by Bronwyn | Sep 30, 2021 | Australian Small Business, Doing Business Better, Risk Management, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
By now, it should be no surprise to you that regional Australia is having a purple patch. Families and young singles are heading for the regions. Regional house prices have jumped 22 per cent in just one year. The last ABS statistics are for 2019 – 2020, but there is...
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, Events, Risk Management, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
I’m delighted to let everyone know that I have been appointed to the Workplace Health & Safety Queensland’s Safety Leadership at Work Expert Reference Group. The Safety Leadership at Work program is designed to improve safety culture and contribute to reducing...
by Bronwyn | Jul 24, 2021 | Blog, Business Ethics, Business Systems, Risk Management, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
Don’t go to any more workshops … unless you’re actually going to implement what you learned. My last blog post was about 2016 Queensland Small Business Week, and the events that were happening across the state. Thousands of Small Business owners attended workshops,...
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 15, 2021 | Blog, Risk Management, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips
The rise and fall of Alex’s cleaning empire I read a story in the news this week about a small business owner (Alex) who had lost his entire business – as well as his house, his car, his fishing gear – everything. The businessman concerned was a 29 year old who owned...