Money from Less Work in Your Trade Business
Many business owners tell me they don't like numbers, but most tell me they like money! When you get a handle on your numbers you will make more money. Knowing your business numbers is how you keep score and keep your business on track so you can make more...
Could Someone Please Help Me Buy?!? How Poor Sales Service is Costing Your Business
When someone contacts your business, whether it's a phone call, email or walks into your store, they're essentially saying "Could someone please help me buy?" They may not scream out those exact words, but think about this for a minute: do you really need to...
Are You a Business Owner or a Puppet? How to Avoid Customer and Supplier Dependence
You went into business for yourself so you could be the master of your own fate. However, if you are not careful you can end up becoming someone's puppet. Many business owners have lost control of what work they do, how they do it, when they do it and even at...
Are There Times When You Feel You’re Pushing Harder and Going Slower?
When you feel like you're pushing harder than usual but not making the progress you should, it's time to stop and become aware of what's happening around you. Often, we focus on the wrong metrics or miss obvious external factors affecting our performance,...
7 Simple Things You Can Do Right Now to Increase Sales (That Cost Nothing)
Most business owners I meet want to increase sales, which makes sense, because without sales you have no business. The challenge is there are literally hundreds of ways to increase sales and people are often tempted by the new and complicated strategies and...
