by Jon Dale | Dec 14, 2022 | Back Office
Organisation An overused word in this day and age. Something constantly on the minds of the populace as we try to cram and fit every little thing we can into our packed lives. People are always asking – how do you organise yourself? What’s the secret to...
by Jon Dale | Nov 14, 2022 | Back Office
This is important, isn’t it? I know there are no real rules to either of these things and I also know that you face upward pressure from your tradespeople to pay them more and downward pressure from your customers to charge them less. So, if you get this wrong...
by Jon Dale | Aug 22, 2022 | Back Office
This is a Toolbox Tip and I’m talking about automating your bookkeeping or specifically the processing and payment of receipts, bills, and invoices from suppliers. If you’re growing your trade business and you’re spending time in Xero or Quickbooks...
by Jon Dale | Feb 21, 2022 | Back Office
When we interviewed Dan Pollard, CEO of Fergus he had a lot to say on the topic of numbers, namely that not knowing what his margins were is what undid his business in his early 20s. He said “knowing your gross margin and understanding cash flow makes or breaks your...
by Jon Dale | Jul 13, 2021 | Back Office
by Jon Dale | Jul 6, 2021 | Back Office
How much margin should you make? Margins are important and if this feels like I’m making a whole video to make one tiny point I’m not even sorry. As a business coach, the number one problem I see people frustrated by, is having sh*tty skinny margins and...