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Owner To Owner PodcastBill Withers 3x business founder and author of breakthrough book Succession Thinking on building resilient SMEs@bill withers is founder of @the Adapt Way and author of 'Succession Thinking'. In this conversation, Michael and Bill discuss the challenges and strategies for building resilient businesses, emphasizing the importance of shifting from a short-term profit mindset to a long-term vision. Bill shares his journey from a challenging upbringing in #Kununurra to becoming a successful entrepreneur and business leader. The conversation delves into key themes;the importance of stewardship in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the lessons learned from selling his business Acquire, the vision behind his current venture, ADAPT, which aims to supp...2025-05-0558 min
Owner To Owner PodcastBill Lang from Small Business Australia on learning from other business owners and getting all 3 levels of government to better understand small business.Bill Lang is Founder and Director of @smallbusinessaustralia.org. He's a #HarvardMBA, and a seasoned #smallbusinessowner and operator. It started in the #foodvan industry with Doctor Dog, selling hot dogs outside of nightclubs and pubs in Melbourne in the 1980's.But more recently the businesses he's involved with are all about helping (including coaching and mentoring) owners;better use the internetbetter use digital tools to attract customersattract staff, and run their businesses more efficiently.In our wide-ranging discussion we cover;why small business is bigger than jobs and being the economic backbone tha...2022-06-2427 minOwner To Owner PodcastBill Lang from Small Business Australia on the critical importance of a flourishing small business economy.Bill lives & breathes small business. He takes us through his work as Executive Director of Small Business Australia https://www.smallbusinessaustralia.org/ which has a simple philosophy that he believes boils down to three things;To see things simplerTo see things fairer, andTo see things betterIn this episode Bill talks about;His own small business background, including the legendary Doctor Dog, founding fathers of the Melbourne street food sceneWhat he learnt at Harvard University that is useful to all small business ownersWhat small business owners can do to educate themselves and improve their b...2021-01-0627 min