Growth Newsletter Archives

Edition 336 – Thoughts From the Ride-On Mower

Written by Dean Robinson on August 10, 2022. Posted in Growth Newsletter.

This week, some random thoughts and observations.

Edition 335 – Who Needs Information?

Written by Dean Robinson on August 3, 2022. Posted in Growth Newsletter.

Do you want to know the easiest way to find revenue in your business? What about taking a look at the reports your system generates? Let me explain.

Edition 334 – Cyber Outages

Written by Dean Robinson on July 27, 2022. Posted in Growth Newsletter.

Most small and family businesses think their IT investment should consist of new computers every few years and some anti-virus software. That’s it! No plan. No dedicated infrastructure renewal programme. Nothing to worry about, it seems, until something no longer works. Yet, all they’re thinking about is if something breaks. What about if you’re attacked from outside? Or even inside?

Edition 333 – Shareholder’s Agreements

Written by Dean Robinson on July 20, 2022. Posted in Growth Newsletter.

I’ve long been an advocate of shareholder’s agreements, particularly when:

There are unrelated parties in business with each other.
There are multiple family members in business with each other, who are not spouses.

Edition 322 – Cotton On To Cotton On

Written by Dean Robinson on July 13, 2022. Posted in Growth Newsletter.

Last week’s edition of Growth was all about recruitment. This week, I’d like to focus on a point I’ve continued to labour through 2022.

Edition 331 – Rare As Hen’s Health

Written by Dean Robinson on July 6, 2022. Posted in Growth Newsletter.

Most businesses can’t find staff right now. Anywhere. No one is immune, it would seem.

In a recent conversation with my good friend and business mentor, Phil Symchych, who resides in Regina, Saskatchewan, smack bang in the prairies of Canada, he remarked that on local commercial radio at the moment, he is hearing more advertisements for staff than he is for businesses advertising their wares.

Edition 330 – Mid Year Report Card

Written by Dean Robinson on June 29, 2022. Posted in Growth Newsletter.

So, here we are! One day off the end of the financial year and six months into 2022. A lot has happened and a lot continues to happen. Here’s what I’ve seen and what I’m hearing, in and around family businesses.

Edition 329 – Emotional Impact

Written by Dean Robinson on June 22, 2022. Posted in Growth Newsletter.

When business owners talk with me about the issues that are troubling them in business, there’s usually a standard list that includes:

Cashflow.
Workflow.
Employees.
Equipment and/or technology.
Production capacity.

Edition 328 – Connectedness

Written by Dean Robinson on June 15, 2022. Posted in Growth Newsletter.

A couple of weekends back, I took part in the Ford Falcon Tribute Cruise from Sydney to Mount Panorama in Bathurst. After two years of no cruise due to COVID, this year’s event was in support of, and raised money for, the victims of domestic violence.

Edition 327 – The Next Sale Starts Now

Written by Dean Robinson on June 8, 2022. Posted in Growth Newsletter.

We’re 6 months into our new photocopier contract. The old beast was 5 years old and we made the decision to upgrade based on past experience that irrespective of use over time, things go wrong with age.