The Cash Flow Contractor
Benali
If you’re like most contractors we know, then you started your business because you’re passionate about and great at your craft. You also wanted to be your own boss. Owning a business has a lot of advantages, but also a lot of challenges.
We started this podcast to talk about things that matter to you as an owner, like business fundamentals, sales processes, marketing, leadership, and much more. Armed with knowledge, you’ll be able to reach your goals, whether that’s growth, getting your shop to run without you, or anything in between.
We started this podcast to talk about things that matter to you as an owner, like business fundamentals, sales processes, marketing, leadership, and much more. Armed with knowledge, you’ll be able to reach your goals, whether that’s growth, getting your shop to run without you, or anything in between.
Episodes
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Mar 30, 2021 • 1h 29min
58 - The Foundation of Schindler Design Co. with Reid Schindler
The tales, journey, and successes of a luxury pool prodigy, Reid Schindler. We sat down with the 33-year-old owner of Schindler Design Co., a pool, outdoor living, and landscaping architect to hear just exactly how he’s made a name for himself for nearly two decades. Listen to hear his entrepreneurial insights and lessons learned from a nearly 300 pools constructed rap sheet.
Mar 11, 2021 • 24min
57 - Customer Profiles
Do you know exactly who your customer is? Do you know your niches? Are you aware of the segments within your niche? By having Customer Profiles, you’ll gain a foundation for marketing and will be able to answer “yes” to those questions. Listen to our episode now to learn how to utilize ICPs and begin clearly targeting your business’s ideal customer.
Mar 9, 2021 • 33min
56 - Financial Statements Made Easy - Statement of Cash Flows
In the final episode of our Financial Statements Made Easy series, we’re talking about the statement of cash flows. This financial statement answers your most burning question: Where did my cash go? Listen to find out how to read your statement of cash flows and how to use it to make better decisions and more money.
Mar 4, 2021 • 10min
55 - Tyranny of the Urgent
Urgent crises. They’re always exhausting, but we all have them. They consume our mental capacity, our time outside of working hours, and are one of the main causes of stress. Listen to our short episode to learn how to avoid the groundhog day trap of repeatedly dealing with “urgent fixes” and implement new systems to alleviate your current struggles.
Mar 2, 2021 • 50min
54 - Financial Statements Made Easy - Balance Sheet
In Part 3 of our Financial Statements Made Easy series, we’re talking about your balance sheet. We’ve talked about six important questions that owners ask, and the balance sheet answers half of those: What do I own? What do I owe? What’s leftover for me? Listen to learn how balance sheet ratios help you pinpoint issues in your business and give you ideas for how to solve them (plus track the results of your changes!).
Feb 25, 2021 • 25min
53 - Establishing Core Values
Your Core Values are the traits, behaviors, and characteristics of your company’s brand. Day-to-day, they help guide your company actions and decisions. Core Values can give you, your employees, and your customers an expectation of what working with your company will be like. Listen to our short episode to learn how to establish and define your company’s main priorities.
Feb 23, 2021 • 55min
52 - Financial Statements Made Easy - Profit & Loss Statement
Running a business without good books is like watching a foreign film without subtitles — you’re suffering unnecessarily! In Part 2 of our series on Financial Statements, we’re talking about the Profit and Loss Statement. We’ll cover what it is, how to get a good one, and how to use it to make better business decisions.
Feb 18, 2021 • 7min
51 - 23 Hours & 55 Minutes
This episode is all about following through. Do you know where your 5 minutes is that’s causing you to fail? That’s blowing your whole 23 hours and 55 minutes of hard work to get to that point? Listen now to help identify and fix this fatal error that could be restricting your business’ success.
Feb 16, 2021 • 41min
50 - Financial Statements Made Easy - Without Numbers or Math
If you really want to have less stress and more money, then you NEED to understand your financial statements. In this episode, we’ll give you an overview of financial statements WITHOUT numbers or math so you can start using them to make better business decisions.
Feb 11, 2021 • 10min
49 - Prospecting 101 - Tactics
Tactics are different from principles. Tactics will change based on what your needs are, your situation, and your strengths. In this episode, we’ll discuss how to break down prospecting into 3 areas; sourcing, networking, and cold outreach. Listen now to hear prospecting tactic hacks and advice that will put you one step closer to getting that bid.
