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Tradie Business 101: Guide to Getting a Factory
Outgrown your home office and shed? Securing a factory can be a game-changer for your trades service business. However, the ...
Tradie Business 101: How to Manage Subbies
Introduction: Understanding the Challenge If you're a small-to-medium business owner in the trades or service industries, managing subcontractors, or ...
Tradie Business 101: How to Hire Employees
Introduction: Addressing a Common Challenge Hiring employees can be one of the most daunting tasks for small-to-medium business owners ...
Small business explainer: What’s Going On in the World in 2025? Part 3 – Australian Productivity
In the final of our 3-part series for Tenfold clients and other small-medium businesses, we’re turning to the topic of ...
Small business explainer: What’s Going On in the World in 2025? Part 2 – Trump’s US
This briefing is part 2 of our 3-part series for Tenfold clients: “What is going on in the world? What ...
Small business explainer: What’s Going On in the World in 2025? Part 1 – China
In the second half of 2024, questions that frequently came up in coaching sessions were: “What is going on in ...
AI for Electricians and Electrical Contractors: How to Use AI in 2025 [Examples]
AI tools are on the rise. As a business coach specialising in the strategic growth of electrical contractors in ...
Tradie Business 101: How to Improve Productivity
Productivity is a Common Challenge for Tradies If you're a small-to-medium business owner in the trades or service industries, ...
Tradie Business 101: How to Increase Your Pricing
Introduction: Addressing a Common Challenge If you're a small-to-medium business owner in the trades or service industries, you've probably ...
Tradie Business 101: How to set prices to make good profit
Setting your Prices to Make Good Profit Everyone knows the TV show F.R.I.E.N.D.S. , the much-loved series about, as ...
Small business: Seven tips to manage Cash Flow over the Holiday Season
Introduction The holiday season is a joyous time of year, but for small businesses, it can also bring unique financial ...
Tradie Business 101: Managing Admin
Introduction Mastering administrative tasks is essential for running a successful tradie business. Effective admin management ensures that your operations ...
Trade Services Labour Demand | July-Sept 2024
In this briefing: Update on labour demand for the quarter April - June 2024 The Tenfold Construction Job Index tracks ...
How AI and Industry Automation Are Transforming Small-Medium Businesses – Part 3
This briefing is part 3 and the final in our series on how AI and industry automation are transforming ...
How AI and Industry Automation Are Transforming Small-Medium Businesses – Part 2
This client briefing is part 2 of our series on how AI and industry automation are transforming the way businesses ...
How AI and Industry Automation Are Transforming Small-Medium Businesses – Part 1
The AI chatbot ChatGPT landed with a lot of fanfare around November 2022. Since then most of you have played ...
Taking your Small Business to the Next Level: What does it Actually Mean? [examples]
We often hear business owners say, "I want to take my business to the next level." In fact, as a ...
Essential Guide for Small Business: Ins and Outs of Cash Flow Forecasting
In small business there are many elements that seem important. High profile items, like your brand and winning work, tend ...

