by Bronwyn | Jan 30, 2023 | Australian Small Business, Business Ethics, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Everywhere you look at the moment you will see announcements and declarations by companies – large, small, and everywhere in between – that they intend to become carbon neutral. They are committing to net-zero emissions by some future date. Their promise is to take...
by Bronwyn | Dec 9, 2022 | Australian Small Business, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Risk Management, Small Biz Tips
The underlying premise of my book, Small Company Big Crisis, is that business crises are a recurring and inevitable part of being in business. And yet, every time another business crisis faces us, we are surprised. We treat the good times as ‘normal’ and the bad times...
by Bronwyn | Nov 8, 2022 | Australian Small Business, Business Ethics, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
My businesses are based in regional Australia. Where I live, our agribusiness sector grows grain crops, citrus, grapes beef and a host of other produce. Our mining sector produces coal and sapphires, and we have gas projects underway. Solar energy plants produce...
by Bronwyn | Nov 2, 2022 | Small Company Big Business
The dream of many small business owners is to score an ongoing contract with a large company that practically guarantees big money in the bank each month. However, getting your foot in that door is easier said than done. Small business mentor, Bronwyn Reid, explains...
by Bronwyn | Sep 27, 2022 | Business Ethics, Business Systems, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Every small-business book you read, or workshop you attend, will tell you that you must have good business systems. At that point, there is usually an audible groan. So, what are these magical ‘systems’ that seem to cause such angst? And why do you need them? Rather...
by Bronwyn | Sep 23, 2022 | Small Company Big Business
Late payments – collect money is more important than ever. Image: Adobe Stock Late payments have always been a problem for small businesses, but right now they’re costing you dearly, writes small business mentor, Bronwyn Reid. Until COVID-19 arrived, an entire...
by Bronwyn | Sep 19, 2022 | Australian Small Business, Blog, Media, Risk Management
There is no black magic and mystery to how you weather a crisis. It all comes down to preparation. It is so wonderful to have my insights on how to do this for small businesses recognised with a bronze Stevie International Business Award. I love the process of...
by Bronwyn | Sep 18, 2022 | Blog
I belong to the tail-end of the baby-boomer generation. So, along with my compatriots, I am also closer to the end of my business career than the beginning. New business owners will take over our place in communities and commerce. We boomers are in the process of...
by Bronwyn | Aug 28, 2022 | Blog
On my trip to Antarctica, I met Derek Nielsen from Chicago. Derek is a photographer – but not any ordinary photographer. He has taken his undoubted skill, and turned it into a heart-centred business that is changing the world for the better.
by Bronwyn | Aug 27, 2022 | Blog, Events, Media, Uncategorized
Paul Culliver and Bronwyn Reid have a conversation on ABC Breakfast about International Women’s Day, and a Female Founders Initiative Seminar held in Emerald, Queensland. 17 March 2021...