Letâs continue on our 2024 quest to keep it simple for electrical business owners! Crowie talks all things deleting your fall back option including, but not limited to: how Birds Of Tokyo could save your life why you need to get rid of your plan B recognising the need for confidence in business what to do if that confidence gets rattled or knocked Want to know more? Stay tuned for another podcast on Sunday! Looking to grow your electrical business? Book a free call â https://bit.ly/SCGPodCal Tune...
Feb 10, 2024â˘21 min
This year we look at how to simplify and grow your electrical business by understanding the basic things getting the foundations right. In Lesson #5 Cam and Crowie look straight at your product. Including, but not limited to: the importance of building systems + processes how defining a way to do things can take emotional instability out of the equation a real life example of how a "what to do when the client questions your invoice" process works avoid decision fatigue by pre-ordering the decisi...
Feb 07, 2024â˘30 min
Letâs continue on our 2024 quest to keep it simple for electrical business owners! Crowie talks all things Continuity for Electrical Companies including, but not limited to: adopting the mantra that the most important job is the one you are at why the invoices must go out every single week (at the latest) recognising the true cost of call backs how a poorly handled job can cost you time, money, product, and ultimately your reputation Want to know more? Stay tuned for another podcast on Sunday! L...
Feb 03, 2024â˘22 min
Letâs continue on our 2024 quest to keep it simple for electrical business owners! Crowie talks all things Standards - establishing them - for Electrical Companies including, but not limited to: why you need to establish standards in your business recognising that if you dont stand for something you could fall for anything how hard work can sometimes be the enemy of smart work creating your company ethos + ten commandments Want to know more? Stay tuned for another podcast on Sunday! Looking to g...
Jan 31, 2024â˘27 min
Letâs continue on our 2024 quest to keep it simple for electrical business owners! Crowie talks all things Growth for Electrical Companies including, but not limited to: identifying some of the key problem areas you will encounter when you grow your business how to navigate + avoid certain growing pains why numbers need to always guide + direct your journey building processes + systems for maximum consistency Want to know more? Stay tuned for another podcast on Sunday! Looking to grow your elect...
Jan 27, 2024â˘22 min
Letâs continue on our 2024 quest to keep it simple for electrical business owners! Crowie talks all things Tendering for Electrical Companies including, but not limited to: how to identify when the client in your inbox isnât ordained by the trade gods the ins + puts of how a contracts administrator works why you need to be careful when working with people you donât know things to ask yourself + look out for throughout the tendering process Want to know more? Stay tuned for another podcast on Sun...
Jan 27, 2024â˘25 min
This year we look at how to simplify and grow your electrical business by understanding the basic things getting the foundations right. In Lesson #4 Cam and Crowie look at Numbers (again! because that's how important they are): why you need to know your numbers back to front the huge difference effective scheduling can make to your business the importance efficiency plays in profitability how to do mainies listening to Ice Cube "You Can Do It" Tune in to the last episode on making it all simple ...
Jan 25, 2024â˘30 min
This year we look at how to simplify and grow your electrical business by understanding the basic things getting the foundations right. In this episode Crowie talks about why this year we should change the way we think about "being busy". Including, but not limited to: why it feels so good to be busy how to reframe your thinking next time you fall into the "busy trap" identifying that the busyness may be telling you something important about your next step recognising the need for 2024 vision + ...
Jan 21, 2024â˘27 min
This year we look at how to simplify and grow your electrical business by understanding the basic things getting the foundations right. In Lesson #3 Cam and Crowie look at Numbers: why you need to know your numbers back to front the role cost of operations plays in your hourly rate how to guide your numbers to suit the seasons of business understanding your $$ floors + ceilings when pricing Tune in to the third episode on making it all simple and know those numbers! Book a free call â â â â â â â http...
Jan 13, 2024â˘33 min
This year we look at how to simplify and grow your electrical business by understanding the basic things getting the foundations right. In Lesson #2 Cam and Crowie look at Staff: you can have lots of work + clients , but you need staff to service them! why long term staff are so vital to your business journey the importance of looking after your staff making sure your field + admin team understand that they need each other a discussion around yoyoâs + Fergie Tune in to the second episode on maki...
Jan 10, 2024â˘30 min
This year we look at how to simplify and grow your electrical business by understanding the basic things getting the foundations right. In Lesson #1 Cam and Crowie look at Clients: it doesnât matter how great you are if you have no clients what to look for in an ideal client why reputation + relationship trumps everything you pay for your clients with either your time or money a discussion around a fully lowered Hiace and doing mainies Tune in to this first episode on making it all simple! Book ...
Jan 07, 2024â˘29 min
In 2024 we are going back to basics. This is for all business owners who have felt a little flustered (or a lot!), for sparkies who want to get the foundations back and solid! In this episode Cam and Crowie talk the 3 things to nail this year... People Numbers Product If you do the simple things well, you will succeed, you will win 2024. Book a free call and get your year started the right way â https://bit.ly/SCGPodCal Tune in on Spotify ~ â https://bit.ly/sparkyspotifyâ Tune in on Apple ~ â http...
Jan 03, 2024â˘21 min
Itâs the end of the year and Cam is wigging out about what year weâre coming into. Itâs time to let go of the year thatâs been and plan for the future. If it didnât work in 2023, it probably wonât work in 2024. In this episode Cam and Crowie get into⌠2050 is closer than 1980, so what are you doing in 2050? Crowies turning 40 next year Identify what you did well, so you can do it again and maybe even better Identify what didnât go great, how can you improve it? Remember now I the time to stop, c...
Dec 30, 2023â˘17 min
In this one the coaches go for some easy listeing, some easy chats, some great memories and laughs. Tune in to hear all about the favourites times and experiences, clients and more. This one's two sparkies hanging out and havin a yarn! Lot's of good times and shout outs. Want to learn more? Book a free call â https://bit.ly/SCGPodCal Tune in on Spotify ~ â https://bit.ly/sparkyspotifyâ Tune in on Apple ~ â https://apple.co/3Rl3PROâ This podcast is for our Aussie Sparkies and electricians everywher...
Dec 27, 2023â˘23 min
Do not work today, do not send an invoice, do not send a quote. This is your time to celebrate and enjoy. In this episode Cam and Crowie want you to⌠Relax and unwind Spend time with your family Plan to catch up with your friends Eat great food and drink some delicious beers Watch some movies, maybe The Wedding Singer Merry Christmas from all of us - enjoy! Book a free call â https://bit.ly/SCGPodCal Tune in on Spotify ~ â https://bit.ly/sparkyspotifyâ Tune in on Apple ~ â https://apple.co/3Rl3PRO...
Dec 23, 2023â˘15 min
Feeling flat, tired, exhausted, heading to burnout? If youâve gone through it or feel like that now, letâs normalise that. It does occur to every business owner and people in general. In this episode Cam and Crowie get into⌠A million dollars is not a lot of money anymore. Acknowledging the normalcy of burnout - it happens. It shouldnât be par for the course but we all feel out of routine, lose sleep and fall behind Some of the things that can contribute to overwhelm - there are a lot! We are al...
Dec 20, 2023â˘21 min
Have you ever gone to a job and nothing was ready, nothing was done and nothing was organised for you to do your job? Or youâve gone to a job and the owner/builder is running the show? In this episode Cam and Crowie get into⌠Dealing with owner/builders on a job site Pros and cons of having an owner/builder on site Why invoicing and approvals are very important(again and as always!) Cost plus jobs and electrical job notes - they still need to make sense in 12 months time! Have systems in place t...
Dec 16, 2023â˘21 min
Itâs a rainy day, thereâs not a lot of work or the jobs you have canât be done - so how can you be productive as an electrician with a team? In this episode Cam and Crowie get into⌠The weathers matters, and so do billable hours as an electrician Always have a schedule, but be ready to change it Plan work around the weather but keep contingency plans How a diversified range of work as an electrician helps Staff awareness and communication Jobs you can do when itâs quiet or raining It isnât just ...
Dec 13, 2023â˘20 min
Beyond the Sweet Home Alabama questions and Patrick Dempsey, this one is all about small jobs. When do do them, how to do them and why to do them! In this episode cam and Crowie get into⌠Small Jobs and standard jobs, making it easier for the standard team and getting those 6 - 8 hours Procedures and processes help minimise any risk You can make $250 on a small job but a mistake and call-back can make it disappear very fast! Small electrical jobs can carry you in a quiet period in trade industri...
Dec 09, 2023â˘14 min
Christmas is coming up along with public holidays, leave and days off for you, your team and clients. Its so important to manage everything correctly now and line up your January so that you can hit the ground running in 2024. In this episode Crowie gets into⌠Workload management, make sure you really have a plan for what you CAN and CANâT do! Staff communication needs to be flowing, you need to know whoâs off when, who can work and that they know whatâs going down in your electrical business! M...
Dec 09, 2023â˘18 min
Due to licensing we cannot infact splice in some Criss Cross, but weâre sure youâll have it in your head now anyway! Why is it youâll never miss a switchboard upgrade but that admin/office day gets pushed back, delayed and cancelled with no second thought? We always say this and weâll say it again, money is made and lost in the office! In this episode Cam and Crowie get into⌠Office work needs to be booked, scheduled and done! Every week! Office work doesnât disappear, it compounds. Have enough ...
Dec 02, 2023â˘20 min
The holidays are coming up hard and fast with less than 20 working days left until Christmas! In this episode Cam and Crowie discuss some of the key areas to watch out for as a business owner around Christmas⌠No allocating the right time to the things already in your calendar. Make sure you give yourself a buffer when scheduling electrical work and bring jobs forward when you can! Having money in the bank, there is less money coming in throughout December and January because of public holidays,...
Nov 29, 2023â˘16 min
As we always say, the pros about working by yourself is that youâre by yourself, the cons are; youâre by yourself. In this episode Cam and Crowie discuss⌠What happens when you stay as a sole trader 70% of sparky work is labour, so what if you canât maximise your billable hours The earnings ceiling Camâs bingohall days! Letting people down because you canât meet demand or expectations Ramifications on family being a sole trader electric How to got your electrical company correctly Developing a p...
Nov 26, 2023â˘21 min
Thatâs the truth, we are at the end of the Lessons In Business with 13 episodes in total that were the pinnacle in what you need to know as an electrical business owner - or just some bits a piece learnt on the way to give you a hand! Crowie has shared the key lessons he learnt in business throughout his years as the owner of an electrical company, and in the years of helping others make their sparky business succeed. Thank you all for tuning in the last 13 Episodes, we have heaps more to come a...
Nov 22, 2023â˘18 min
Crowie is sharing the key lessons he learnt in business throughout his years as the owner of an electrical company, and in the years of helping others make their sparky business succeed. This one is ALL about the dreaded holiday period, we love itâŚ.we hate itâŚbut how do we survive it. Itâs a little bit of this and little bit of that and a whole lot of⌠Do not drink vodka near Europeans, you wonât keep up. You wonât! Big days, late nights, you canât please everyone. Low management and high hours ...
Nov 18, 2023â˘17 min
Crowie is sharing the key lessons he learnt in business throughout his years as the owner of an electrical company, and in the years of helping others make their sparky business succeed. Itâs a little bit of this and little bit of that and a whole lot of⌠Chalk and cheese in employees! Good staff are what you need Be comfortable in the âasking spaceâ Check every invoice⌠yes we do mention that a lot. Just because you feel a certain way doesnât mean its true So wiggle or wriggle your hips and lis...
Nov 18, 2023â˘21 min
Crowie is sharing the key lessons he learnt in business throughout his years as the owner of an electrical company, and in the years of helping others make their sparky business succeed. Itâs a little bit of this and little bit of that and a whole lot of⌠It only takes one idiot to ruin a company But it also can take one good phone call to change the year Thereâs no substitute for job costing A drop of water can create a ripple, remember that in business. Small things have a big impact so get th...
Nov 15, 2023â˘16 min
Crowie is sharing the key lessons he learnt in business throughout his years as the owner of an electrical company, and in the years of helping others make their sparky business succeed. Itâs a little bit of this and little bit of that and a whole lot of⌠The importance of the 1%ers Be clear, in your expectations of yourself and others See, believe and own the vision Donât assume anything Clarity is always important, give it, get it and keep it coming. Listen to the full podcasts on Apple and Sp...
Nov 15, 2023â˘24 min
Crowie is sharing the key lessons he learnt in business throughout his years as the owner of an electrical company, and in the years of helping others make their sparky business succeed. Itâs a little bit of this and little bit of that and a whole lot of⌠When you see it say it Communication is always the key, do it early, do it often Don't walk past it, when you see a problem talk to someone Liquidation, when, when, how and why Business is a tricky thing and somethings negative things occur, on...
Nov 14, 2023â˘26 min
Crowie is sharing the key lessons he learnt in business throughout his years as the owner of an electrical company, and in the years of helping others make their sparky business succeed. Itâs a little bit of this and little bit of that and a whole lot of⌠Sales, Sales, Sales Confidence is key If you don't ask, you don't get You miss 100% of the shots you don't take! So what's the lesson? Take your time, make the calls. Some will go your way and others won't, but even from those you'll learn. Lis...
Nov 02, 2023â˘20 min
