Free COVID-19 Resources to Help Australian Tradies

08 Apr Free COVID-19 Resources to Help Australian Tradies

It’s no secret, the past few weeks have seen us all experience significant changes to our lives. 

Many trade businesses are finding it hard to keep up with all of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) updates and to figure out exactly what they mean for Australian trade businesses.  That’s why Tradify has created Safe & Sound – our free website dedicated to providing relevant information, resources and support to help keep Australian tradies and their businesses safe and sound during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

On this site, you’ll find: 

• Links to government & state updates, updated daily
• A summary of the impact these updates have on Australian tradies and their trade businesses
• A summary of relevant COVID-19 news and articles, updated daily
• Helpful blogs, resources and tools covering coronavirus related topics 

Here are a few of the resources we have available on the Safe and Sound website today, and we’re working on a bunch more. 

Financial assistance for Australian tradies: what you need to know

We know a lot of Australian trade businesses are struggling to understand what financial assistance options are available to help soften the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In this blog we’ve summarised the financial assistance options available to Australian trade businesses with links to more info on how to apply.

How to get a handle on your cash flow in a COVID-19 world

As if managing a trade business isn’t tough enough during good economic times, suddenly things are likely to get way harder. Due to declining income, managing cash flow is going to be a   challenge for many trade businesses over the next few months. In this blog, we share a few tips and tools that could help you forecast and manage your cash flow, including a downloadable cash flow forecast template and guide.

A health and safety checklist for Australian tradies during COVID-19

In this blog, we provide a checklist Australian tradies & trade businesses can implement to mitigate the risk coronavirus presents for themselves, their families and their customers. Review the list and compare these guidelines with how your business is currently operating.

Five things Australian tradies can do at home during COVID-19   

If your volume of jobs has started to decline, and you and your tradie find yourself at home with a bit of extra time on your hands, this blog is for you. There are many things you can do to prepare for a return to a new normality, however it may look. In fact, a little bit of downtime might be just what you need to focus on a few often neglected areas of a trade business. 

We’ll be updating the site frequently with government and industry updates, and new resources and info, so check back in regularly to get the latest updates.

If you have any questions or feedback, reach out to us at [email protected] or join the discussion at Safe & Sound. 

Want us to cover a specific topic in one of our next blogs? Let us know at [email protected] and we’ll see what we can do.