by Bronwyn | Nov 15, 2023 | Australian Small Business, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Doing Business Better, Supply Chains, Tenders
Lately, I have been writing and speaking a lot about the massive opportunities for SMEs in Government purchasing. All levels of Government have now set targets for how much of their purchasing money they will spend with SMEs. Yes, there are huge opportunities...
by Bronwyn | Oct 19, 2023 | Australian Small Business, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Doing Business Better, Small Biz Tips
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past couple of months, the fact that PwC has absolutely trashed its own brand won’t be news. The paragraph above is an exact copy of the opening paragraph of my LinkedIn article of October 14, 2015. I have simply...
by Bronwyn | Sep 20, 2023 | Australian Small Business, Blog, Business Ethics, Doing Business Better, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
When most business owners hear the word “risk,” images of floods, fires, cyclones, and even pandemics might come to mind. These are challenges that, at the very least, we’re familiar with. However, there’s a multitude of risks out there that you might never consider....
by Bronwyn | Jul 6, 2023 | Business Ethics, Case Studies, Doing Business Better, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
For years, small business owners and managers have struggled to get on the radar of big organisations. The objective, of course, is to bag that big company as a customer, so why is it so hard to achieve, asks business mentor Bronwyn Reid. Why put in so much effort?...
by Bronwyn | Jun 13, 2023 | Australian Small Business, Blog, Doing Business Better, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
No doubt you have heard of the “Great Resignation” and “Quiet Quitting”. (If you haven’t, stop here, pop over to your internet browser or AI platform and do a quick search). The bottom line is that post-COVID-19, there simply aren’t enough humans available to fill...
by Bronwyn | May 3, 2023 | Australian Small Business, Business Ethics, Doing Business Better, Small Biz Tips
One of my favourite ways to help small-business owners and managers is by getting them better prepared to face the inevitable business shocks/crises/disasters/mistakes they will encounter. There’s no avoiding them, they just happen. Of course, the international poster...