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While you’re here… 

If you’re joining this webinar, chances are you’ve dealt with at least a few of the same headaches I see in subcontractor businesses every week:

  • Contracts that quietly load risk back onto you
  • Post-tender meetings where builders control the conversation
  • Backcharges and short payments eating into your margins
  • The constant juggle of protecting your business without burning bridges

That’s exactly why I built The Subbies’ Toolbox Membership.

The Subbies’ Toolbox is an online membership for subcontractors who want steady, practical support while they’re running real jobs.

Inside the membership, we run live Q&A sessions twice a week, where you can bring whatever is happening on site or in your paperwork and talk it through properly before it becomes a problem.

Each month, we run a practical Masterclass that goes deeper on industry topics that regularly catch subbies out - upskilling you before it costs you time, money, or sleep.

You’ll also get access to checklists, templates, departure schedules and toolkits we use with clients, including:

  • Subcontract Admin Systems that work in the real world
  • Security of Payment Templates and Systems
  • Contract Review and Negotiation Resources

You’ll hear more about The Subbies’ Toolbox during the webinar.

But if you’d like to take a look now, you can do that below.

EXPLORE THE SUBBIES' TOOLBOX
Michelle Cirson - Tricks of Your Trade

Hey, I'm Michelle

I started the Subbies' Toolbox because I was sick and tired of working in the subbie flogging culture that has been so rife in the construction industry.

I do not believe the current take-it-or-leave-it dialogue coming from far too many builders is conducive to better margins and it definitely does not build us better buildings!

It was obvious to me that someone needed to cross the picket line and teach subcontractors how to stick up for themselves and fight for their money.

So here I am. With qualifications in building and law, and as a trained dispute resolution professional with actual site experience, I help subcontractors achieve good commercial outcomes that everyone can live with, without going legal.

I've worked as a builder’s Contracts Administrator, later as a construction lawyer and have since opened my own law firm. I've acted as an adjudicator deciding payment disputes between builders and subcontractors. Over my career, I’ve reviewed hundreds of subcontractor contracts and worked with subbies across Australia to:

  • Negotiate fairer terms before signing

  • Protect their margins and cashflow

  • Reduce the stress of dealing with variations, back charges and disputes

What I do does not involve waging war on the builder, subbies are far too smart for those energy-wasting antics.

I’m all about common sense project solutions and raising issues with the builder in the gentlemen’s way.

Tried and true, I’ve helped countless subbies harness their commercial leverage to achieve common sense outcomes without breaching their subcontract.

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Michelle Cirson - Tricks of Your Trade

Hey, I'm Michelle

I started the Subbies' Toolbox because I was sick and tired of working in the subbie flogging culture that has been so rife in the construction industry.

I do not believe the current take-it-or-leave-it dialogue coming from far too many builders is conducive to better margins and it definitely does not build us better buildings!

It was obvious to me that someone needed to cross the picket line and teach subcontractors how to stick up for themselves and fight for their money.

So here I am. With qualifications in building and law, and as a trained dispute resolution professional with actual site experience, I help subcontractors achieve good commercial outcomes that everyone can live with, without going legal.

I've worked as a builder’s Contracts Administrator, later as a construction lawyer and have since opened my own law firm. I've acted as an adjudicator deciding payment disputes between builders and subcontractors. Over my career, I’ve reviewed hundreds of subcontractor contracts and worked with subbies across Australia to:

  • Negotiate fairer terms before signing

  • Protect their margins and cashflow

  • Reduce the stress of dealing with variations, backcharges and disputes

What I do does not involve waging war on the builder, subbies are far too smart for those energy-wasting antics.

I’m all about common sense project solutions and raising issues with the builder in the gentlemen’s way.

Tried and true, I’ve helped countless subbies harness their commercial leverage to achieve common sense outcomes without breaching their subcontract.

FIND OUT MORE