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Want to work less than 40 hrs a week? Dan and Jodie are doing just that!

Dan and Jodie from Green Planet Plumbing & Roofing, during their time with Lifestyle Tradie have grown the business from ‘1 plumber and 1 wayward …

Is your accountant a dud, or are you the problem?

How did your business go during the 2021/2022 Financial Year? And how do you feel now that we are a few months deep? Are you …

Signs of a potential ‘dud customer’ when quoting

How many hours of your life do you think you’ve spent quoting jobs for customers? If you break it down, every single quote we do …

Your tradies are Brand Ambassadors!

Your tradies are brand ambassadors! We often forget that the way our tradies act whilst wearing our uniforms, and driving in our branded trucks does …

Bringing home the bacon!

As a trade business owner, it sounds ridiculous that you don’t pay yourself a salary… but in truth, so many of us just ‘take what’s …

Claim back what’s yours!

I’ll preface with an acknowledgement: taxes are not sexy, interesting or high on anyone’s priority list. However, at tax time, having the know-how to claim …

Know your worth!

Knowing what to charge for your time is a tricky business! You want to ensure you’re making enough money to cover your costs and pocket …

Why “drink a cup of concrete” doesn’t cut it anymore

For trade business owners, there’s a long-held belief that the “drink a cup of concrete” and “toughen up” approaches are the best ways to handle …

When things started to unravel THIS happened

Andy and Angela were the perfect couple, with the perfect trade business, Dr. DRiP Plumbing. Then, things started to unravel. Sh*t hit the fan. What …

What tradies can learn from New Zealand’s drastic lockdown

This week, Metropolitan Melbourne moved to Stage 4 Restrictions — the world’s strictest lockdown. As a state of disaster is declared, Melbournian tradies are among …

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