Best Lifestyle Tradie blogs in 2019

Every week, we’ve posted a trade-related blog designed to educate, inspire and entertain you. As trade business owners, tradies, tradie wives (and partners), we’re all …

How to be a better tradie boss

People don’t quit a job, the saying goes — they quit a boss. If you’re having a hard time retaining team members in your trade …

Hand up if you fear failure? Layne Beachley has a message for you

Something confronting happened at our Lifestyle Tradie member event at Manly last weekend. When guest speaker, 7-time world surfing champion, Layne Beachley AO, asked everyone …

Q&A: Andy and Angela Smith

With two businesses to run, two kids to wrangle, and a national live event series to prepare and present, there’s never a dull moment for …

Family holidays: how tradies can take a break

Taking a family holiday feel like a pipe dream? When you’re in the trenches as a trade business owner, taking a break is not all …

Tradie bosses, do you encourage these healthy habits at work?

Tradies are more likely to take better care of their tools than their physical and mental health. That’s why the onus is on us as …

3 ninja moves for #tradie entrepreneurs

When you’re asked what you do for a living, how do you typically respond? In our experience, most trade business owners don’t reply with: “I’m …

Member case study: How a start-up cracked the $1 million turnover mark in 18 months

Kieren and Jackson from Melbourne-based Lexity Plumbing and Electrical shared their incredible story at our recent Lifestyle Tradie member event. This case study unpacks how …

Chasing unpaid invoices sucks: Collect debt like clockwork

Chasing unpaid invoices sucks. It’s soul-destroying. You’ve completed the job in goodwill, only to end up the bad person when trying to recover outstanding payment …

3 ways to get the most out of your job management software

All of our Lifestyle Tradie members use cloud-based job management software to streamline and track processes. For trade business owners, having job management software in place …

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