Ahmed Elkomy, Author at Consultya

Bootstrap Marketing Construction Digital Marketing Transformation

February 13, 2022
By Ahmed Elkomy
Digital Marketing

Bootstrap Marketing – Cost Effective Ideas to Promote Your New Business

To pull yourself up by your bootstraps. Bootstrapping means to make something out of nothing. Well, not exactly nothing. In the context of business, it means starting or expanding a company using just its generated revenue and the skills of the entrepreneur. And for many small construction or trade businesses and startups, bootstrap marketing is […]

Lean Start Up Gold Coast Brisbane Australia

Have You Heard of a Lean Start Up?

The ABS tells us that almost one in every three Australian businesses shut their doors within their first 3 years of operation. Understanding the Lean Startup method can tip the scales in your favour, through a cycle of build-measure-learn. What is the Lean Startup Method? The Lean Startup Method is as simple as Build – […]

Starting Your Own Business – ‘Why’ Checklist

Even before you register a new business name, you’ll need to consider three main things for your new trade or construction business – why, how and what. What you want to do (your goals), how you’re going to do it (your strategy) and what you’ll need to do to make it happen (the execution). Here’s […]

Trade Business in Australia - New Trade Business Startups Brisbane Queensland

November 29, 2021
By Ahmed Elkomy
Business Improvement

Top Tips for the Experienced Tradesperson: Building Your New Trade Business

If you’ve been working in your trade for many years, chances are, at some point, you’ve thought about starting your own business. If you’re not starting from scratch and already have an extensive contact list, maybe it’s time to stop thinking about striking out on your own and actually start doing it? You already know […]

Your Step by Step Guide to Starting Your Trade Business in Australia

In our last article, we talked about some of the pros and cons of starting your own trade business – leaning into your digital strengths and the critical importance of great customer service to make you stand out from your competitors, who are generally going to be more experienced and with an established track record. […]

Starting Your Trade Business on the Gold Coast & Brisbane Queensland Australia

Thinking of Starting Your Own Trade Business?

You’ve done a few years in the trade. Now what? Starting anything can feel overwhelming, especially when it is as life-changing as going out on your own. So where do you start? Well, it’s a bit like eating an elephant…one bite at a time. Read on for the first instalment of our Starting Your Own […]

Construction Workflow Automation services on the Gold Coast Brisbane Queensland

Is Workflow Automation a Magic Wand for Your Business?

I’m guessing you didn’t start your construction or trade business because you enjoy long hours spent on paperwork. Wouldn’t it be nice to wave a magic wand and make a lot of that time-consuming admin stuff disappear? You know, the sorts of jobs that have to be done, but don’t directly affect your bottom line. […]

Digitalising Your Trade or Construction Business on the Gold Coast & Brisbane Queensland

September 30, 2021
By Ahmed Elkomy
Digital Transformation

Digitalising Your Construction or Trade Business

Digitalising Your Construction or Trade Business Digital disruption isn’t just a trendy catchphrase, it changes the way businesses operate, making them more efficient and cost-effective. Putting digitalisation in simple terms – just doing things better. Construction and trade industries have evolved through the use of technology. This means that not only the way things are […]

September 27, 2021
By Ahmed Elkomy
Business Improvement

Do I Need a Business Coach? What You Can Expect From Business Coaching

About a decade ago, businesses engaged business coaches to help fix toxic behaviour, acting as mediators and non-biased facilitators whose purpose was to get everyone back on the same page. Today, business coaching is about developing the capabilities of high potential performers. At Consultya, we believe in both developing capabilities while delivering verified bottom-line results […]

September 2, 2021
By Ahmed Elkomy
Business Improvement

Leadership in a Time of Crisis – How to Hold the Business Together

Before COVID, there was a lot more predictability in the world. Often as a Trade or a Construction business owner, economics played a major role in determining major opportunities or setbacks for you, such as government incentives, changes in interest rate, growth of China etc. At the moment, there is a lot of uncertainty! We […]

Author: Ahmed Elkomy