DIY chain Wickes has launched a new website to assist builders with the business-side of running their own company.
Noting that builders want to go into the trader to work with their hands - as opposed to sit indoors filling out forms all day - Wickes has launched its Wickes Trade Builder platform, to assist with the management and business side of owning a building firm.
Set up as part of a collaboration with the government's Business Link resource, the site aims to give the sector a boost; helping trusted tradesmen establish their business and distance themselves from any rogues working in the same area.
The site contains content written specifically for tradesmen relating directly to their business. It aims to cover everything from legal issues, hiring employees, taxation and the taking of of apprentices. It came about after research showed that as many as 35 per cent of builders claimed they could not find relevant business information pertaining to their sector, diyweek.net reports.
Speaking to buildersmerchantjournal.net of the new platform, Wickes' marketing director, Rob Murray, explained: "It's imperative that tradesmen understand how to protect and grow their business effectively, but our research has shown that many tradesmen don't know where to find this kind of advice easily.
"Wickes recognises that it has a responsibility to provide the essential information a tradesman needs to run a successful business, from tax return dates to managing money. This means that tradesmen get exactly what they need to know in just a couple of clicks."
Noting that builders want to go into the trader to work with their hands - as opposed to sit indoors filling out forms all day - Wickes has launched its Wickes Trade Builder platform, to assist with the management and business side of owning a building firm.
Set up as part of a collaboration with the government's Business Link resource, the site aims to give the sector a boost; helping trusted tradesmen establish their business and distance themselves from any rogues working in the same area.
The site contains content written specifically for tradesmen relating directly to their business. It aims to cover everything from legal issues, hiring employees, taxation and the taking of of apprentices. It came about after research showed that as many as 35 per cent of builders claimed they could not find relevant business information pertaining to their sector, diyweek.net reports.
Speaking to buildersmerchantjournal.net of the new platform, Wickes' marketing director, Rob Murray, explained: "It's imperative that tradesmen understand how to protect and grow their business effectively, but our research has shown that many tradesmen don't know where to find this kind of advice easily.
"Wickes recognises that it has a responsibility to provide the essential information a tradesman needs to run a successful business, from tax return dates to managing money. This means that tradesmen get exactly what they need to know in just a couple of clicks."
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