Modern Small Business
Welcome to our Leadership Blog
Life, Love & Business – it's a phrase we often use to explain the everyday interconnection between our business lives and our personal lives — all for the purpose of protecting and providing for those we love and nurturing our key relationships.
Our experience is most people want to be better people, to run better businesses and be better able to contribute to their communities and families in more meaningful ways. At its core of course, is the drive of leadership; who you are when nobody is looking, what you believe (and what you don't) who you value, what you support, and how you choose to show up in the world around you. Leadership is how we live (and work) with purpose and become that change we want to see in the world around us.
Our Modern Small Business Blog is for people who want to actively grow themselves, their businesses, and their community – so they can all live a bigger life.
“Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision”
― Peter F. Drucker
Beware the rise of the 'Chugger' - (aka the dreaded 'Charity Mugger')
It’s official: Australians are the world’s most generous people.
A study by Pro Bono Australia showed we’re the most generous people in the world followed by Ireland, then Canada and then New Zealand. Overall, 76% of Australians had given money to a good cause in the past month, 67% had helped a stranger, and more than a third had volunteered their time to a cause.
Our approach to generosity is even enshrined in one of our favourite idioms, ‘Everyone deserves a fair go’.
Anything else would be, well, un-Australian.
Launching a new idea, new business, new brand — you're trading money for ownership
Watching the launch of a NASA space rocket burn through 80% of its fuel on take-off, just to get off the launch pad, always reminds me of just how much effort is required to launch a business successfully.
The shared determination and the alignment of all involved will be reflected in the success of the launch—or the disaster that misalignment can bring later.
How business owners and investors are using the same solution to reduce their own risks
Experiencing prostate cancer has a significant impact upon a man's personal, work, and family life. The sobering fact is 1 man dies every 3 hours from prostate cancer in Australia.
Ask yourself and then your Accountant this one question every year
Understanding the must-haves and the nice-to-haves
As a child, I remember hearing people say ‘you have to spend money to make money’.
It was one of those comments you would always feel the need to nod in agreement with, even though what it actually meant was a complete mystery to me.
I've gotten a little older now but the reason behind that statement still escapes many small business owners today.
A detailed insight into a business interruption event
Most business owners are focused on the day-to-day delivery of their products and services and doing the best for their customers.
Sometimes we forget to talk about the reality of business interruption and how we can prepare for those times.
How much money does your business owe you? (and will it ever pay you back?)
Why seeing yourself as a shareholder is often better than an owner
People go into business predominantly for the benefit of their families and for greater personal freedom.
The core motivation for many is more around serving others and less about personal entitlement
So is it any wonder, many small business owners often slip and prioritise others to their own personal and commercial detriment - and forget to pay themselves first?
- The 7 Personality traits responsible for 85% of your success
- What a 9 year old boy taught me about courage
- How to protect your business from the natural habits you don’t know you have
- 10 Strategies to improve your mental toughness
- The irritation of doing good in business
- Want the biggest benefit for your buck? Now you're thinking like a philanthropist
- If it's not on your map, you probably won't go there
Get Prepared for Business
Protect your Small Business (and the Family who supports it) from the statical realities of Life, Love and Business we all face.
