Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose.

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #237 Broadcast date: 18th June 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Will Day, Deputy Commissioner Small Business at Australian Taxation Office We are pleased to be joined on Small Biz Matters by those in government who are really at the coalface of supporting small business. Today we welcome Will Day , Assis...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #236 Broadcast date: 4 June 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guests: Roger Gregg, Sabby Gill, Aly Garrett We all know that data, in the wrong hands can be destructive. But we also know the power of data to make us more efficient, save us time and the potential to make us better advisors and business owners. The...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #235 Broadcast date: 28 May 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guests: Gavan Ord, Policy Adviser CPA Australia What could be better than one Budget Special?? Two!! That’s right, we are the only dedicated small business policy and advocacy analysis radio program so its important we bring you the budget experts to...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #234 Broadcast date: 21 May 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guests: David Harding, Executive Director BusinessNSW and expert guests from the Budget Lockup There’s not a lot of small businesses that wait with bated breath each budget night for what’s in it for them, but there is a handful of experts looking out...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #233 Broadcast date: 14 May 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Dr Brendan French, CEO of Energy Consumers Australia There are some big changes coming down the pipeline for small business; and it involves an input every business needs: Energy. Whether you’re located in a small country town or the middle of...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #231 Broadcast date: 30 April 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Hon Bruce Billson, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Back in April 2024, Small Biz Matters was lucky enough to attend the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia’s National small business summit. COSBOA i...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #231 Broadcast date: 30 April 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair, Australian Competition Consumer Commission Competition is a major part of law reform which affects all small businesses. Whether it’s a small grocer in a regional town or a newsagent in a major city’s shopping centr...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #230 Broadcast date: 23 April 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Tim Beresford CEO Australian Financial Security Authority So many acronyms, so little small business time. But the PPSR is one you and your advisors should know about. Why? Because it’s free, it helps to protect your assets and your business....

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #229 Broadcast date: 16 April 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Dr Michael Schaper, Board Chair, small business advocate and policy specialist There is a sector of the small business community that is even more regulated than others but there is a good reason for that. Due to some bad actors in the sector...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #228 Broadcast date: 9 April 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Dr Stephen Morse, ESG Strategist & Founder Unchained & Serena Stewart Head of Strategic Partnerships, Business/Law School at UTS If you asked a small business owner if they had processes which showed consideration, fairness and equalit...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #227 Broadcast date: 2 April 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Sandy Chong, CEO of Australian Hairdressing Council There is a sector of the small business community who has always been on the business frontline and constantly impacted by macro and micro economics. They are the embodiment of small business...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #225 Broadcast date: 19th March 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Elizabeth Skirving, CEO of Rural Business Tasmania Small businesses are often (when it is convenient) referred to as the “backbone of the economy” but nothing could be closer to the truth in regional, rural and remote communities. They lite...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #225 Broadcast date: 5th March 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Emma Clarke, Chief Operating Officer, Mable Increasingly, big tech companies are playing the role of advocate on behalf of their small business users. Some even have branches dedicated to governance and ensuring the data is aggregated, safe...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #224 Broadcast date: 27th February 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Stephen Walters, Chief Economist Business Council of Australia (BCA) There is a group of boffins who wield influence and power in Canberra and across the state and local governments too. And it is just as well since they know the effect...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #223 Broadcast date: 20th February 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Dr Suji Sanjeevan, co-founder Light & Glo Designs Resilience is one of those words that is overused and bandied about when describing small businesses. After Covid it can probably be adopted by every small business that still has the...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #222 Broadcast date: 13th February 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Natasha Hawker, Managing Director Employee Matters It is all the politicians and business leaders are talking about right now: the new Industrial Relations Reforms passed by Parliament recently after months and months of negotiations. Th...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #221 Broadcast date: 30th January 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: The speakers and attendees at the Intuit GetConnected23 conference! Conferences are a great way to connect with your peers, learn the latest industry trends and grab some swag! And last year’s Intuit GetConnect conference was no exception...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #220 Broadcast date: 23th January 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Rosemary Sinclair AM, CEO of au. Domain Administration With decades of experience as a leader and advocate in the telecommunications industry, today’s guest is no stranger to policy, international diplomacy and being at the helm of indust...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #219 Broadcast date: 16th January 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: John Shepherd PSM, First Assistant Secretary, Digital Identity Taskforce, Dept Finance You don’t have to be a Fintech or a tech company to work with data as a small business owner. We work on a daily basis with business data, integrated p...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #218 Broadcast date: 9th Jan 2024 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Kate Carnell AO There are few people in Australia with more experience in small business policy, advocacy and purpose than Kate Carnell AO. Her resume as a community leader is impressive. Aside from a long career in policy and politics, Kate f...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #217 Broadcast date: 12th December 2023 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Murray Hurps, StartUps Director, University of Technology, Sydney The tech StartUp world is sometimes seen as the darling of government industry policy. Fast paced, fast growth, its an exciting world filled with hard working entrepreneur...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #216 Broadcast date: 5th December 2023 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Christine Pope -  Director at Australian Traditional Medicine Society ATMS is uniquely positioned to advise Government on health, women, the economy and micro business. How do they juggle multiple policy areas and represent their small bu...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #215 Broadcast date: 28th November 2023 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Andrew Williams, CEO Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) This week on the show we welcome Andrew Williams, CEO Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN). After the recent (and increasingly frequent)...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #214 Broadcast date: 21st November 2023 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Bjorn Jarvis, Head of Labour Statistics at Australian Bureau of Statistics This week on the show we welcome Bjorn Jarvis is the head of the labour statistics program at the ABS. Why are we talking to the ABS? what has this got to do with...

Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #213 Broadcast date: 14th November 2023 Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor Guest: Rob Marshall, GM Community Engagement and Education at Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Let’s dive into the world of member associations. Bookkeepers and accountants are critical to your small business success. Assisting with complianc...