by Bronwyn | Aug 1, 2022 | Australian Small Business, Business Systems, Case Studies, Doing Business Better
In previous posts, I have written about finding the “one-percenters” in your organisation – the things you can tweak in your business systems to make continual, small improvements. Hopefully you have already started identifying some of these. I know that some readers...
by Bronwyn | Jun 29, 2022 | Business Systems, Doing Business Better, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Landing a contract with a big company is the stuff of dreams for many Small Business owners. At long last, there is a regular income from a big customer, and there is usually a quantum leap in turnover to go with it. What’s not to like? But, as I wrote in a post 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...
by Bronwyn | Jul 31, 2021 | Blog, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Over the past few weeks, I have come across three separate instances of fraud being committed on a small or medium sized business, so I was prompted to write a post on this issue. Hopefully it will prompt business owners into looking for signs of fraud in their own...