Business Resilience 
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Business Resilience 

Will there be a global recession?  I don’t know.  I can’t foretell the future, and nor can you.  But one...
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Family Business – an Introduction 
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Family Business – an Introduction 

Are you in a family business?  Some of the business owners we speak to don’t even regard that as a...
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The Four Truths of Business Growth® 

The Four Truths of Business Growth®  We trademarked that phrase because it’s central to how we plan our work with...
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Business Plan?  I Know I Had One Somewhere 

Been to see a business advisor, bank manager, grant body?  Enr0lled in a business assistance scheme?  Joined a business support...
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When Confidence Wanes
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When Confidence Wanes

Some days, we’re just not feeling it. It may be lack of sleep, a pizza hangover or just a no-good-reason-classic-brain-fog...
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Branding vs Marketing 

It a common question in the business world- just what is the difference between branding and marketing?  Both are important,...
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The Four Truths of Business Growth® 

We trademarked that phrase because it’s central to how we plan our work with our clients.  Here’s a quick overview. ...
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Your Local Chamber of Commerce

Picture this: you're a small business owner in your community, trying to make a name for yourself in a world...
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WA Forum of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Our CEO @iain massey (aka The Board Bloke®) spent a pleasant and fruitful day at the annual WA Forum of...
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What It Means to Be in Business For Yourself 

Why are we in business?  It’s not the easy road, but hey, it’s worth it.  I’ve run my own businesses...
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Unchain Your Business 

The biggest ball-and-chain we see on businesses is not talent, guts, determination or the state of the economy.  It’s strategy...
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Networking for Business Success 

People do business with people they know, like and trust – the world over.  The more technology we use, the...
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Four Stages of the Business Journey

  Being in business is a journey. We grow, we stumble, we learn. If we are lucky, every day brings...
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Grant Thornton Business Survey – Rehabilitating the Third Generation 

Grant Thornton Australia just released their 2023 family business survey, called Future-Proofing Your Family Business.  It’s a very relevant title,...
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Deep Listening 

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was handed a shit sandwich.  It was a software...
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How to Leave Your Business 

The end of the year.  For some, the end of 12 years of school, or 3-4 years of Uni, or...
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AI in Regional Business

  AI.  Uh-oh.  The looming nemesis of our species?  A discovery comparable to harnessing fire, with immense potential to improve...
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Pride of Place 

Isn’t it fantastic to be a regional business owner?  Sometimes we get bogged down in the challenges and we limit...
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Isolation in Business 

It can be a very lonely gig, being in business for yourself.  I know, I’ve been down that rabbit-hole.  You...
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Synergy in Business 

Have you read Stephen Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People?  Perhaps the most quoted (and mis-quoted) book title...
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