by Bronwyn | Nov 13, 2025 | Small Business Big Impact
Has the mining industry lost its Social Licence to Operate – or is it just being reviewed? The phrase Social Licence to Operate is one of those that many people use, yet doesn’t have a universal and concrete definition. But the lack of clarity about exactly what...
by Bronwyn | Nov 13, 2025 | Small Business Big Impact
For many years, the world of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance was seen as the domain of large corporations. Big companies had the resources, the reporting obligations, and the stakeholder pressures to justify adopting ESG frameworks. The largest...
by Bronwyn | Nov 11, 2025 | Small Business Big Impact
The term Governance is usually associated with visions of board meetings with lots of people (mostly men) in sombre suits, intricate regulations, and complex policies. It is understandable then that Governance can seem unnecessary. Bureaucracy for the sake of...
by Bronwyn | Nov 7, 2025 | Small Business Big Impact
In August, I was fortunate enough to realise a dream and visit the Arctic Circle. I travelled to Svalbard as a guest of Polar Quest, and found myself immersed in ice, glaciers, and a whole new perspective on both the environment and on business. Let me explain. Lesson...
by Bronwyn | Nov 7, 2025 | Small Business Big Impact
One-step thinking is a trap I’ve seen over and over in business, and particularly in politics. Here’s how it goes: Step 1: Identify a problem Step 2: Come up with a simple, immediate solution. Stop there. One of the most infamous examples from Australian politics was...
by Bronwyn | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you are a small business owner trying to work with large organisations, you already know it can feel like there is a chasm between the two worlds. I call this divide The GAP Effect. It’s the invisible space that opens up when big companies and small businesses try...
by Bronwyn | Sep 13, 2025 | Blog, Business Systems, Small Biz Tips, Supply Chains
NOTE TO READERS: This article is based on a USA case study. Because they drive on the wrong side of the road over there, the opposite applies to us. So, where the case study says “avoid left turns”, that means “avoid right turns” for Australians. Left-hand turns are...
by Bronwyn | Apr 29, 2025 | Small Business Big Impact
Small business governance isn’t usually the kind of topic that sparks excitement. For many people, it conjures images of corporate boardrooms, policy manuals, and endless procedures. But at its core, governance is simple. It’s how decisions are made, how they...
by Bronwyn | Nov 30, 2024 | Small Company Big Business
For small business owners, big companies can sometimes feel like mysterious giants. Their decision-making is slow, their systems are complex, and their priorities often seem unclear. It’s easy to feel frustrated and wonder why they don’t value the speed, flexibility,...
by Bronwyn | Oct 17, 2024 | Small Company Big Business
When small businesses seek to win large contracts, they often encounter an overwhelming amount of rules, regulations, requirements and assumptions that can make the process feel rigid and one-sided. Don’t you wish the big company decision-makers understood your...
