114. 15 Cashflow Mistakes Tradesmen Are Making That Cause Debt, Stress and Sleepless Nights
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Construction Industry Marketing And Business Tips For Tradesmen: Rise Of The Trades
1h 15m
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6 chapters
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What is the main cash‑flow problem that tradesmen face in this episode?
Welcome to the Rise of the Trades Podcast, the show dedicated to helping you to build, grow and scale your trades or construction business. All Rise for your host, Craig Wilkinson.
Welcome to this week's coaching episode of the Rise of the Trades Podcast, where we help trades and construction business owners to skyrocket leads, explode net profits without having to graft 60 plus hours and becoming that busy fool. In this episode, I'm going to be teaching you the 15 cash flow killing mistakes that all trades business owners make at some point in their business that leads them then to having stress, sleepless nights, and falling into debt. Because when we fall into debt in our business, it's really difficult to motivate ourselves and get the right strategies to get us out of that negative cash flow situation. Now you might be listening saying, Craig, I don't have cash flow problems.
I'm a cash-rich company. We've got money in the bank and we're growing. Brilliant. Keep doing what you're doing. But remember, these are 15 killer mistakes. The likelihood is you could still be making one or two mistakes that are hampering your net profit margins. But on the flip side of that, I know there's gonna be people that are listening to this episode. That are either just breaking even every single month. It's feast or famine. You're just trying to keep your head above water and afloat. And then there'll be others that unfortunately from their Bad decisions that they've made from a financial point of view, you've now gone the other way and you've fallen into debt. And this episode is gonna teach you what you need to do to get out of debt, not put yourself in it in the first place, and build a healthy balance sheet and increase your net profit margins.
But before we go there, I'd just like to announce two things. Number one, the doors for you to apply and join my inner circle, which is my 12 month marketing and business coaching program, are now open. And secondly, If you're getting value from these episodes, I would love you to hit the follow or subscribe button on whatever platform you're listening to this on right now. Because by you following the podcast, it's going to help the algorithm push our podcast episodes out to more tradesmen and women that need our help and support. Now, if you're considering applying to join my inner circle, I've left a link in the show notes and the description of this episode that you can click to go and find out more information to see if it's right for you and your business.
But now let's transition over to this week's coaching episode.
Now I'm sure there's many reasons why you decided to set up your own business. Maybe you wanted to be your own boss, maybe you wanted to be in charge of your own time, and maybe you wanted to make more profit than you did doing your previous employment. And one of the most common reasons why we set up is we do want to make more money. We do want to provide a better lifestyle for yourself and your family. So one of the options is let's go and set up his own business. And I appreciate that you may be listening to this thinking, Craig, I don't want to make lots of money. Money is not the driver and the be-all and end all for me. And I get that, and I also appreciate it.
How does Craig define positive vs. negative cash flow for a trades business?
But let's face it, you are in the business of making money and healthy net profits. And if you fail to do this, you're gonna end up with a cash flow problem. You're gonna end up in debt. And even a worst case scenario, you could end up losing your business. Now I don't believe you set up your business to end up in that worse position. But the reality is, and it's sad, but the reality is the vast majority of small to medium-sized trades and construction businesses are now worse off financially and mentally than they were before. Why? Because they're working ten times as many hours than they've ever worked before. They're earning probably less money than they've ever learned before. You know, you divide up the amount of hours.
That you are currently working in your business.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main cash‑flow problem that tradesmen face in this episode?
0:00–4:02
2
How does Craig define positive vs. negative cash flow for a trades business?
4:02–12:04
3
Why are insufficient leads and poor marketing the first cash‑flow killer?
12:04–23:39
4
How can incorrect job pricing create a cash‑flow gap?
23:39–34:57
5
What is a break‑even figure and how does it protect your cash flow?
34:57–1:03:47
6
Which of the 15 cash‑flow killers should you tackle first?
1:03:47–1:14:49
Speakers
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