by Bronwyn | Jul 6, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, Case Studies, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships
What regional Queensland really needs is politicians to abandon short-term economic fixes, in favour of a sustainable long term vision. Policies would have greater impact if they focused on skills and enterprise training. Stronger regional collaboration to broker...
by Bronwyn | Jul 6, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Effective local strategies are the key to regions capturing long term benefits from theresource boom. KEY POINTS Jobs and wealth derived from resources projects flow mainly to connectedcapital cities and larger regional centres rather than to small towns close tothe...
by Bronwyn | Jul 6, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, Risk Management
Does operating in a time of disruptiontake more than a license? The themes of license to operate and disruption runthrough this year’s risks as mining and metalscompanies have to deal with many new and variablefactors, including societal expectations,...
by Bronwyn | Jul 2, 2021 | Blog, Business Ethics, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips, Tenders
B2B CLIENTS “I’ve never met Ian Dainty – he’s from Canada – but we’ve been talking and emailing for some years now. Ian has a lifetime of experience in B2B sales, so value his opinions highly. Like other leaders I respect, in this post Ian is reinforcing that...
by Bronwyn | Jul 2, 2021 | Blog, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Risk Management, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
4 QUALITIES THAT WILLRECESSION-PROOF YOURSMALL BUSINESS ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THE LAST TIME AUSTRALIA HAD A RECESSION? That was 25 years ago – when the unemployment rate rose to 10.8 percent, business interest rates were around 20 percent, several financial...
by Bronwyn | Jul 2, 2021 | Blog, Business Ethics, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
BLISSFUL MEMORIES Last year, we spent a blissful two weeks in the United Kingdom with friends. We were actually working, but the ‘blissful’ part was that the day we left home, it was 43 degrees. In Kent, it was a beautiful 10 degrees. We were there just before...