by Bronwyn | Jul 24, 2021 | Blog, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Case Studies, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
By now, we’re all certain that the resources boom is officially over. Maybe even cremated – like Tony Abbott’s Work Choices Legislation. We’re watching the thrashing of a dying body – death by a thousand cuts as coal, iron ore and gas prices have dropped. So what...
by Bronwyn | Jul 21, 2021 | Blog, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Case Studies, News, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
What’s in a name? For some businesses, re-branding is a bit like jumping off a cliff. “I was terrified,” says Bronwyn Reid. “But you remind yourself why you were considering it in the first place and take one step at a time.” Bronwyn and her husband Ian Rankine have...
by Bronwyn | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, Case Studies, News, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
When an issue you have a strong opinion about is being discussed on TV, you wave your finger at the screen and (loudly) tell anyone who will listen what your opinion is. Except nobody can hear you. Only your long-suffering family. If you happen to be a regional...
by Bronwyn | Jul 7, 2021 | Blog, Business Systems, Case Studies, News, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships
Maybe I’ve just become attuned to this trend, but I am definitely noticing an increase in content on the topic of political and economic power in Australia, and who wields it. I’m not talking about electricity – although that is a controversial topic itself – but...
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 | Feb 29, 2020 | Australian Small Business, Business Ethics, Case Studies, Doing Business Better, Payment Terms, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Australia’s Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, has once again unleashed a shot across the bow of the big companies that continue to subject small businesses to extended payment terms,” writes Bronwyn Reid. Ms Carnell said that the practice...
