We have finally got the expert in Profit First to join us and help us understand the financial systems that set you up for success. Katie Crismale-Marshall is the CEO of Profit First Australia. In Profit First for Tradies, she podcasts and mentors businesses in establishing and maintaining their financial systems under this model. If you would like to hear more from Katie, look her podcast up

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In this final episode with Steve Ween we look at training both for you as a business owner and how you ensure employees are aware and educated.

Steve Ween raises the dreaded issue of guard versus no guard and a bunch of other safety choices we can or should make. Do you choose not to use Guards on machines, Hi Vis workwear, safety cones working beside the road? The list of appropriate safety measures available to us is extensive. Some are prohibitive in their very nature.

Steve Ween has a history in both Work Health and Safety and Lawncare business.

In this first episode we cover his background and some of the misunderstood requests we get around documents and requirements.

The intro is with DLM employee Ricki, followed by a discussion with Luke and Lindsey about relationships with dealers and accountants

Luke and Linds have established a dominatant position in South Australia, working predominantly on commercial work with only a few residential jobs now. We talk about the things that make this work and make it worth while.

DLM started as a franchise with Fox and are now an award winning independant business. We managed to convince Linds and Luke to both join me in the dungeon for an interview to see how they have built their South Australian business

Jackson's history in the fitness industry means he is used to being around people that feed off each others positivity an success.

Mindset can mean many different things, but please take this one thing away from listening to today's and this week's final episode.

Your mindset can stop you succeeding! and likewise when you change they way you think, or what you are thinking about, it changes how you operate. This is very simply a path to succeeding in the areas that make small business operationally successful. It is being educated and focused on the carriculum that you need to know when starting out with a lawn mower, or a hedge trimmer, chainsaw or hand weeding.

Jackson from Magnus covering the importance of diversity in your business.

Jackson and I talk about buying the right tools that bring in revenue instead of floating your ego.