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, 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 Systems, News, Risk Management, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
EXTENDED PAYMENT TERMS THREATEN OUR EXCELLENT AUSTRALIAN WINE I’m confident that, like me, many Smallville readers enjoy a glass of excellent Australian wine. Maybe two. Consequently, I’m also confident that our readers won’t be happy about yet another...
by Bronwyn | Jul 2, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships
The last week of August was a very busy one for me, apart from my normal schedule, I got to appear before not one, but two Parliamentary Inquiries. A Parliamentary Inquiry is used when our Government wants to investigate a particular issue by canvassing submissions...
by Bronwyn | Jun 30, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, Small Biz Tips
We need to get smarter about managing perceptions, because living in a regional area does not automatically strip someone of all education, innovation and ability, writes Bronwyn Reid, a small business owner, advocate and mentor from regional Queensland. Sometimes,...
by Bronwyn | Nov 15, 2020 | Australian Small Business, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Risk Management, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Way back in April when we were all still in the shock phase of this coronavirus pandemic, I did a series of short videos highlighting the things I thought we should be dealing with as a matter of urgency in our businesses One of those was getting out our supply...
