Jenn Donovan is a legend in the small business sector. She’s the host of a slew of brilliant small business podcasts – Stories from the Bush, Small Business Made Simple and Along the Murray as well as being the founder of Social Media and Marketing Australia. She also founded Buy from a Bush Business and is the cofounder of regional and rural business marketplace, spendwithus.com.au.

But she’s not here to talk about any of that today. Today, Jenn will be giving us the lowdown on the findings of the Big Small Business Survey.

Episode notes:

00:56 The idea behind the Big Small Business survey
03:12 How small business has changed since the pandemic
04:25 Initial findings from the survey
04:50 How to grow in the current economy
07:27 Small business and mental health challenges
11:26 Mental health and regional businesses
16:15 Money matters; regional versus city businesses
17:21 Small business and marketing spend
22:04 The impact of technology on business
28:39 Small business and cash flow challenges

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Get the inside scoop on the Big Small Business Survey