NIMBLE AND QUICK
Facing big changes in your market might tempt you to make sudden changes to how you do business. But any…
Business Tips
I LOVE YOUR WORK
The concept of ‘love’ doesn’t have an immediately obvious connection to the nuts and bolts of building, but, in this…
CREATING A STRONG CLIENT BASE
Having faced the biggest social disruption of our lifetime, you may be wondering about the future of your business post-lockdown.…
Building through Covid-19
You know the post-Covid world will be different – but how different? We can only really guess. While the world…
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
Our regular business coaching contributor shares his own experience in building a sustainable business – and offers three key factors…
GETTING THE LITTLE THINGS RIGHT
Having a happy client at the end of a job relies on getting the little things right every day, with…
GET YOUR LABOUR IN THAT FIXED PRICE RIGHT!
Accurately quoting a fixed price for labour is one of the trickiest parts of pricing a job. This month, the…
BUILDING RESILIENCE
With recession in the headlines, the Successful Builder outlines how your business can buffer itself against the effects of a…
BUILD YOUR BRAND
What can birds teach builders about marketing? How to get your brand out there! Do you need to “get your…
FLEXIBILITY FACTORS
Following on from our Builders Business column, which highlighted the perks employers offer to keep good quality employees, we decided…
WHY YOU NEED NUMBERS
Have you run your business “by the seat of your pants” and managed? Well done. However, today’s challenges may require…
POWER OF PRESENTATION
Quit losing the sales that you should be getting for the wrong reasons You’re a great builder and you know…