Edition 421 – Go Niche!
In my opinion, too many small and family business owners aim too high! Not in their expectations of success, but in what they’re trying to build.
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In my opinion, too many small and family business owners aim too high! Not in their expectations of success, but in what they’re trying to build.
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It’s Sunday evening. We’re overnighting in Gundagai on our journey south to catch the Spirit of Tasmania out of Geelong. We’d left home late and the day’s journey had been hot. Three hours didn’t quite break the back of the trip, but it was enough to give us a good head start for day two.
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The gig economy. You’ve heard the term. You might or might not understand what it means. We’ve been told for the past 15 years that this is the way of the world and, as it happens, some very large, global players have popped up out of nowhere, had a bright idea, then proceeded to disrupt various elements of society.
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It was a busy return to work after the Christmas break. Lots on and plenty to clear before our planned road trip to Tasmania in mid-March.
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Have you ever come across a business owner where it’s “my way or the highway”?
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There’s no doubt the pandemic changed the way most of us work in Australia, and across the globe. Technology, and a rapidly changing economy where a large portion of the working population are employed in knowledge based industries has meant there are businesses that can function where staff don’t need to head into the office.
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It’s 1986. The birthday clock had not long ticked over the number 18. I was in my first year of university at the New South Wales Institute of Technology, which was to morph into the University of Technology, Sydney, two years later.
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Last weekend, I was a guest presenter at the annual retreat for the Family Business Association Forum Groups hosted by my friend and colleague, Andrew Barter, in Montville in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland in South East Queensland.
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Do you remember the Costa Concordia? It was the cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany in January 2012 after the captain stepped away from the bridge to, how shall we say, attend to other matters.
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It’s Friday evening. I’m heading home after a late appointment in North Sydney. The traffic is surprisingly quiet at 7pm as I head across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. To my left, I can see the Brilliance of the Seas manoeuvring away from the Overseas Passenger Terminal and preparing to do its miraculous turn in front of the glorious Sydney Opera House. You never, ever get tired of that scene.