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Tenfold Client Briefing: Petrol Prices, Recession Prediction and Actions to Take Now
Many Tenfold client businesses and other SMEs are already feeling the impact of the situation in Iran, mostly through rising ...
Rising Fuel Costs: How to Tighten Operations in Your Trades Business to Protect Margins
In the third part of our action plan for managing rising fuel costs, I'm turning the focus on internal operations ...
Rising Fuel Costs: How to Manage Supplier Price Increases AND Good Relationships in Your Trades Business
In the second part of our action plan for managing rising fuel costs, I'm going to give practical advice for ...
Rising Fuel Costs: How to Protect Margins Without Damaging Client Relationships in Your Trades Business
As of March 2026, Australian trades businesses are dealing with a real fuel-cost problem, not a temporary inconvenience. The ...
We Bought the Business and Inherited the Team: How to Reset Standards in an SME Without Losing Good People
When owners come to me after buying a business, the same challenge comes up repeatedly. They have inherited a team ...
Taking Over an Established Business: A Decision-making Framework for Hiring, Expansion, Equipment, and New Services
When owners come to me after taking over an established business, they usually arrive with the same mix of excitement ...
Improving Operations After You Buy a Business: How to Make Changes Without Breaking What Works
When you take ownership of an established business, the first 12-24 months set the tone for everything that follows. I ...
Got the Keys to the Business? The 6 Drivers of Profit You Must Control After You Take Over
When you buy an established business, the handover period feels deceptively calm. The previous owner walks you through the jobs ...
Bought the Business, Inherited the Pricing: How to Lift Margins Without Losing Sales
When I coach owners who have recently bought an established business, one pattern shows up almost every time. You take ...
The Unstoppable Forces: A 3-5 year Perspective
As business owners, it’s necessary for us to keep up with global and local events so we can make ...
The Working‑Capital Traps New SME Owners Don’t See Coming
When I coach new owners who have recently bought a small business, one pattern shows up again and again. They ...
Bought a small business and now you’re stuck? What to do in your first 12–24 months as the owner
When an owner tells me they bought a small business and now feel stuck, I know exactly what they mean. ...
Developing Your Senior Leaders to Step Up: A 90-Day Training and Coaching Plan
When I speak with owners of established trade, construction and manufacturing businesses, one concern comes up consistently. Their senior leaders ...
Training Your Ops or Service Manager to Think Strategically: The Owner’s Playbook
When I coach owners of established trade, construction and manufacturing businesses, one frustration comes up repeatedly. Their operations manager or ...
Succession Planning for Trades and SME Businesses: How to Prepare Your #2 to Run the Day-to-Day
When I talk to owners of established trade, construction and manufacturing businesses, one theme comes up again and again. They ...
How to Turn a Great Operator Into a Strong Leader in 2026: Real Examples and Practical AI Prompts for Developing Managers
When an owner tells me they’ve promoted an operator to manager and it isn’t going smoothly, I’m never surprised. It’s ...
Leadership Training for Your Senior Team: What SME Owner-Operators Should Expect from a Business Coach
As a business coach working with owner-operators across trades, construction and manufacturing, I see a consistent pattern. Owners want their ...
How to Choose a Coach for Your Ops Manager, Service Manager or Team Leader: A Practical Checklist for Business Owners
When owners ask me how to choose a business coach for their operations manager, service manager or team leader, they ...
