31. Avoiding Financial Disaster: Lessons from a £5 Million New Build Gone Wrong With Michelle Gaffaney-Webb

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I’m sure you know the feeling of taking on a job that brings you a lot of stress, and after all your hard work, you end up making no profit. Michelle Gaffaney-Webb, an architectural designer and property developer, shares her raw and real journey of managing her own £5 million building project while facing the threat of total financial collapse. At one point, she and her partner were just one week away from losing their £3.4 million investment in their 10 newly built houses valued at £5 million. This traumatic experience became a turning point for Michelle. She decided to leave behind the high-risk world of property development and found incredible success by shifting her focus to new business ventures. Now, Michelle has moved into converting hotels and has also built a luxury kitchen business that boasts impressive 50% profit margins. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND KEY ACTIONS FROM THIS EPISODE: 1. Understand how Michelle has gone from 8% profit to 50% profit by changing businesses. 2. Learn how to evaluate the risks before you leap into agreeing to a project. 3. Discover the quickest, easiest, risk-free way of making money in your business. 4. Learn why bigger jobs or projects don’t always mean bigger profits. 5. Find out how Michelle has ended up with a showroom that boasts 100 kitchens. Michelle’s story is a powerful reminder that even in the toughest moments, opportunity can emerge, and success can be just around the corner. Curious to find out how she is now making 50% profit without working 60 hours a week? Discover Michelle’s secrets to success by listening now. Contact Michelle Gaffaney-Webb on: Website:⁠ ⁠https://greenstone-design.co.uk 🎧 LISTEN TO ALL OUR PODCAST EPISODES HERE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tradesfreedomclub.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------------------------------ APPLY TO JOIN OUR "INNER CIRCLE" MARKETING & BUSINESS COACHING PROGRAMME:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://tradesfreedomclub.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------------------------------ FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Join Our Safe & Thriving Facebook Group & Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/tradesfreedomclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tradesfreedomclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tradesfreedomclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------------------------------ WHO WE HELP AND SUPPORT At the Trades Freedom Club, we help tradesmen and tradeswomen such as Plumbers, Heating Engineers, Electricians, Renewable Energy, Plasterers, Builders, Joiners, Roofers, Flooring, HVAC, Glazing, Scaffolders, CCTV, Security companies and Sub Contractors to build, grow and scale their trades or construction businesses.

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