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Our local small business landscape is constantly changing. It can be hard to keep up with current developments, new regulations and exciting opportunities.
We’ll write about all of these here.
We’d also love to feature your businesses. If you’d like to share a business triumph or even tribulation that taught you something valuable, let us know at connect@bswconnect.com.au
While we can’t promise to publish everything you send, we’ll do our best to post your story here or on our Facebook page.
South West Business Pulse Q4 21
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2020: A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER
Despite major challenges, 2020 proved to be another successful year for the South West Business Excellence Awards with 41 business making submissions, along with 12 Star Business Person of the Year and 10 Employee of the Year applications. 30 businesses succeeded in...
Collaboration at its finest during the most difficult of times: South West Alliance
As individuals and businesses, we are navigating through the toughest times we may ever experience with the coronavirus pandemic, and now more than ever we have needed to come together. This has led to an incredible show of collaboration in the South West, with the...
The 2020 South West Business Excellence Awards Are Going Ahead!
The current global health crisis is sending shockwaves through our South West business community. It is now more important than ever that our local businesses are able to access high quality support to get through this time and be prepared for the bounce back. The...
BSW Connect November Business Networking Lunch
Getting your cash flow sorted for Christmas It’s that time of year when cash flow can become a particularly challenging issue for many business owners. At our November Business Networking Lunch held at the ECU Learning Hub at Maker+Co, our guest speaker Juanita...
Insights from the ‘Bank of I.D.E.A.S’ Expert Peter Kenyon
In late November some members of our region had the good fortune of hearing Peter Kenyon, a regional community development guru, speak about ways to ‘Keep the Tills Rolling in Regional Australia’. For some three decades Peter has worked with and helped more than 2000...
Managing Your Most Precious Resource – top tips on time management
We all know we only have 1440 minutes in a day and as a business owner there never seems to be enough time to do all the things you need to. So, how can you can make the best use of your time to achieve the best outcomes for your business? The key starting point is to...
Growing your business through Networking, Storytelling and Online Reviews
Did you know that building business relationships is front and centre to having an effective marketing strategy? During October BSW Connect hosted a series of events with experts on networking, storytelling and driving online reviews. Ron Gibson, a master in the art...
Is admin killing your business dream?
A recent survey by Reckon of more than 1300 small business leaders across Australia found that admin and red tape costs small businesses an average of 541 hours and $14,857 financially per business a year, a total cost of $20.16 billion a year nationally. Nearly...
What is the power of a Mastermind Group?
BSW Connect recently embarked on their first Mastermind group. A Mastermind Group is a concept through which individuals learn business and life skills from each other and grow together. We saw the need for connection of our business community and to accelerate the...