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December 5, 2024 49 mins

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In this episode, Dughall Aitken shows us how to scale a construction business and get off the tools. 

Dughall is the Founder of Ensura Building, and a successful fencing company. Today, he’s sharing all his construction business scaling secrets. 

You’ll hear about how he’s achieving work-life balance while growing his revenue from $3M to $5M. 

The critical systems and mindset shifts that enabled this growth. 

And how he's planning to dramatically increase his construction business size in the next 2-3 years.

Tune in to discover:

✔ How a non-builder scaled two multi-million dollar construction companies

✔ How Dughall's systemised his company to run 50+ sites independent from his input

✔ Scaling to $5M without excessive hiring

✔ The "1-3-1 Rule" that minimises daily employee problems blowing up your phone

✔ Little-known ‘membership clubs’ you can join, filled with lucrative potential clients

If you’re scaling your construction business, or looking to scale in the future, then this episode is for you.

Key Points:

00:00 Intro

03:00 Buying businesses vs. starting from scratch

05:20 Software solutions for efficiency

10:15 Big hiring lesson

23:00 Managing client communication at scale

24:35 Growing from $3M to $5M annual revenue

32:30 Secret networking tip

39:00 System to manage time and priorities

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