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The word “entrepreneur” is probably one of the most misunderstood and abused words in the English language. Former US President George W. Bush once remarked that the French don’t have a word for entrepreneur…
Good management matters and the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful business can often be linked to the quality of its management team. The World Management Survey developed by Nicholas…
As we head inexorably towards the federal election this September one of the issues that should get more attention is industrial relations. For the opposition leader Tony Abbott this has been a sensitive…
This is the fourth in a series of articles on cash flow management in small firms that I have prepared for this column, drawing upon academic research papers published in the past five years. In this article…
In this third article on cash flow management within small firms I take a look at the role of learning within the small firm as owner-managers and their teams confront the reality of maintaining sufficient…
In this second article on cash flow management within small firms I take a look at the critical role of the owner-manager. For this series I have selected research papers published within the academic…
One of the most important issues for small businesses is their ability to manage cash flow. This is regularly illustrated in the Telstra Sensis Business Index of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs…
On 10 December 1992 former Prime Minister Paul Keating delivered his “Redfern Park Speech” in Sydney. Now regarded as one of Australia’s greatest political speeches it was the point at which a Prime Minister…
2012 is the United Nations International Year of the Co-operative and as part of the celebrations I attended the National Co-operatives Conference in Port Macquarie from 24-26 October. It was an interesting…
An issue that has been creating significant friction within the Liberal National Party (LNP) coalition is the deregulation of the Australian wheat industry. In recent weeks we have seen threats by West…