Maintaining A Good Business Culture It’s always pretty nice to be the guy who people WANT to work for. The one who hardly ever has to...

How to get the most out of your QS spend Clarify with a call A quick phone call between builder and QS can help lay out how the builder...

3 Ways To deal with constant requests to help with a ‘quick question’ You’re a tradie who has spent years learning your trade. You want...

MANY of you guys have already, but if you haven’t, then I suggest you email either me or Paul and ask for a copy of our Labour Charge Out...

“Why should I use a QS when I can price my own jobs for free?” Let’s get something straight – I am not a QS however, I do manage a team...

Many moons ago, I was chatting with a business coach and he gave me some awesome advice. He showed me what it looked like on a chart when...

Builder/QS partnership …. Its so much more than just a price Some people think that making a successful profit on a job just comes down...

When a homeowner comes to you and they want a new home or a renovation to their existing home… it’s a big deal for them. I think...

You know I’m the biggest cheerleader of SME builders….. I really am. I think you guys are awesome…. But there is a cloud over dealing...

As a business owner, we have to be upskilling ourselves all the time…. Personally one of the areas I find the hardest to get my head...

“Being a Better Business Through Labour Constants” I am sure you have heard of labour constants and their relevance to your take off. It...

Without cash, even the most successful business will struggle. Is your business cash hungry? Do you need to get your cash flow flowing?...

If I was your clients QS….. Settle down… I know most residential homeowners do not engage a QS to look after the financial side of their...

Part two of this blog covers off the different types of employment contracts and the benefits and pitfalls of them, plus a few of the...

The area of Employment is a much vexed one. Once considered by many not to be a serious area of law it has grown into a much specialised...

Getting all the benefit from the transaction When you have sent a job to our QS team, and paid for them to do a full take off (measure...

Material shortages and cost increases There will be times when materials for jobs are harder to come by, I think in recent time that is...

Trying to run a business in 2020 has been a bit of a challenge so far, to say the least. As we continue to move in and out of periods of...

Because I know a lot of our clients get their work from word of mouth, but if you think your potential customers aren’t also checking out...

It’s notoriously difficult for tradies to compete, because other trade businesses out there slash their prices and often do cashies....