In this video, we hear what our Ballarat franchise owner Simon Walshe has to say about joining the Stroud Homes business. Sales & Marketing: Video Transcript: Anthony: Hi, guys. Anthony from Stroud Homes here. I’m here with our director from Ballarat, Simon Walshe, just here to talk a bit today about sales and marketing […]
The Top 5 Reasons Builders Go Broke (and How to Avoid Them)
In this video series, we take you through the top 5 reasons Australian builders go broke and offer some sound advice on how to avoid these common pitfalls.
Franchisee Testimonial: Trevor (Rockhampton, QLD)
Video Transcript: James: What was life like before you joined Stroud? Trevor: Well, before I joined Stroud, building is enjoyable but hard. So, just knowing where you are in the build financially, having no systems and things like that, it just made it really hard, to the point where it made it unenjoyable, wasn’t […]
Franchisee Testimonial: Tom (Lockyer Valley, QLD)
Tom: I am Tom Sachs from Stroud Homes Lockyer Valley. I’ve got quite a broad experience in the construction industry, I’ve done commercial sites, car parks, but my love is the residential construction and that’s what brought me through to Stroud Homes. I chose a franchise because there’s a lot already set up for […]
Franchisee Testimonial: Scott & Brooke (Young & Goulburn)
In this video, we hear what our Young & Goulburn franchise owners Scott & Brooke have to say about joining the Stroud Homes business. Transcript: Scott: Yeah. So I left school at 15, started my apprenticeship. And from there, I’ve subcontracted. From 20 year old, I was fully qualified. Spent the next sort […]
Franchisee Testimonial: Matt (Northern Rivers, NSW)
Matt Lowson: Previous to starting with Stroud, my main experience was coming from a tradesman, then onto supervision, then onto management through some of the major companies, the major building companies in Southeast Queensland. And that experience taught me a lot in what not to do and what to do as well, bringing that […]
Franchisee Testimonial: Travis (Wollongong, NSW)
Travis Butler: After I completed my apprenticeship and my builders course I went out and did some renovations and extensions with a builder. And then I was branching out into building my own new homes. I got an opportunity to start doing some TAFE teaching, which I took, thoroughly enjoyed working with some younger […]
Franchisee Testimonial: Yarren (Coffs Harbour, NSW)
Video Transcript Yarren: I left school, I did my apprenticeship, I started out doing a little maintenance role, and then ended up working in Sydney at Fox Studio. A few other places doing a lot of film set work. I’ve had a fair bit of experience with some commercial stuff and a lot of […]
Franchisee Testimonial: Brendan (Melbourne Outer North East, VIC)
Brendan Moylan: I’ve been in the industry for almost 20 years. I’m a carpenter by trade. I’ve been a site manager for 10 years. And for the last three, I’ve been doing renovations and extensions, semi on the tools. I engaged a partner, who I’d worked with as a site manager. And together, we […]
Franchisee Testimonial: Simon & Bradley (Ballarat, VIC)
In this video, we hear what our Ballarat builders Simon and Bradley have to say about starting a Stroud Homes building franchise. Brad: Hi, my name is Brad. I’m one of the owners of Stroud Homes Ballarat. And I’ve been in the industry for about 16 years now. Simon: I’ve been in the industry […]