Learn how to understand your competitors and stand out in the crowded flooring industry.

Discover how strategic planning can take your flooring business to new heights, with a focus on where to play and how to win in the flooring industry.

Discover what sets leadership apart from management, and why it matters in the world of flooring.

Seven practical tips to increase your chances of getting paid on time as a South African Flooring Professional.

Practical tips to improve your project management skills to deliver your trade projects on time on scope and on budget.

Building a flooring business means the pursuit of profitability, managing your cash flow, tracking business performance, and grabbing opportunities that come your way. In South Africa, where small businesses face many challenges, bad financial management is one of the main reasons why they fail. How can you take control of your businesses finances to make sure you are running a healthy business?

Today’s market is a race to the bottom. Flooring professionals push suppliers to discount to win jobs based on price. I hear this daily - from suppliers and flooring professionals. But what happens when you reach the bottom? What happens to you when there’s no more fat to trim? Why would customers choose you over someone else who offers the same product for R100 less?

Running your flooring business is hard. Growing it is harder. Finding time to work on the business (strategy) as well as do things in the business (operations) can be tricky when you only have so many hours in a day. In considering how you’re hoping to grow your business, it’s important to accept a simple truth - the time you spend on growing your business directly translates to how it grows.

With almost 73% of all South Africans being active internet users, digital marketing is more than a trend for flooring business owners; it's a necessity for sustainable business growth. While the world of digital marketing might seem complicated, it’s actually just another way for you to promote your business, generate leads and increase sales.

What are the technologies and trends shaping flooring teams globally and how will they shape South African businesses today and in the future? We see four steps playing out over the next few years that represent both our vision for the flooring industry and how we see it evolving.

Let’s be honest. Being the best flooring professional in South Africa doesn’t mean much if there's no one buying your services. Your business success is only partly linked to how good you are at your craft. The rest is down to how well you sell it to your customers.

If you want your flooring business to succeed, you can’t just focus on your craft. Just as important is operations management. Efficient operations mean achieving more with the resources at hand, reducing waste, and minimising costs while maintaining output quality. Basically doing more with less.