Trades and construction

Bookkeeping basics for trades and construction businesses

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By Kellie Byrnes

Maybe you got into a trade because you enjoy working with your hands, but at some stage you’ll have to get around a bit of small business bookkeeping. Here are the basics to get you started.

Calling all lady tradies: Here are 4 tips to help you get ahead in 2019

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By Kellie Byrnes

While the trades and construction industry has been a primarily male-dominated one for a long time, things are slowly beginning to change. So here’s some motivation and inspiration for all the hard-working women in hi-vis out there.

5 tips for advisors to help attract trades-based clients

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By Michael Howard

When it comes to winning new business, tradespeople can be great clients for accountants and bookkeepers. At least they should be anyway.

3 ways to grab more referrals for your tradie business

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By Kellie Byrnes

As a busy tradie, you no doubt have very little time to spend on marketing each month. It’s why word-of mouth is so valuable.

Business skills for tradies

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By Beatrix Holland

Starting your own trades or construction business means that everything becomes part of your job – not just the actual job of fixing or building things.

5 ways for tradies to be paid faster

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By Kellie Byrnes

One common headache tradies of all types have to deal with? Not being paid on time, or sometimes, even at all.

How to find customers who are building or renovating

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By Beatrix Holland

Helping your customers to find you is key to a thriving business in the building and renovating game.

Want to grow your tradie business this year?

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By Kellie Byrnes

For many tradies it’s hard enough to get all the day-to-day jobs done, let alone think about ways to grow a business – but it’s worth taking a moment to look at the big picture.

What I learned in my first year on my own as a tradie

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By James McGrath

When tradie Adam Rapley from Krisp Aircon struck out on his own towards the end of 2016, he had no idea what awaited him.
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