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Develop Coaching Blog
2y ago
As a construction business owner, it can feel like there are never enough hours in the day. Between managing projects, dealing with clients, and handling all of the other tasks that come with running a business, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and feel like you’re constantly running out of time. If this sounds familiar, it may be time to consider carrying out a personal time audit.
A personal time audit is a valuable tool for gaining control over your time and maximizing your productivity. It involves tracking how you spend your time over a set period, typically a week, and analysing ..read more
Develop Coaching Blog
2y ago
Are you frustrated with the construction industry? If that’s the case I completely understand, I have been involved in the industry for 20-odd years and understand what you are facing. I have also built my own construction business from the ground up and it’s not easy.
When you first started out on your entrepreneur journey it felt exciting. But after a while, the daily grind and pressures and problems start to mount up. The initial joy fades and you start to question if it is it all worth it. All the stress and risks that you have to take, then the pressure of trying to make pay ..read more
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2y ago
Operating systems and processes, do you have them? Or do you feel a bit clueless when it comes to systems for your business?
For anyone that wants to grow their construction business then getting your operating systems and processes in place is essential. Most of us know this but it can seem complicated, and if you don’t do it right the fear is that you could end up in more of a mess than when you started.
Enter the Develop Coaching Guide to Construction Operating Systems & Processes.
In this article I am going to show you how to sort out your operating sy ..read more
Develop Coaching Blog
2y ago
When you are running your own business it is natural that you want it to grow. In fact, if I asked you what your goals were for your construction business you would probably say reaching profit goals, like £1,000,000 or more. This is a natural and vital part of having a healthy business. However, with growth can come some issues if you are not measuring your performance correctly. This can be seen in the fact that hundreds of construction companies go bust every month, in some part because of taking on too much work too quickly.
I also have seen this time and time again with my c ..read more
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2y ago
Most of us when we are starting our business start by finding construction clients through word of mouth. With reports and stories of cowboy builders, clients are now more cautious than ever, so one of the first things they will do is ask friends and family for recommendations. The next place they will look is online recommendations, on places like Checkatrade or Facebook. They then come to you with their conversions, odd jobs and refurbishments.
This has been the pattern for most of us over the years and has worked up to a point, but are you at the point where you are just not at ..read more
Develop Coaching Blog
2y ago
When you are a construction business owner you may be looking into many different strategies to help you get ahead. It may be paid advertising, marketing through events, emails, or creating your own content for social media channels. All of these are tried and tested ways of generating more business. But you may find that it isn’t quite getting the results you are after, and this could be down to one simple reason. You don’t know your USP.
Not only do you not know it, but you also are then not using it to drive your marketing attempts for your construction business. But what is a ..read more
Develop Coaching Blog
2y ago
Most of us when we are starting our business start by finding construction clients through word of mouth. With reports and stories of cowboy builders, clients are now more cautious than ever, so one of the first things they will do is ask friends and family for recommendations. The next place they will look is online recommendations, on places like Checkatrade or Facebook. They then come to you with their conversions, odd jobs and refurbishments.
This has been the pattern for most of us over the years and has worked up to a point, but are you at the point where you are just not at ..read more
Develop Coaching Blog
2y ago
Do you feel like you are stuck in a rut with your construction business? Would you like to become a trade mastermind and take your business to the next level?
As part of my construction business coaching programs, I get to meet a lot of construction business owners. During our chats, I have noticed that they often fall into one of two categories. They either have a plan to scale their business but are finding it difficult because they are focusing on too many things at once, or they have no idea where to start. I understand that it can be overwhelming, and make you either want to ..read more
Develop Coaching Blog
3y ago
I am a big believer in setting goals and tracking your progress, it is so important if you want to progress in your business. Imagine heading off on a long car journey that you’ve never travelled before. Your destination is hundreds of miles away, the roads are unfamiliar, maybe even a bit dangerous, and you just set off without setting up the sat-nav or looking at a map. You know roughly what direction you’re heading in, but you don’t have an exact location and no definite idea of how to get there. Embarking on such a journey would seem a bit crazy, but that’s what many business o ..read more
Develop Coaching Blog
3y ago
Coming off the tools as a business owner and tradesman can be a controversial subject, but as I tell my clients it is a vital step to growing your business. When we start a lot of us come from a trade background and there is no getting away from the fact that to earn an income you generally need to start on the tools. Most of us will start out in business with the tools, and gradually as we build a good reputation and get busier the business starts to grow and we start earning better money and increasing prices. Once our business is growing at a nice pace, if we are hungry, we wi ..read more