by Jon Dale | Jan 6, 2020 | Operations
Why you shouldn’t work on a time and materials basis or an hourly rate basis. First off, if you’re not doing jobs on a time and materials basis, well done! But also, keep watching because you’ll be competing against people and you can use what... 
by Jon Dale | Dec 29, 2019 | Operations
Dealing with the Christmas rush Most everyone I know is rushing off their feet trying to finish jobs before Christmas. And to me, that seems strange, seems a bit wrong and unfair. And I know that part of the reason for that is that everybody wants their job finished... 
by Jon Dale | Dec 3, 2019 | Operations
How to manage variations – don’t lose money to scope creep. This is a big problem. You present your quote to your customer for an agreed scope and during the job, things change a bit. Either you open something up and things aren’t what everybody... 
by Jon Dale | Oct 29, 2019 | Operations
Should you hire an apprentice or tradesperson? A trades business is a people business. You’re going to grow by hiring more people and by them doing the work of your business. That’s really the only way you’re going to scale your business... 
by Jon Dale | Sep 10, 2019 | Operations
You run your trade business. You want to be successful. You work pretty hard. And you want to know what the secret is, don’t you? Of course, you do. Sadly, I don’t really think there is one, at least not in the way we think of a magic secret. And certainly... 
by Jon Dale | Aug 21, 2019 | Operations
Trade business growth path choices. If you own and run a trade business, you’ve got some choices about what that looks like, don’t you? You could be self-employed, that’s a business. You can just find work for yourself to do and do it yourself. You can... 
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