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Contractor Secrets - Trade Business Accountants14: The Ultimate Competitive Advantage With Dr. Thomas SchleiferThe construction industry is good at a lot of things… Customer service is NOT one of them. But as we close the chapter on 2022, it’s clear that just focusing on quality of work is no longer enough. In order for the modern-day contractor to succeed, they must embrace the new ‘experience economy’ and become 'easy to do business with’. On episode 14 of Contractor Secrets, Troy Larkham sits down again with Dr. Thomas Schleifer (a man with over 60 years experience in the construction industry, who owned and ran the worlds largest international surety firm ($1B per annum) salvaging failed constructi...2022-10-311h 27Contractor Secrets - Trade Business Accountants13: Why Construction Businesses Fail With Dr. Thomas SchleiferThe construction industry is well-known for its high rate of business failures, ranking 2nd in the total number of insolvencies only to the food and restaurant industry. With tens of thousands of trade and constructions businesses going under every single year in Australia alone (from startups to billion dollar building giants), one question rises above all others - WHY? On episode 13 of Contractor Secrets, Troy Larkham sits down with Dr. Thomas Schleifer, an industry veteran with over 60 years experience in construction business ownership, consultancy and research, to answer this very question and provide a valuable insight for other trade...2022-10-031h 19Contractor Secrets - Trade Business Accountants11: The Future Of Trade Business Ownership With Rex ReddenOn episode eleven of Contractor Secrets, Troy Larkham interviews Rex Redden, Co-Founder of Groundplan and founder of simTRAC. As a two-time software founder in the trade and construction industry, Rex has seen first-hand the impact that the 'tech age' has had on the trade and construction industry over the last 10 years. In this episode, Rex breaks down the past, present and future, and what it'll take for trade and construction business owners to succeed over the next 10 years.--- WANT TO WORK WITH OUR TEAM? ---Join us at Trade Business Accountants, a specialist accounting...2022-08-081h 05Contractor Secrets - Trade Business Accountants6: Discounts, Hiring & How To Win Large Commercial Projects / Q&AOn episode six of Contractor Secrets, Bayley Peachey is once again joined by Troy Larkham to run through another Q&A and discuss everything from why discounting jobs is stupid, how to hire superstar employees in a competitive landscape, to how win more large commercial projects!2022-06-201h 00Contractor Secrets - Trade Business Accountants5: Breaking Out Of Plateaus & Accelerating Growth In Your Trade Business / Q&AOn episode five of Contractor Secrets, Bayley Peachey is joined by TBA Client Advisor Troy Larkham to run through a Q&A and discuss everything from breaking out of plateaus and accelerating growth in a trade business to recommended gross profit targets on jobs/projects and everything in between! 2022-06-0357 minContractor Secrets - Trade Business Accountants2: The Do & Charge Dilemma, with Marcel Donnelly from FlatRateNOWThe Do & Charge Dilemma, tying into the aged old argument of Do & Charge VS Fixed Pricing, is costing contractors hundreds of thousands of dollars every single year! Today on Contractor Secrets, Troy Larkham catches up with Marcel Donnelly from FlatRateNOW.2022-03-141h 02