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Latest news and industry updates from the business coach team at Tenfold
Managing an Estimator for the First Time: How to Improve Margins, Speed, and Accuracy
In a previous guide, we examined the process of hiring an estimator tailored for a trade or construction business. Many ...
Hiring an Estimator for the First Time: A Practical Guide for Trades & Construction Businesses
For most growing trade and construction businesses, the owner begins as the estimator. It’s a natural progression: you know ...
How AI Is Changing Employment and People Management for Small Business Owners
This article provides general information only and is not legal advice. You should seek advice specific to your circumstances before ...
Why ROAS is a Dud Metric (and What Trades Businesses Should Use Instead)
If you’ve ever received a glowing report from your ad agency showing a high ROAS, you’re not alone. ROAS (Return ...
How to Find Your Most Profitable Leads (and Get More of Them): A Guide for Trade Business Owners
If you run an established trade business, you already know that not all leads are created equal. Some customers buy ...
How Trades Can Tap into the Growth Frontier in Mid-Size Commercial Construction
Tenfold Business Coaching’s recent builder-focused three-article series, beginning with “The New Growth Frontier in Mid-Size Commercial Construction,” mapped out the ...
Building Up – How to Break Into and Win Mid-Size Commercial Work
In part one of this series, we explored the shifting landscape of Australian construction and why mid-size commercial projects are ...
Commercial Construction Sectors on the Rise – Where Demand Is Outpacing Supply
In part one of this series, we explored why mid-size commercial construction is emerging as a new growth engine for ...
The New Growth Frontier in Mid-Size Commercial Construction
Australia’s construction industry is currently experiencing a significant transformation. For many years, the focus was primarily on residential housing, which ...
Consumer Confidence: What the Latest Homeowner Spending Trends Mean for Trades Businesses – and What to Do Now
For trades businesses that rely on homeowner demand, consumer sentiment is more than just a headline. It’s a real-world signal ...
Construction Sector Outlook: Use AI to turn the Insights into actions
The latest NAB Business Survey, as explained by Tenfold Business Coaching, gives a clear view of what is happening in ...
Construction Sector Outlook: What the NAB Business Survey Means for Construction Trades Right Now
Every quarter, NAB releases a business survey that shows how different industries are doing. It’s like a health check for ...
AI for B2B Contractors: Use AI for Proposal Writing to Win Maintenance and Minor Works
This guide builds upon the insights originally presented in Tenfold Business Coaching’s article titled "Proposal Writing for B2B Contractors: Win ...
Proposal Writing for B2B Contractors: Win Maintenance and Minor Works
I coach growing trades businesses every day. If your business wants more predictable wins from Facilities Managers, Property Managers, Strata ...
Have You Outgrown Your Business Coach? How to Tell and What to Do Next
As a business coach working with established firms at Tenfold Business Coaching, I’ve seen a common pattern among successful business ...
AI for B2B Contractors: Use AI to Build a Go/No-Go Framework for Tenders
As a small business coach at Tenfold Business Coaching, I’ve helped countless contractors win profitable tenders with a proven go/no-go ...
Only Bid to Win: A Contractor’s Go/No-Go Framework for Tenders
As a small business coach based in Australia, I understand how tempting it can be for contractors and construction firms ...
AI for B2B Contractors for Account-Based Marketing for FMs: Prompts, Workflows, Templates
I recently published an article on Tenfold Business Coaching’s Insights that explores how contractors can use Account-Based Marketing (ABM) to ...
