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Business Tips
Top 10 Apps for Landscapers In 2025

Top 10 apps for landscapers in 2025. From quoting to irrigation, discover the tools helping tradies save time and run smoother, more profitable jobs.

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Business Tips
The Top 10 Apps for Roofers in 2025

Top 10 apps for roofing businesses. Boost quoting, safety, scheduling, and inspections with tools built for busy tradies on the roof and off.

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Business Tips
Best Buildertrend Alternative For Tradies

Looking for a Buildertrend alternative? NextMinute makes job planning, quoting, and tracking easier for tradies in residential construction.

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Customer Stories
“It was just messy.” How Michael Higgins Simplified His Business with NextMinute

How construction pro Michael Higgins simplified quoting, tracking & comms with NextMinute—saving time and running jobs smoother.

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Business Tips
Tradies: Keeping It All In Your Head? You Don’t Have a Business – You’ve Got a Job.

If it’s all in your head, it’s not a business — it’s a job. Learn how tradies can scale with systems, structure and smarter tools.

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Business Tips
5 Admin Headaches Every Tradie Faces (and How to Fix Them)

Admin headaches costing you time & money? Discover 5 common admin nightmares tradies face & how to fix them with better invoicing, scheduling & job tracking.

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Business Tips
Surviving Tough Times in Construction: Lessons From An Expert

We recently sat down with Mick from Builders Business Blackbelt to chat about how tradies can survive (and even thrive) in these tough times.

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Business Tips
Nailing Your Profits: Why Back Costing Reporting Matters for Tradies

Ever finish a job only to find out you made way less money than you thought? Learn how tradies can use back costing to find and fix profit leaks before they stack up.

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Business Tips
Set Yourself Up to Thrive in 2025: A Guide for Builders and Tradies

Let’s talk about a few essentials to help you get set up for a cracking year.

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