Small Fish: Business For Trades -Business Coaching for Tradies and Builders

Goals are useful (watch the full video and write some goals - link in comments)

They give you something to work towards, to aim for and as a trade business owner, it’s exceedingly helpful to have this direction.

And it’s better than just working in your business just to finish jobs and get them done.

So think about setting some goals. We’ve just entered 2026, so it’s the perfect time to do it.

Watch the full video for more insight into what type of goals you should be setting.

Tradie, do you set goals? (watch the full video - link in comments)

Goals are incredibly useful as a Trade business owner - they give you focus and direction as well as pillars of progress and achievement that can be marked and celebrated.

You should be setting them - both short and long term.

But how do you begin? Watch the full video.

Wayne from A&R Refrigeration came to coaching like most tradies - working hard on the tools, not knowing what it takes to have a proper business.

He doubled in the 3 years he was with Small Fish.

2 years later, he’s gone from 10 to 17 employees, and his business is running like clockwork.

He could grow smoothly because he had all the systems and structure in place.

But don’t let me convince you - Wayne tells you here.

Do you know the REAL COST of your tradespeople?

You should.

Download our Tradie Labour Cost calculator to find out how much your tradespeople are costing you.

Comment 'TLC' and we'll get it to you.

How Alex went from no profit and sleepless nights to a profitable year and no stress

Let Alex tell you how

Check the comment section for thehttps://youtu.be/lCYBA7yIRvA full video on YouTube.

Ever had a discussion with a customer where you’ve agreed on something and later, your recollection of what was agreed and theirs are not the same?

Or a discussion with an employee about a job where you’ve given them clear instructions and they’ve ended up doing something rather different. And wrong.

I bet they sound familiar. I’ve had conversations like that with Michelle. Haha.

In business, maybe not relationships, the answer is to write things down.

Everything.

I made a video for you to explain how. Link in the comments

If you want to be successful in business, you need to be like a mullet.

Business in front, party in the back.

Or in this case:
Business in front, tradie in the back.

Tradie all round won’t build your business.

You need both.

Get good at both.

Do both. ☝️