Hosted by Jon Dale · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 306 episodes
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This podcast is for tradies and builders who want to put structure and systems into your business so you can grow it properly.Watch more videos at smallfish.com.au and check out the Big Numbers Workbook to learn about the important numbers in your business.
Jon Dale hosts Toolbox Talk, a business show with 306 episodes published.
It is important to know if you’re losing money between quoting jobs and getting paid.If you quote with a 30% gross margin but you don't see 30% in your P&L, something's wrong and you should fix it.You should set up syste
You should measure profitability on jobs after they’ve finished. And you should compare it to what you thought it would be when you quoted it.The point, of course, is to check if the job made as much as it was supposed t
I taught this workshop in my recent client Intensive - how to measure job profitability. It’s part of my program - they paid to get it. You’re getting it here for free.Most people don’t measure job profitability. It feel
If you want to do the work that will grow your business - the businessperson work that moves the needle and makes you more money - BUT you’re too busy doing the other shit to do that, then you have a problem, don’t you?Y
If you don’t, guess whose fault it is? Yes, it’s yours - it’s always yours – you’re the boss, who else is there? You could blame the economy … Albo … Trump … Putin Customers and their unreasonable demands around pricing
Hi Tradies, memory isn’t that great. You can’t rely on it.If you want a successful business that gives you more money, time and freedom, you need to act more like a businessperson and less like a tradie.And that means no
If you’re keen to build a business that gives you more money, time and freedom, it’s likely that holidays factor in there somewhere.Money - pay for holidaysTime off - go on holidaysFreedom - nobody bothers you on holiday
If you want a better business — more money, more time off, and more freedom — you’re going to have to work on the business, not just in it.That’s the shift: more businessperson, less tradie.Jobs still need to go well. Cu
Hi Tradie, how's business? That's a pretty open question, isn’t it?Usually, the answer to that is pretty basic, isn’t it?"Not great""Pretty good""Good, we're booked out till Easter"But they're just conversational respons
Make a Plan to Hit Your Goals Why make a plan? To hit your goals, it's in the title of this video.If you've been following this series, you’ll have made some goals, so now you have to decide how you're going to make them
Are you goal setting, tradie? Many tradies and builders start their businesses without clear goals, focusing initially on just surviving. Without direction, businesses can become overwhelming, with more work, stress, and
Are you behaving like a Tradie or a Businessperson? I’m talking specifically about becoming more conscious of your behaviour - how you act at work, as the trade business owner. You should be aware that you need to act li
Is Your Business Giving You What You Want? Most tradies want the same three things: More Money, More Time, More Freedom. That’s exactly what the Trade Business Lifestyle Ladder measures. It helps you assess how well your
Every year at this time, the same pressures show up:“Needs to be finished by Christmas…”“We need to hit lock-up before the break…”“We’re behind — can you catch us up?”It’s all pressure to cram work in before the holidays
Tradie, are you ready for Christmas? (Do this now while there is still time!) Get the Quick Christmas Cash PlanYou need to be ready for the shutdown period - don't get caught out - get the template and get organised.----
First, what NOT to do: Don't let them tell you how it's going to work (they understand bookkeeping, not your trade business).Don't let them batch process your stuff because it's convenient for them.Don't let them set it
Remember — you’re not just a tradie anymore. You’re a business owner.And it’s your job to make sure your business is trading profitably.A lot of people don’t do this properly. Don’t be one of them.Here’s a simple monthly
I'm sure you're not but a recent encounter with a brush turkey when I was walking my dogs prompted me to prompt you to make sure you don't act like one.The turkey has built a nest near the path & chased us away, flinging
What is the TRUE COST of your TRADESPEOPLE?A lot of tradies and builders misunderstand how much their people actually cost their business, and, because of that misunderstanding, they undercharge for the labour they're se
Bookkeepers and Accountants. I don't hate them, they are important & necessary.However, there's a problem with them.For most tradies and builders, they are the people you go to for advice, particularly advice about your
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