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 | Nov 2, 2022 | Business Ethics, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips, Tenders
The dream of many small business owners is to score an ongoing contract with a large company that practically guarantees big money in the bank each month. However, getting your foot in that door is easier said than done. Small business mentor, Bronwyn Reid, explains...
by Bronwyn | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog, Doing Business Better, Small Biz Tips, Tenders
Have you ever come across some of your early work and thought “What on earth was I thinking?” Last weekend we attacked a storage room at the back of the garage. One of the treasures (not!) I found was a paper copy of our very first tender submission to a...
by Bronwyn | Jul 31, 2021 | Blog, Business Ethics, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips, Tenders
Tenders – Getting the Basics Right I was fortunate at the end of May to spend 3 days in a workshop with 21 motivated business owners and senior managers – all focused on improving their business by supplying to a large organisation. The large organisation in question...
by Bronwyn | Jul 27, 2021 | Blog, Small Biz Big Biz Relationships, Small Biz Tips, Tenders
10 Rules – Your Procedure Template is on its way Thanks for requesting a copy of our Mining for Business ‘Procedure Template’ An email is on its way to the email address you provided. If you don’t receive it, check in your Junk folder and verify that you entered a...
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...