How one business owner achieved business freedom and a 38% increase in turnover
Do you want to know how a business owner went from struggling to take the next step to achieve business freedom to seeing a 38% increase in turnover in just one year?
Meet Trevor Edwards, owner of T Edwards Home Solutions. Trevor was a master of his trade, but he was struggling to run his business effectively. After meeting with Martin Baillie from ActionCOACH Bury St Edmunds, he started working on the business instead of in the business, unlocking its potential and transforming it into what he wanted it to be.
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Trevor had reached a point where he could do no more. He was still on the tools and couldn’t work out his next route forward. That’s when he met his local Action Coach, Martin Baillie. Martin helped him see many of the problems that his business had, and he made it clear that they could solve them.
The first few weeks of working with Martin were incredibly useful. He made me look at my business in a way I’d never done before. Coming from being a sole trader, I knew how to turn up on time and do the job; however, I didn’t know how to run a business effectively. With Martin’s support, I realised I hadn’t got the planning in place to go anywhere further than where I already was.
Together, Trevor and Martin started working on the renovations that were required to take the business to the next level. Through Martin’s expertise and support, Trevor developed from a tradesman to a businessman. He started hiring new team members and a bookkeeper, moving away from the tools and administrative side of the business. With Martin’s help, he started to believe he could guide the business rather than being trapped in it.
Trevor and Martin put in strategic steps to help transform the business’s potential. They focused on what they could control and booked out Trevor’s diary for the whole of 2021 in his usual down period.
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After one year with Martin, Trevor saw an increase in turnover of 38%.
Moving their systems online resulted in invoices being paid on time, and this meant they had a far greater cash flow. They started taking deposits, giving Trevor a clearer picture of where the business was. As a result of these changes, Trevor has the freedom to calculate what other steps they can take to continue to grow.
Despite the incredible success Trevor is now seeing, he still has big plans for the future of T Edwards Home Solutions. He now sees Martin as an invaluable member of the team, and they’re aiming for 30% growth this year. Trevor’s workload is entirely different. He’s no longer on the tools, uncertain of what each month holds. Instead, he’s leading the business forwards, and he knows that the business will one day be able to run without him.
I can’t see why you wouldn’t benefit from ActionCOACH. The proof is in the pudding – I’m not the only one who has benefited from their expertise, so has my family and the people we employ.
If you’re like Trevor and have reached your peak, it’s time to unlock your business’s potential. Get in touch and book your free coaching session today. Read the full case study here.
Martin Baillie is a Business Coach and Growth Specialist at ActionCOACH Bury St Edmunds, committed to working with business owners to create sustainable, viable, profitable entities within the local community, and creating 1000 new jobs in the East Anglian region through that growth.
If you are looking to increase the profit in your business while freeing up time, and having a better work / life balance, there is no better time to start than now. Our business growth methodology is tried and tested, and we guarantee your results.
Contact Martin Baillie, ActionCOACH Bury St Edmunds now on Tel: 01284 334098. You can also follow him on LinkedIn , Instagram and Facebook
