Hey whats up!
I haven't blogged for ages so I thought I'd give the world an update.
Life has been crazy here at braaap.
The past year has seen us undertake massive growth.
We are in a phase of mastering what we have. Getting into the detail of our business, focusing on efficiency, effectiveness, systems and building the fundamentals and foundations to prepare for rapid growth.
I just spent 6 weeks oversea's.
2 weeks in china with our French Manufacturing Companion's focusing on our supply chain, manufacturing efficiency and some badass new products!
Then 2 weeks in the USA preparing for the World MiniSX title in Vegas. It was an awesome time and made some great plans for the future.
Then we headed to Europe for 2 weeks in France and Italy. Some business but mostly a much needed break and a celebration with family friends for Pauly's 50th Bday!
Back on deck now and have been managing the Frankston store whilst Ryano (Manager) has been off with a new born baby! Its been awesome to get back on the floor.
I love sharing our story and hearing from customers who love what we do.
Thanks for reading.
live it up
braaaaaaaaaaap
Brad
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
4 rides, 4 days, 4 stores in 4 citys!
Just had the sickest week!
This week I had the tough job of traveling to all the braaap stores for training, fun, and general braaapness.
I took a few pics, so see below.
Phil In Devonport, he is a kick ass designer and has developed a braaap range of merchandise, any way i took him out to loose his braaap Virginity, He hasn't quiet paid off his maestro so Dport franchisee Gaz lent him his pride and joy, gaz doesnt let any one even look at his braaap let alone ride it, They call it the Lump Pup.LOL any way we took Phil, the lump pup and a stack of petrol our riding and man was it fun!
I would love to have seen Phils face when we delivered gaz's braaap cause we managed to crash and snap the back guard! haha
Wednesday Night We rode wells RD in Frankston and banged bars til dark! It was awesome to see about a dozen or more braaap's having a blast and a heap of new riders.
I took Huddo and Mitch for their 2nd coaching lesson! The boys are getting good! we had a blast!
We always have a fair few onlookers come and ask about our bikes, I had a fair bench race with a few dudes!
Tuesday we rode the Hobart Mini SX Track! that thing was the best its ever been! man we got a buzz railing the berms and hitting the jumps! Sick Vegas practise! loved it! Langers, the Sales manager took me and streeta the Hobart workshop manager down and we slipped in a quick 2 hrs on the track!
We rode in Devonport (Ulverstone actually) with Ken Belbin, this guy is a suspension animal! we tyested forks, valves, shims, and oil weights, swapping forks and busting out Moto's! The new fork internals are night and day difference! I cant explain how much confidence it gives you having the best suspension, knowing you can go big or come up short and not snap your wrist's off from the shock..LOL
Phil didnt mind stacking our test bikes! hahah see the pic!
The red dirt was aweosme on the side of a hill, a full on European moto track!
Well Now I've had all the fun i better go check my emails and sell some god dam dirt bikes!
Live it up!
see you at the track!
braaaaaaaap
Brad
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Devonport ... Oh what a ride..
Hey. man its been a massive year and the last 4 months have been crazy,
I think we have pulled off a world record for franchising. Well it feels like it!
From the day Michelle called braaap showing interest in franchising to open day was 4 months exactly!
We had to go through all franchising legal info.
Source funding.
Recruit staff.
Find a location and then negotiate lease's and apply with council.
We had to do training instore and in an existing braaap store.
we had to fit out the shop and braaap it up!
any way long story short Devonport is kicking BUTT first week of trade has been ridonculous!
Check out a feature the newspaper did on us.
http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/economy-business-it-finance/minibike-king-hits-devonport/1696731.aspx
Live it up.
More to come
braaap
I think we have pulled off a world record for franchising. Well it feels like it!
From the day Michelle called braaap showing interest in franchising to open day was 4 months exactly!
We had to go through all franchising legal info.
Source funding.
Recruit staff.
Find a location and then negotiate lease's and apply with council.
We had to do training instore and in an existing braaap store.
we had to fit out the shop and braaap it up!
any way long story short Devonport is kicking BUTT first week of trade has been ridonculous!
Check out a feature the newspaper did on us.
http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/economy-business-it-finance/minibike-king-hits-devonport/1696731.aspx
Live it up.
More to come
braaap
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Lesson's Ive learned, A Question I got asked!
I got asked today some of the top lesson's I've learned in building braaap into an award winning business.
This is what i wrote to this young dude who is a budding Young Entrepreneur. Send me your thoughts!
Where are you at with your business/life and where do you want to be?
Number 1 lesson I learned is to have a clear out come. A goal. Know where you want to be!
Number2 lesson I have learned is to find someone who has done what you want to and learn from them. Role model
A thought I often consider is a problem cannot be fixed by the same mind it was created by. To me this means we need to continually surround our selves with the best people.
Number 3 Proximity is power and the people you surround your self with are the people you will become!
Number 4 progress is power, get some momentum, man just start, get out there make mistakes kick ass see what you can do, Michael Jordan missed 9000 shots, he missed 26 game winning shots on the buzzer and he got kicked off his high school basket ball team yet he is regarded as the greatest player of all time. What did he do? He took action, he made Progress! Bounce back bigger better and stronger.
And remember the more successful you become the bigger your problems become! Problems are a sign of life.
I was speaking to one of my best mates, Sam Cawthorn about some of my problems and he said man, I know where there are 1000 people with Not a problem in the world... I asked where? He pointed me to the cemetery! LOL problems are a sign of life!
Lol Live it Up!
braaaaaaaaap
brad Smith
This is what i wrote to this young dude who is a budding Young Entrepreneur. Send me your thoughts!
Where are you at with your business/life and where do you want to be?
Number 1 lesson I learned is to have a clear out come. A goal. Know where you want to be!
Number2 lesson I have learned is to find someone who has done what you want to and learn from them. Role model
A thought I often consider is a problem cannot be fixed by the same mind it was created by. To me this means we need to continually surround our selves with the best people.
Number 3 Proximity is power and the people you surround your self with are the people you will become!
Number 4 progress is power, get some momentum, man just start, get out there make mistakes kick ass see what you can do, Michael Jordan missed 9000 shots, he missed 26 game winning shots on the buzzer and he got kicked off his high school basket ball team yet he is regarded as the greatest player of all time. What did he do? He took action, he made Progress! Bounce back bigger better and stronger.
And remember the more successful you become the bigger your problems become! Problems are a sign of life.
I was speaking to one of my best mates, Sam Cawthorn about some of my problems and he said man, I know where there are 1000 people with Not a problem in the world... I asked where? He pointed me to the cemetery! LOL problems are a sign of life!
Lol Live it Up!
braaaaaaaaap
brad Smith
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
It's official Devonport are you ready for braaap?
Congratulations to our newest recruits! The Franchisee's to take on Devonport are getting ready to rock and roll.
Thanks Heaps to the Support of Bank of Queensland, DC Strategy and the team at braaap for helping out stacks with Garry and Michelle's Training instore!
The store is about 6 weeks from open day, so keep your eyes and ears out!
Our new TV ad's are going sweet! Keep your eyes on screen for some Devonport advertising! new ads and stacks more cool stuff as we continue to grow the braaap brand and product line!
Now lets focus on christmas!
braaaaaaaaaaaaaap
brad
Thanks Heaps to the Support of Bank of Queensland, DC Strategy and the team at braaap for helping out stacks with Garry and Michelle's Training instore!
The store is about 6 weeks from open day, so keep your eyes and ears out!
Our new TV ad's are going sweet! Keep your eyes on screen for some Devonport advertising! new ads and stacks more cool stuff as we continue to grow the braaap brand and product line!
Now lets focus on christmas!
braaaaaaaaaaaaaap
brad
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
What a Ride!
Hey! Thanks again for checking out my Blog, hope it helps paint a picture of what goes on at braaap!
The Last few months have been absolutely crazy! We are loving it! The Frankston store is pumping! Launceston and Hobart chugging along beautifully and we have some new franchisee's opening a store in Devonport! More on this next post!
We have a new website being launched, a full online marketing and braaap campaign!
We are currently recruiting Franchisee's in South Australia, NSW, QLD and Victoria and Tasmania.
Its been awesome, the national and local awards we have won this year have really helped raise our profile and allow us to grow the braaap brand. We have been on the front cover of 3 news papers already in Frankston, And we have only been open 6 weeks!
One of our main focus here at braaap right now is to bring franchisee's in to take over the Launceston and Hobart Stores.
The reason we are franchising out these stores is to ensure the passion for the braaap brand and business and every thing else we do continues to grow. and continues to absolutely pump!
Its proven that an owner operator will run a business 20-30% better than a manager. Of course they will it is their own business. That is why I need to bring in a passionate person or family to take over the Launceston and Hobart stores.
We have some amazing stuff happening with the braaap club and community groups!
We have new tracks ready to be built on the Hobart braaap club track at Cambridge, we also have a whole new complex ready to be built for braaap club at Kingston! This is a massive project which the Police, Council, Youth groups and schools are involved in! We also have New tracks being built at the braaap Launceston complex at Powranna Rd. Along with a whole new braaap Complex to be built at Rocherlea, the Council ,Police, Schools and Youth groups are right behind this!
Our focus is to make sure we keep making the sport bigger and better, weather it be for riding as a family or racing.
The recruitment process for the Launceston and Hobart Stores is under way. Its a tough process, We will not franchise them out to any one, the person or family needs to have Passion! We dont need experience but passion is required!
Keep checking out my blog and wait for the new website!
braaaaaaaaaaaap
The Last few months have been absolutely crazy! We are loving it! The Frankston store is pumping! Launceston and Hobart chugging along beautifully and we have some new franchisee's opening a store in Devonport! More on this next post!
We have a new website being launched, a full online marketing and braaap campaign!
We are currently recruiting Franchisee's in South Australia, NSW, QLD and Victoria and Tasmania.
Its been awesome, the national and local awards we have won this year have really helped raise our profile and allow us to grow the braaap brand. We have been on the front cover of 3 news papers already in Frankston, And we have only been open 6 weeks!
One of our main focus here at braaap right now is to bring franchisee's in to take over the Launceston and Hobart Stores.
The reason we are franchising out these stores is to ensure the passion for the braaap brand and business and every thing else we do continues to grow. and continues to absolutely pump!
Its proven that an owner operator will run a business 20-30% better than a manager. Of course they will it is their own business. That is why I need to bring in a passionate person or family to take over the Launceston and Hobart stores.
We have some amazing stuff happening with the braaap club and community groups!
We have new tracks ready to be built on the Hobart braaap club track at Cambridge, we also have a whole new complex ready to be built for braaap club at Kingston! This is a massive project which the Police, Council, Youth groups and schools are involved in! We also have New tracks being built at the braaap Launceston complex at Powranna Rd. Along with a whole new braaap Complex to be built at Rocherlea, the Council ,Police, Schools and Youth groups are right behind this!
Our focus is to make sure we keep making the sport bigger and better, weather it be for riding as a family or racing.
The recruitment process for the Launceston and Hobart Stores is under way. Its a tough process, We will not franchise them out to any one, the person or family needs to have Passion! We dont need experience but passion is required!
Keep checking out my blog and wait for the new website!
braaaaaaaaaaaap
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Business Champion's Photos
http://65.182.104.91/champions/
Hey Check out the Link! LOL braaap Business Champions! yeah but they could of found a better photo surely! And I think it sucks that I am the only one who gets a name on the trophy... braaap is far more than just me!!! what about all our passionate employee's! Our pumping tribe of customers or amazing club Volunteer's!
Be Good!
braaaaaaaaaaaap
Hey Check out the Link! LOL braaap Business Champions! yeah but they could of found a better photo surely! And I think it sucks that I am the only one who gets a name on the trophy... braaap is far more than just me!!! what about all our passionate employee's! Our pumping tribe of customers or amazing club Volunteer's!
Be Good!
braaaaaaaaaaaap
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Why the Owner Operator ???
Hey! Its been a few weeks between posts! Man it is all happening! The adrenaline is flowing,the heart is pumping and the mind is spinning because the all new braaap HQ at Frankston is almost ready to rock and roll! Ill check in later with more details on whats been happening in braaap world!
I just returned home from an awesome night networking with some of the most successful business people in our country! You guy's know I love the old name drop here and there! LOL but I wanted to post up a great topic of conversation that has been coming up not only tonight but over the past few weeks as we have been recruiting and screening potential franchisee's!
Why are we at braaap so focused on building a network of passionate owner operator's? What is the difference between a braaap store with a passionate owner operator and a braaap store with a manager?
Well.... very good question!!! LOL
It is proven that a store with an owner operator, in general will perform 20% better than a store with a manager who is not financially committed to the business. The reason is the owner operator know's that every happy customer she creates or every bike he sell's is a direct benefit to their business.
We want to bring people into the braaap network who have a passion, who share our vision, people who want to be apart of something great! this is an amazing journey and we want to grow as a team!
You as a franchisee are the corner stone of braaap's success and braaap as a franchisor is the corner stone to your success...
Lets get this stuff pumping!
braaap!!!
See ya at the track!!!
Brad Smith
www.braaap.com.au
Ph: 1300 braaap (1300 272227)
Come check out HQ at 35 Playne St, Frankston!
I just returned home from an awesome night networking with some of the most successful business people in our country! You guy's know I love the old name drop here and there! LOL but I wanted to post up a great topic of conversation that has been coming up not only tonight but over the past few weeks as we have been recruiting and screening potential franchisee's!
Why are we at braaap so focused on building a network of passionate owner operator's? What is the difference between a braaap store with a passionate owner operator and a braaap store with a manager?
Well.... very good question!!! LOL
It is proven that a store with an owner operator, in general will perform 20% better than a store with a manager who is not financially committed to the business. The reason is the owner operator know's that every happy customer she creates or every bike he sell's is a direct benefit to their business.
We want to bring people into the braaap network who have a passion, who share our vision, people who want to be apart of something great! this is an amazing journey and we want to grow as a team!
You as a franchisee are the corner stone of braaap's success and braaap as a franchisor is the corner stone to your success...
Lets get this stuff pumping!
braaap!!!
See ya at the track!!!
Brad Smith
www.braaap.com.au
Ph: 1300 braaap (1300 272227)
Come check out HQ at 35 Playne St, Frankston!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Why Franchising?
Hey whats up! thanks for checking out my blog again!
I got asked today by a potential braaap franchisee. Why Franchising?
Motocross has been my passion for ever! Its the sport we have enjoyed as a whole family!
My dream was to help get the sport of mini motocross pumping in Australia!
When i first discovered pitbike racing The sport of mini motocross was (and still is!) absolutely pumping in America! In Australia at the this time people where selling pitbikes. But There was no one doing it properly!
When I first started braaap I had dealer's right across the country! W.A. to QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS ! The dealer's sold a decent number of bikes, the volume was great! But my dream, my passion was and still is! to get the sport pumping in Australia! For this to happen firstly we needed a bike that could hold up to the punishment we put them through, be affordable to every one and equally as important we needed them to be sold through retail stores that shared the same vision! The vision to build something awesome! A pumping sport that the whole family can enjoy! We needed stores that would support the whole mini motocross scene and motorcycle lifestyle! Stacks of spare parts! Mechanics, Tracks, Coaching, Racing and rider development! Education programs! Casual and street clothing! Sticker's, hot ups, All the big brands and everything else! all under the one roof!
Mini motocross as a sport needed a retail support network to drive it forward!
This needed to be Australia wide!
We created the braaap store! Proved the idea worked on a local level! Then repeated the process to prove the 1st store wasn't a fluke!
Remember my passion, My dream was and is to get the sport of mini motocross pumping in Australia! Mini Motocross need's a retail support network Australia wide!
The most successful way to build a successful, tried and tested retail network is franchising!
Enter DC Strategy!
I have been in contact with DC Strategy, The company who i believe is the best growth and franchise company in the Australia! they have worked with, Boost Juice, one of Australia's greatest franchise networks in history! DCS have worked with and built so many successful franchise network's that I would not work with any other company!
I've been taught the fastest and most effective way to learn any thing is to find some one who has done what you want to do, learn from them, do what they do, then do it better!
This is why I was so set on working with only DC strategy! They are the best! When we first contacted DC Strategy 3 or 4 yrs ago they turned braaap away said go and do this and this then come back to us. I did what they asked then they said ok that's excellent now go and do it again with another store! prove it isn't a fluke! We built braaap Hobart and got it pumping! Then they said "OK Brad now prove this business doesn't rely on you!" I employed sales staff and I set out to prove that this business did not rely on me!
To cut a long story short for the past 18 months my self and the braaap team have been working flat out with DC strategy to build the braaap franchise model!
Now we are ready to roll out the network! we are currently recruiting passionate franchisee's to join the braaap team!
No experience necessary, Passion is required!
Bring it on!
Thanks heaps for reading!
If you have any questions please shoot me an email on sales@braaap.com.au or 1300braaap
I got asked today by a potential braaap franchisee. Why Franchising?
Motocross has been my passion for ever! Its the sport we have enjoyed as a whole family!
My dream was to help get the sport of mini motocross pumping in Australia!
When i first discovered pitbike racing The sport of mini motocross was (and still is!) absolutely pumping in America! In Australia at the this time people where selling pitbikes. But There was no one doing it properly!
When I first started braaap I had dealer's right across the country! W.A. to QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS ! The dealer's sold a decent number of bikes, the volume was great! But my dream, my passion was and still is! to get the sport pumping in Australia! For this to happen firstly we needed a bike that could hold up to the punishment we put them through, be affordable to every one and equally as important we needed them to be sold through retail stores that shared the same vision! The vision to build something awesome! A pumping sport that the whole family can enjoy! We needed stores that would support the whole mini motocross scene and motorcycle lifestyle! Stacks of spare parts! Mechanics, Tracks, Coaching, Racing and rider development! Education programs! Casual and street clothing! Sticker's, hot ups, All the big brands and everything else! all under the one roof!
Mini motocross as a sport needed a retail support network to drive it forward!
This needed to be Australia wide!
We created the braaap store! Proved the idea worked on a local level! Then repeated the process to prove the 1st store wasn't a fluke!
Remember my passion, My dream was and is to get the sport of mini motocross pumping in Australia! Mini Motocross need's a retail support network Australia wide!
The most successful way to build a successful, tried and tested retail network is franchising!
Enter DC Strategy!
I have been in contact with DC Strategy, The company who i believe is the best growth and franchise company in the Australia! they have worked with, Boost Juice, one of Australia's greatest franchise networks in history! DCS have worked with and built so many successful franchise network's that I would not work with any other company!
I've been taught the fastest and most effective way to learn any thing is to find some one who has done what you want to do, learn from them, do what they do, then do it better!
This is why I was so set on working with only DC strategy! They are the best! When we first contacted DC Strategy 3 or 4 yrs ago they turned braaap away said go and do this and this then come back to us. I did what they asked then they said ok that's excellent now go and do it again with another store! prove it isn't a fluke! We built braaap Hobart and got it pumping! Then they said "OK Brad now prove this business doesn't rely on you!" I employed sales staff and I set out to prove that this business did not rely on me!
To cut a long story short for the past 18 months my self and the braaap team have been working flat out with DC strategy to build the braaap franchise model!
Now we are ready to roll out the network! we are currently recruiting passionate franchisee's to join the braaap team!
No experience necessary, Passion is required!
Bring it on!
Thanks heaps for reading!
If you have any questions please shoot me an email on sales@braaap.com.au or 1300braaap
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