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12 Oct 23

Workshop, August 2023: Showing Business Owners What’s Possible.

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Not every Plumbing, Electrical and similar trades, subcontracting or construction business owner has had experience with business coaching. They often think the chaos is normal and is just part of business, this usually stems from working for a boss who also didn’t know any better. So we host Workshops to give owners a taste of coaching and help them see what their business can do for them.

Capped at 200, business owners from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia joined us on Zoom for ‘The 2023 Roadmap for Cashflow Improvement, Systematization, and Increased Bookings Workshop’, an event designed to get results and change the way they run their businesses in the trades industry.

Hosted by our very own Tony Fraser-Jones, CEO & Founder, and Phil Smith, Chief Operating Officer, attendees were in good hands. Tony and Phil went to work on explaining how systems ease the reliance on of the business on owners and get results. The objective was simple, show owners that they can pull the strings to achieve whatever they want from their business, build a high performing team, and rely on the processes so they don’t feel so under the pump.

Here’s What Was Covered in the Workshop…

Better Systems: The event armed attendees with the process to build a structured and systemized business. Allowing the wheels of the business to keep turning without the owner having to be there. Our roadmap was used to show owners where to start with the systemisation of their business and how all the different processes tie in together, creating a series of interlinked processes that their team follows, replacing the knowledge and skills that’re stuck inside the owners head. Meaning business operations roll on without the owners input, freeing up the time for them to work on improving and growing the business.

Improve Cashflow: Any business owner knows the sleepless nights caused by cashflow issues. We brought to the table tools and deep insights to understand, track, and significantly improve cashflow. For 13 years, we’ve been coaching businesses on this, and the distilled knowledge was shared in this event. Strong cashflow reduces stress for owners, but more importantly it gives them confidence, whether that’s to hire, invest in business, or just build up a buffer.

Get More Jobs: In an industry where client consistency is a challenge, we went over a marketing tool that brings in jobs not just consistently but also cost-effectively. It’s about working smarter, not harder.

With insights from 13 years in the industry and having helped 1,854 business owners and counting, this event drew on all that experience and all the learnings. Using it to help other business owners regain control and fast track results. It’s always been our mission at Profitable Tradie to provide planning, tools, and the necessary assistance to enable business owners to chart a life they previously thought impossible.

‘The 2023 Roadmap for Cashflow Improvement, Systematization, and Increased Bookings Workshop’ served as an awesome opportunity to show business owners what’s possible with systems. We took away our own learnings that we will use to uplevel the help we give to trades business owners. Till the next one.

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