Owner To Owner Podcast Anthony Turner from SBMS on surviving a small business disaster.
Small business is harder than it has ever been. One disaster after another. Practical tips for surviving from an experienced mentor and past business owner.
Anthony Turner from Small Business Mentoring Service co-authored **Are U Ready? Surviving Small Business Disaster ** a valuable resource for any small business owner in understanding the important steps that can be taken to protect their business from disaster.
Anthony has experienced first hand the highs and lows of owning and running a small business. He has also mentored over one thousand other owners.
In this episode Anthony shares his personal wisdom and practical advice to help owners better deal with the up's and down's and we specifically discuss;
1. Taking time in this current environment to re-evaluate your business to ensure it is still relevant to your customers and to identify what needs to change
2. The importance of financial budgeting and making sure owners understand what the business needs to deliver to support the owners lifestyle
3. Why it's important for owners to reach out to customers, suppliers and some of the other large number of support services available, to look after their own mental health and wellbeing
4. How owners can restructure their business operations to make it easier to run and more profitable
5. Anthony's experiences that led to him co-authoring the Victorian and National Resilience Australia Awards winning book - available here
https://www.sbms.org.au/are-u-ready.html
6. The potential opportunities that can arise from disasters
7. Where owners can go for further information (links below)
https://www.sbms.org.au/free-resources
https://www.ato.gov.au/general/covid-19/
bb.org.au/SupportingSmallBusiness
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