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title: Secrets to service-based sole trader success — Apparatus Quo - Facilitating Sustainable Growth
description: Discover the secrets to success as a service-based sole trader. Learn valuable tips on consistency, avoiding burnout, community value, and continuous learning. Read more on the WorkGuru blog.
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# Secrets to service-based sole trader success

[Josh Licence](https://www.apparatusquo.com.au/blog/author/josh-licence)

 Sep 11, 2021, 12:00:00 AM

We were lucky enough to have [WorkGuru’s ](https://workguru.io/)team write up a case study on our sole trader journey to-date.

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We've been committed since inception in July 2020 to providing the best consulting service to our clients and we feel like that commitment has helped us land a place as a finalist in the Xero Awards FY22.  

Our four tips for other service-based sole traders include:

- Be consistent with who you are
- Beware of burn out and how to prevent it
- Don't undervalue your community
- Keep learning and building your toolkit

<https://workguru.io/xero-awards-finalist-apparatus-quo-sole-trader-success/>[Read the article on the Workguru blog](https://workguru.io/knowledge-base/xero-awards-finalist-apparatus-quo-sole-trader-success/)[![WorkGuru interview JL quote](https://www.apparatusquo.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/AQ%20MASTER%20TEMPLATES%20%20-%20infographics.png?width=684&name=AQ%20MASTER%20TEMPLATES%20%20-%20infographics.png)](https://workguru.io/knowledge-base/xero-awards-finalist-apparatus-quo-sole-trader-success/)

 

 

 

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