Proof: Builder makes very small profit despite charging $6,000 to erect a $600 garden shed!

It probably seems simple to erect a 3m x 3m garden shed, doesn’t it? I mean there’s not much to it, right? Small slab, basic tools and up it goes.

In reality, we use Xero Projects and prove that you need to be very careful quoting low prices if you have staff who are paid by the hour.

Trips to Bunnings and calling in staff from other projects can hugely blow out your costs — yes, MUCH more than you may think and our new Xero Projects micro course provides it!

Vehicles, Bunnings trips & extra labour are expensive

It can be very cheap to erect a garden shed yourself, or with a couple handy friends because you don’t count the hours it takes for each person. A builder or trades person on the other hand needs to account for every cost they incur because these costs can cause major headaches and risk profitability.

Profit and Loss reports and balance sheets are a good measure of the overall profitability of a business but tradies and builders in particular need to make sure that every job or project is profitable.

Read more about the scenarios used in our Xero Projects and MYOB Job Tracking case study.

Update and Additions are included for FREE
If you’re a LIFELONG Learning Xero Course student you’ll be happy to know that this new Xero Micro Course will be available to you at no extra cost – just email our support team.
If you’ve enrolled in the last 12 months you’ll also have access for no extra cost so be sure to email and let us know you want to access this new Xero short course.

Steve Slisar

Steve Slisar has been training people how to use computers since 1994, opened a training centre in 1999 in Dee Why and by 2005 had 3 training centres and created over 35 individual courses that include Screen videos with audio commentary, training workbooks for those who prefer to read to learn, and exercise files that are used with the tasks in the workbooks so you get practical experience in the software you are trying to learn. Now the creator of 5 of the most popular online MYOB training courses in Australia.