Grow A Small Business Podcast From an employee, to now growing his own business with over 5 million annual rate and 15 FTEs in just 3 years with only $1,200 self-funding. (James Hayes)
In this episode, I interview James Hayes, the Founder, and CEO of Alpha Tyres based in Echuca, Australia. James has set up his own business to offer a full range of tire services covering cars, vans, trucks, and earthmovers.
From being an employee, James has decided to buy the business to start his own career in the business industry. Alpha Tyres was established in 2019 and has been running for over 3 years. With over 5 million annual rate and 15 FTEs.
James has said that growing a small business requires fixing mornings to stay focused on daily tasks. So he says, "Fixing morning is one of the most powerful tools to stay focused."
This Cast Covers:
- From Mobile Tire Service scaled up into the bricks-and-mortar.
- Focus on passenger cars, agricultural trucks, commercials, earthmoving, etc.
- With about 1,200 bucks working capital cash.
- Importance of hiring more people to support the next move in business.
- The difference between face-to-face marketing and social media marketing.
- Growing a business with own hard work funding.
- The difference in scaling between B2B and B2C.
- Helping entrepreneurs with the best marketing strategy for a fast-growing business.
- Undergoing transition phase from the bricks and mortar retail to franchise commercial business model.
- Learning how to educate people to become good leaders inside the business.
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Quotes:
"You need more people to support what you're trying to do." —James Hayes
"Success is when you can build an operation while you don't have to be in the day-to-day." —James Hayes
"Make sure you've got the systems in place before you get excited about marketing." —James Hayes
"You need to invest in your people by educating them to become good leaders." —James Hayes
"Fixing morning is one of the most powerful tool to stay focused." —James Hayes
Music from https://filmmusic.io "Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com. License: CC by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0