by Jon Dale | Feb 12, 2025 | Operations
Why would you? It’s a good question. Something’s going on for you that makes you click. We all have our one-sentence/pitch. This is mine: You want to improve your business, grow it (a bit, at least) but grow it properly – which means profitably,...
by Jon Dale | Dec 1, 2024 | Operations
i.e. Where to advertise or recruit tradespeople Hint: They aren’t all on SEEK, looking at your ad! It’s hard to find good tradespeople, isn’t it? In the old days (whenever they were!), all you had to do was say, “Universe, I want to hire...
by Jon Dale | Oct 27, 2024 | Operations
It is a simple flow of the work of making your business better. You decide what to do, you learn how to do it, and then of course, you go ahead, and do it. All very simple, right? But because this is business coaching, not business training or business education, the...
by Jon Dale | Jul 28, 2024 | Operations
That’s a double-barrelled and loaded question, isn’t it? Obviously, I have an opinion on this. Your bookkeeping is important and if you’re doing them properly (your books), they are a hugely valuable resource for understanding your business’s...
by Jon Dale | Mar 18, 2024 | Operations
Do you know what I mean by a unicorn? Something very rare. In this case, I mean a business that skyrockets – grows very quickly indeed and makes someone or some people very wealthy. Or quite wealthy. Life-changing money, not necessarily. Elon Musk’s money. There...
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...