Business Innovation Series Episode 6: Bill Lang

5 million Australians rely on small business. As a group, small business is the largest employer and biggest contributor to the national economy but it remains fragmented because small business owners by their nature run their own race with little time or will to organise politically. Enter Small Business Australia - an organisation founded by Bill Lang two decades ago to represent all small businesses in this country and bring attention to their role as community hubs and the heart of our economy. --------------------------------- Join Small Business Australia for FREE: www.smallbusinessaustralia.org Let’s Be Open campaign: www.sosbiz.com.au Follow Bill: www.facebook.com/smallbizaustralia www.linkedin.com/company/67993566/admin Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/wxoYJK1qzsk --------------------------------- Show notes: 2:20 Local communities are supported by small business not large corporations 6:33 Winning the war by changing the government – ideas to save business 8:37 Change ‘imposed’ is often change ‘opposed’ 11:50 ‘Australian Cadetships’ instead of JobSeeker 13:42 Private sector designed, government funded 15:58 ‘A chicken in every pot’ 21:31 Giving politicians too much power 24:53 The U.K. stimulus for lockdowns 27:25 How to get staff at half price 32:35 People mistakenly believe that government supported all small businesses 34:53 Does the Victorian government ‘hate’ small business? 38:31 Companies captured by government 43:51 Citizen Action Plans (CAP) to change Victoria 48:15 Media bias and faked interviews 49:10 New bankruptcy laws? 54:43 QLD elections, Jacinda Ardern win, Daniel Andrews in 2022 1:03:12 Where to get news and avoid ‘if it bleeds it leads’ 1:08:40 Private sector innovation for contact tracing 1:11:45 Service NSW shows us how it’s done 1:13:16 Why Australians still start small businesses 1:20:32 The coming wave of innovation 1:22:22 Succeeding during crisis 1:25:30 Hibernation and polar bears 1:30:12 Business is much more than profit 1:31:50 Moving beyond survival to focus on ‘thriving’ post-COVID 1:35:28 Recommendations for 2020/2021