by Bronwyn | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog, Doing Business Better, 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 | Aug 25, 2021 | Blog, Doing Business Better, 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 | 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...