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Winning work in the fire safety industry with complete transparency

Brad Halcrow   7 February, 2017

This is part three of a three-part series that follows Tom from Allfire and his fire safety business journey.

In the health and safety-conscious world of fire safety, auditability and transparency enable a competitive edge. In part three of Tom’s journey, he reveals how he has achieved audit scores of 100% every time.

Top tips for simPRO Service trials

Helen Hampshire   6 February, 2017

Just signed up for your free 14-day trial of simPRO Service? Want to know where to start?

Here are my top tips for getting set up with Service and making the most of your trial.

The confidence to deliver on a promise

Brad Halcrow   5 February, 2017

This is part one of a two-part series that follows Ian from Kaluca Heating, Plumbing and Electrical.

In the early days Ian Lucas had too much work to handle on his own. As is often the case for people in the trades industry in the same position, the time came for him to make a decision. Ian needed to decide whether or not he’d remain on the tools and self employed or to embrace the opportunity and become a business owner. He chose the latter.

Sparkies turned serial entrepreneurs

Brad Halcrow   3 February, 2017

In our last interview with Andrew and Prue Aranovitch, we saw a couple of entrepreneurs aiming for the stars with multiple successful businesses under their belt and always on the lookout for the next opportunity.

How to go from self-employed to successful business owner

Erin Haywood   31 January, 2017

Seven vehicles on the road. Ten electricians in the field. One business owner working overtime, all the time...

Such was the norm for L&L Electrical, a versatile electrical services company in Campbelltown, Victoria, and proud owner John Libroaperto.

Proud and successful owner he was, yes – but at a hefty cost in a most valuable currency: time.

Was starting work before the sun was up and finishing well after it was down the only way to be successful? Must business owners wipe the concept of a holiday or even time-off from their memory? John found himself questioning his methods.

Formalising staff roles, building apps and composting

Brad Halcrow   11 January, 2017

This is part two of a three-part series that follows Tom from Allfire and his fire safety business journey.

Growth is a focus for most businesses – but there are always inherent challenges to be overcome. What’s a strength when a company is smaller may become a weakness as staff numbers increase.

In the video interview below Tom shares how he keeps his business growing and ahead of the competition.

The simPRO customer journey

Hari Iyer   11 January, 2017

We’ve all heard about the simPRO journey, which is all about streamlining your business processes so you can get time for a life outside the business. To achieve the simPRO journey as a business owner, one of the first steps is to set up your business processes in a way that ensures consistent and quality customer service at every single interaction.

The sky’s the limit for this efficiency driver

Brad Halcrow   20 December, 2016

The Journey is as much about the people as it is about their businesses. The business leaders we follow may be owners, general managers or even solo consultants.

Alistair Green is a leader who took one company to great heights; now it’s time for his next big challenge.

How the travelling man runs his electrical business from overseas

Brad Halcrow   18 December, 2016

Paul Christie, our original Journey-goer joined the simPRO sales team in the United States back in May – but that didn’t mean he had to leave his electrical business in Australia behind.

Passing on the efficiency savings

Brad Halcrow   8 December, 2016

This is part one of a three-part series that follows Tom from Allfire and his Fire Safety business journey.

Allfire is a twenty-year-old business. Tom Simmonds, Manager Director, bought the business from his father seven years ago. He later implemented simPRO and begun growing the business to where it is today with 22 staff.