by Jon Dale | Apr 22, 2024 | You
Let’s pretend I run a trade business for a minute. I have these different kinds of hats: Tradie – I’m on the tools, doing work sometimes Salesperson – I’m doing sales Estimator – I’m doing the quotes, too Marketing person – (small hat –...
by Jon Dale | Apr 15, 2024 | You
Put your hand up if you do that. Obviously, don’t really. It’s something a lot of people do. It’s a bit of a male tendency and it seems to be a bit of a tradie tendency. When faced with lots to do, it’s common for people to just get stuck...
by Jon Dale | Mar 25, 2024 | You
It’s easy to be a bit glib about this. I’m imagining posting it on Facebook and getting responses from people with things like: “Only the Lord will judge me or my wife and family or even Myself!” So, for clarity, that’s not what I mean....
by Jon Dale | Mar 11, 2024 | You
It’s worth remembering this. Your business exists because of the way it (and you) make people feel. It doesn’t exist and it doesn’t make money because it and you do good work and build or repair beautiful things or safe things, or well-built things. It exists and...
by Jon Dale | Mar 4, 2024 | You
The title explains itself, I think. Opportunity cost is a concept people use to make you think about the cost of taking a course of action. It’s important because, as you grow your business, you have a tendency to resist change and stay in your comfort zone,...
by Venus Dela Salde | Jan 29, 2024 | Back Office, Marketing, Operations, You, Your Team
This is an interesting question, isn’t it? I’m sure you’re pretty busy, but are you spending your time on the right work? Where is the right work? I know I’ve talked about this journey of a trades business’s growth before but...
