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35. Why It's Worth Branching Out As A Spark & How Much Should You Pay Staff?

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18 minutes | Friday, 19 February 2021
Thomas Nagy gives you some advice on how certain courses can help expand your business. Also, what you should pay your employees, how NOT to cut your hair during lockdown and cheese sandwiches.
17 minutes | Friday, 12 February 2021
Thomas continues the discussion around employment from last week with some tips on how to use indeed to find your next fantastic employee. Thomas also answers some of your questions sent in about a variety of topics.
20 minutes | Friday, 5 February 2021
Thomas Nagy is desperate to hire someone to join his business... So why can't he find anyone? Is there a shortage of capable and reliable people in the electrical sector and construction in general and what can be done about this.
19 minutes | Friday, 29 January 2021
Tomas Nagy rants about the insane costs and loops to jump through as a business owner which include, first aid training courses, fleet & specialist machinery insurance, Commercial phone contracts & more!
21 minutes | Friday, 22 January 2021
Thomas Nagy follows up with more about social media after a huge response from the listeners last week. Thomas touches on some of the positives of social media and YouTube this time around. He also explains how much work goes into it, The process behind filming and dealing with prospective sponsors.
27 minutes | Friday, 15 January 2021
Thomas Nagy gives you a social media 101 crash course in what to do, how to do it right and what to avoid when it comes to managing your social media related to your business online. Also, how to grow and build on platforms like YouTube and Instagram.
14 minutes | Friday, 8 January 2021
Thomas Nagy is back to discuss EICR faux pas, how much harder it's become to complete EICR Tests now so many more people are working at home and some of the run ins with tenants.
16 minutes | Friday, 11 December 2020
Thomas keeps getting called out to different jobs with a similar root cause. He has his opinion on it and would love to hear yours too.
20 minutes | Friday, 27 November 2020
Thomas Nagy on whether he thinks it's still worth working in the domestic sector or not and how to price jobs accordingly if you do.
17 minutes | Friday, 20 November 2020
Paul Meenan from the E5 Group joins Thomas Nagy to discuss wages in the electrical sector.
21 minutes | Friday, 13 November 2020
Thomas answers your questions on how to kick on as an apprentice, how to pack your toolkit smarter for each job and a little bit on how to price jobs accordingly.
19 minutes | Friday, 6 November 2020
Thomas is joined by Ian Arbuckle from Linian. Ian's father invented the original Linian Fire Clip and from there, Ian alongside his sister Lynne have grown the business with a range of top quality products.
18 minutes | Friday, 30 October 2020
Thomas Nagy talks business development towards the end of a turbulent year with uncertain months ahead. Should you spend now or later? Should you use your money or borrow? How secure is your electrical or trade based business? Thomas Nagy gives his take on this episode of the podcast.
18 minutes | Friday, 23 October 2020
Thomas Nagy gives you the lowdown on LED strips and lighting. Everything you need to know, some tips and tricks when dealing with LED strips/lighting, some handy products Tom has found online that are worth trying out and all of your messages into the show.
36 minutes | Friday, 16 October 2020
Thomas Nagy speculates on what the coming months could look like for the industry, talks fuse boards and reforms to the regs that he would like to see happen.
14 minutes | Monday, 12 October 2020
Thomas has his say about a bit of recent news in trade. He gives his opinion, asks some questions and follows up on messages from last week's topic discussing clients who pay peanuts but expect a premium job.
27 minutes | Friday, 2 October 2020
Thomas Nagy takes you his experiences dealing with clients that expect more than they're paying for, how to manage their expectations and shares some of his own stories.
17 minutes | Thursday, 24 September 2020
Thomas takes you through all of the messages from listeners and gives some funny, insightful, surprising and revealing answers!
34 minutes | Friday, 18 September 2020
Thomas discusses the pros and cons of taking the electrical route vs. fire alarm installation and also tells a funny story about a recent non paying customer and how to avoid ending up in the same mess.
18 minutes | Friday, 11 September 2020
This week Thomas discusses Domestic, Installer and fast courses and whether they bring new talent or are just a sham.
20 minutes | Friday, 4 September 2020
This week Thomas talks us through how much it really is to run a business like his.
15 minutes | Thursday, 27 August 2020
This week, after getting a new employee, Thomas goes on the hunt for the perfect van that can help him broaden out his business commercially!
17 minutes | Friday, 21 August 2020
This week Thomas lets us in on a new app he is involved with that can help sparks with their time management and bookings as well as telling us about a new member who is joining his team!.
21 minutes | Thursday, 13 August 2020
This week on The Electrical Show podcast, Thomas talks us through some of the worst things he's seen in his career as an electrician.
22 minutes | Friday, 7 August 2020
This week Thomas talks about the electric vans on the market and which one's are perfect for electricians
21 minutes | Friday, 24 July 2020
It's been a busy week for Thomas! this week he reflects on how bookings could be made easier for electricians
22 minutes | Friday, 17 July 2020
13 minutes | Friday, 10 July 2020
This week Thomas Nagy is joined by Paul Meenan from the E5 group to answer the most commonly asked questions surrounding EICR's
18 minutes | Friday, 3 July 2020
15 minutes | Friday, 26 June 2020
Fun Fact: Some electricians still use rings when fitting fuse boards!! In this episode, Thomas Nagy talks about the new things that electricians should be doing but are currently not.
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35. Why It's Worth Branching Out As A Spark & How Much Should You Pay Staff?
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