Collaboration is Key Over the years, Stroud Homes has managed to develop a strong reputation as a franchising home building business all across Australia as well as in New Zealand, attracting new clients and builders alike. An imperative aspect in Stroud Homes' success and high performance as a major player in the industry is their company culture of collaboration. Company culture Stroud Homes understands the culture at any organisation sets expectations for how people within it will … [Read more...]
Communication is Key
Communication, Training & Support The reasons for starting and running your own home building franchise are as plentiful as they are diverse. But deciding to buy your own business is also daunting and requires a leap of faith. It requires product knowledge, business skills, sales, and more than anything, hard work. Therefore, a vital component in Stroud Homes management is to provide franchisees with a professional team behind them, readily available to give training and support along their … [Read more...]
Customer Designed Homes
Getting Started “If you're going to start a new home building business, you need to sell homes,” says Stroud Homes owner James Stroud. That sounds pretty straight forward when James says it, but it seems that many builders wanting to go out on their own forget this critical point. Even James himself wasn’t even aware of this in the beginning. “I thought it can’t be that hard. I went home and talked to my wife and said let’s just do up some designs and start selling houses. What we found is that … [Read more...]
Do established franchises really have an edge over emerging franchises?
Recently I came across an article by Jeff Lefler The Top 3 Reasons to Invest in an Emerging Franchise. The article sums up the advantages of investing in an emerging franchise. As the founder and CEO of just such an emerging franchise, I can certainly attest to these benefits. Lefler explains that franchise systems are designed to reduce risk. But if the underlying franchise or business model is flawed then the risk is actually increased. Advantage 1 - Lower turnover rate Emerging franchises - … [Read more...]
Boost your Building Business with HIA Industry Trade Nights – NSW and VIC
Boost Business at a HIA Industry Trade Night Brought to you by the HIA and Stroud Homes Industry Trade Nights Throughout Regional And Metropolitan NSW and Victoria Stroud Homes is partnering with the Housing Industry Association in the upcoming delivery of Industry Trade Nights and Business Workshops in 2017.Enhance your business skills and grow your businessesHIA Industry Trade Nights are designed to keep HIA members up-to-date on industry issues that impact on the day to day … [Read more...]
Stroud Homes Wins 2017 Asia/Pac BEFA Award!
Celebrating "Most Innovative Company" win in the 2017 Asia/Pacific Business Excellence Forum Award. Congrats to fellow winner Mick Bentham awarded for his Bentham foundation and their work in Nepal! … [Read more...]
Make 2017 Your Year!
Make 2017 Your Year! Was 2016 the year you pushed yourself to new heights? Was it the year you decided to get more out of your business and life? For many of us, we continue to look for that opportunity to get ahead and really control our life.The ProblemMost builders and business owners that we speak with are extremely caught up in the day to day running of their business, which demands their full attention 6-7 days per week to ensure it trades profitably. There is no substitute … [Read more...]
Stroud Homes Franchise Newsletter – October 2016
Stroud Homes Franchise Newsletter - October 2016Franchise News and Hot Areas Available Now!Stroud Homes has recently sold another franchise in Coffs Harbour, NSW. This is fantastic news given the high volume of enquiries for homes to be built in this area.We still have areas available in North West Sydney, Far West Sydney, Newcastle, Dubbo, Central Coast and other areas across Australia so take control of your time and wealth through a Stroud Homes franchise. Two Grand Openings in Two … [Read more...]
Find out why Builders are Choosing to Grow their Business with Stroud Homes
We have two new Stroud Homes Display Centres opening in the coming weeks and we'd like to invite prospective franchisors to come along and find out first hand why forward-thinking builders are joining our group.Stroud Homes Port MacquarieStroud Homes Port Macquarie Display Centre opening on Saturday 24 September 2016 at Suite 1, 106 Horton Street, Port Macquarie NSW 2444. For more information, contact us on 0401 663 703 or email: joel.freeman@stroudhomes.com.auStroud Homes WollongongStroud Homes … [Read more...]
The Real Secret to Success?
The Real Secret to Success? Usain Bolt – Known as the fastest man on the planet. Tiger Woods – The most dominant golfer of all time. Michael Jordan – Arguably the most dominant basketball player of all time. All these athletes can do things you and I can only imagine, and have devoted their lives to achieve greatness in their field of work. But one thing stands out when comparing these three athletes. They all have the BEST coaching and support staff around them. No Secret - Effective … [Read more...]