Bronwyn Reid
Bronwyn Reid is a small business advocate and mentor. She is passionate about helping regional and rural businesses find the pathway to success.
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The global economy is once again in a state of flux. Headlines scream of volatility: new tariffs announced and then retracted, financial markets bouncing on the whims of political decisions, and businesses grappling with uncertainty. In the latest chapter of this drama, the Trump administration in the United States is playing a game of tariff…
This quarter, I’m looking at risky things. Not skydiving or motorbike racing, though – just the normal, everyday things that pose a risk to your business and could pull it undone, writes small business mentor and advocate Bronwyn Reid. Of course, there are natural disasters, and the disaster management authorities are doing an excellent…
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? Because the rewards can be…
If you’re in the business world, you will have heard the terms Vision, Mission, Values and Principles thrown around with abandon. These words can be confusing, and every website you look at will provide a different definition, writes small business mentor, Bronwyn Reid. That’s why, when we tackled these concepts in our own environmental…
In the business world, there are many essential components for success – strategy, product, channel, sales … the management books and experts tell us all about them. But one thing is often overlooked, and it’s crucial to get this right before all the others: culture, writes small business mentor, Bronwyn Reid. The culture of…
Starting a business can be an exciting and optimistic journey, filled with hope and the promise of freedom. However, as the business grows and expands, the challenges start to emerge, and the reality of managing a team and juggling multiple roles sets in. You seem to be busier than ever, and there’s a fair chance…
Late payments have always been a problem for small businesses, but right now they’re costing you dearly, writes small business mentor, Bronwyn Reid. Until COVID-19 arrived, an entire generation of Australian business owners knew nothing but relatively benign business conditions. Gen Z (and Millennials) had little experience of harsh economic conditions – until COVID came…
The underlying premise of my book, Small Company Big Crisis, is that business crises are a recurring and inevitable part of being in business. And yet, every time another business crisis faces us, we are surprised. We treat the good times as ‘normal’ and the bad times as ‘abnormal’, writes Bronwyn Reid. But if…
The risk management sector has boomed into a USD $71 billion global industry, but not all risk management is created equal, writes small business mentor, Bronwyn Reid. Given that I published a book in 2021 about how small and medium businesses can prepare for a potential business crisis, the title of this post seems a…
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 why big companies may see your small business as too…
