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Back to SearchEp 180: Expansion math: when a new site actually makes you poorer
Season 5 Episode 68
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A second location, a new service line, a broader geographic footprint, expansion feels like the logical next step for a business that…
2 months, 1 week ago
Ep 179: From lumpy projects to predictable annual recurring revenue
Season 5 Episode 67
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Project-based businesses face a fundamental structural problem: every quarter begins at zero. Revenue can look strong on the surface …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 178: Lifestyle creep is a capital allocation problem
Season 5 Episode 66
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Surplus cash flow is not the same as freedom; it is a decision point. And what a founder does with it reveals whether they are buildi…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 177: Controls without bureaucracy- how to scale safely
Season 5 Episode 65
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Most businesses only take controls seriously after something goes wrong—and by then, the cost is already high.
In this episode, Stuart…
3 months ago
Ep 176: Div 7A liquidity without the tax blow-up
Season 5 Episode 64
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Most Division 7A problems don’t begin with strategy; they begin with behaviour.
Money is taken out of the business without a clear pla…
3 months, 1 week ago
Ep 175: Buy lease or finance: how to make the right call
Season 5 Episode 63
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“The tax deduction makes it worth it” is one of the most common and costly mistakes business owners make.
In this episode, Stuart and …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 174: The delegation tax- saving money is costing you millions
Season 5 Episode 62
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Most business owners focus on hiring costs while completely missing what their own time costs the business.
In this episode, Stuart an…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 173: Most team problems are actually clarity problems
Season 5 Episode 61
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In this episode, Stuart and Mena challenge one of the most common assumptions in business: that underperformance is a people problem.…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 172: Capital allocation policy: owner wage, buffers, reinvestment, investing, lifestyle
Season 5 Episode 60
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Random distributions create random wealth outcomes.
In this episode, Stuart and Mena introduce the concept most business owners don’t …
4 months ago
Ep 171: The gross margin lie: your mark-up math is wrong
Season 5 Episode 59
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You think you’re making 40%. In reality, you might be making 15%.
In this episode, Stuart and Mena expose the “mark-up illusion”, the …
4 months, 1 week ago