How to keep your staff motivated and hungry

As trade business owners, we would like to believe that paying our tradies a fair and decent hourly rate in itself should be enough motivation …

How safe are you?

The notion of ‘cybercrime’ evokes images of highly professional hackers in a room surrounded by high tech computers, spending hours “cracking the mainframe” of a …

Tiny habits = Real results

It’s Tradies National Health Month, and of course, we wanted to talk to you about a topic that’s REALLY important. YOUR HEALTH! So, let me …

60% of tradies complain of aches and pains, are you one of them?

August is Tradies National Health Month! An initiative started by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA), Tradies National Health Month “shines light on the importance of …

My tips for getting customers to notice you!

My tips for getting customers to notice you! We’re always told; ‘Don’t rock the boat… stay in your lane… keep on the straight and narrow’. …

I now pronounce you, trade business partners

As you stood at the altar and gave your wedding vows, I bet that the phrase “trade business partners” probably wasn’t included. It’s a common …

Are you tracking your tradies?

Are you tracking your tradies? We don’t mean following them around! What I mean by this is, are you actively tracking and reviewing their performance …

Counting On Success

Every trade business owner is striving to be one thing: successful. You don’t start a business to fail; you start your business with dreams of …

Driving yourself into the ground

The last job was a nightmare, and now you’re running late for the next one. If you can get a good run, you’ll just make …

Andy speaks to Triple MMM Breakfast!

Video killed the radio star? More like Andy did!Yesterday, Andy interviewed with Triple MMM’s The Big Breakfast show, with hosts Marto and Margaux. Listen to …

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