by Bronwyn | Jul 24, 2021 | Blog, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Risk Management, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Trouble at the Top. Would “Ethics Moments” help? Hands up if you’ve ever been involved in a “Safety Moment”. A Safety Moment is when a work group has a brief discussion about safety issues – often at the beginning of the day, a shift or a meeting. (The issues...
by Bronwyn | Jul 22, 2021 | Blog, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips, Tenders
The one document you need to start doing business with big companies: Your Capability Statement A short while ago, I received some panicked phone calls from a couple of small business owners. In each case, the business owner had been asked by a potentially large...
by Bronwyn | Jul 22, 2021 | Australian Small Business, Blog, Business Systems, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
9 Tactics for Getting Paid On Time by Your Big Customers 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...
by Bronwyn | Jul 22, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Good news on Payment Terms. Rio Tinto goes back to 30 day terms … But only for “Small” business. It seems that the pressure (and media spotlight) put on one of Australia’s largest multinationals by politicians, industry groups and suppliers on payment times has at...
by Bronwyn | Jul 21, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips, Tenders
Some big companies still don’t get it. Every small business owner can tell stories about how their company has suffered at the hands of a large corporate wielding unfair contracts. I’m sure you will recall the 2016 debacle in the Australian milk industry, where a...
by Bronwyn | Jul 21, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips, Tenders
How to Make Sure Your Tender Doesn’t Fall at the First Hurdle Recently, I attended a workshop about writing Tenders with the procurement team of a very large, multinational company, along with a selection of their small business suppliers. In my experience, the...
