by Bronwyn | Nov 24, 2021 | Blog, Case Studies, Uncategorized
I was chatting to a real estate agent from the coast near Rockhampton (think Yeppoon area) last week. He was almost dead on his feet from the pace of his work selling houses at the moment. The interesting part of the conversation was that in this wave, the buyers are...
by Bronwyn | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog, Small Biz Tips, Tenders
Have you ever come across some of your early work and thought “What on earth was I thinking?” Last weekend we attacked a storage room at the back of the garage. One of the treasures (not!) I found was a paper copy of our very first tender submission to a...
by Bronwyn | Sep 30, 2021 | Australian Small Business, Risk Management, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
By now, it should be no surprise to you that regional Australia is having a purple patch. Families and young singles are heading for the regions. Regional house prices have jumped 22 per cent in just one year. The last ABS statistics are for 2019 – 2020, but there is...
by Bronwyn | Sep 10, 2021 | Business Ethics, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Remember when you were a child, and things went wrong? You fell off your pushbike, had a fight with your best friend, had a tricky problem to solve, or some other catastrophe invaded your life? (Well it seemed like a catastrophe then!) What did you do? asks small...
by Bronwyn | Aug 25, 2021 | Blog, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Supply Chains
This article was written for and first appeared on First5000.com.au on August 25 2021 As COVID threatens to disrupt global supply chains for years to come, Australia’s big businesses must stop overlooking local talent when tackling the country’s greatest challenges....
by Bronwyn | Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
We have all been (rightly) talking about COVID 19, and how it has crippled so many businesses. But this isn’t the only threat that our businesses face. This post was written for and first appeared on Kochies Business Builders. Every week, we see another media...
by Bronwyn | Jul 31, 2021 | Australian Small Business, Blog, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
I’ve had occasion this week to re-visit my Business Lessons From Africa #6 Blog post – but this time in Australia. We are currently undertaking a job for an Australian mining company which has required us to recruit a specialist provider for a part of the task at...
by Bronwyn | Jul 31, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Why have Business Systems? You just have to… Anyone who has looked into getting contracts to supply goods or services to a resources company (or any other large organisation) knows that you will need to have your ‘Systems’ in place. They talk about Occupational...
by Bronwyn | Jul 31, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, News, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Last week I spoke with a group of business owners in Moranbah at an event entitled “Can your business run a marathon, or only a quick sprint”. The event was hosted by the BMA Local Buying Community Foundation, and Michael McLean from BMA also gave a presentation on...
by Bronwyn | Jul 31, 2021 | Blog, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Risk Management, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
This blog has been re-posted with permission from Glen Carlson and the team at keypersonofinfluence.com. Micro-Monopoly; Why I’m anti-competitive and you should be too. What would your business be like if you had excess demand with no competition? While monopolising...
