About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of focusing on business management to achieve more profit, time off, and freedom.
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. Customers still matter.But they need to go well for your business, otherwise you end up busy… and broke.Running a good business means:Getting more of the right jobs (marketing)Winning them at decent margins (sales)Running work with less chaos and more profitKnowing your numbers and pricing with confidenceHiring good people and letting goSaying no when you need toBuilding a business is its own job — and you need to make time to do it.The good news? It’s learnable.Business, marketing, sales, numbers — none of it is magic.But you do need to change how you run yourself and where you spend your time.That’s what I help with: business coaching that turns the business part into something you actually do — and stick with.If that’s what you want, you know where to find me.--------------------------------------If you want more money (profit), more time (off work), and more freedom (from work, stress, responsibility) Book a Money Call: smallfish.com.au/tradies/money-call/FOLLOW…
People in this episode
Host: Jon Dale
Topics covered
- business coaching
- marketing
- sales
- profit
- freedom
- time management
Keywords
- business
- marketing
- sales
- profit
- freedom
- time management
- coaching
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: smallfish, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube
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