Colin Porter

Sometimes to simply stay viable, unpopular, if not heartbreaking changes are necessary. That’s part and parcel of business, politics, and life.

Before all that good stuff comes along, it seems the list of things to do – and inevitable dilemmas associated with annual close downs and the like – gets longer and more complicated each year.

I’ve been fortunate enough to be my own boss for twenty years. Let me be the first to say that there isn’t a business owner in Australia, nay the world, who hasn’t fought in the battle of obtaining finance.

I naturally gravitate towards the strictly business topics for my blog, but this week there’s an issue on my mind which is a little more wide reaching.

Say the term ‘work from home’ to some employers, and it’s greeted by a variety of snorts, jeers and ‘get real’.

Let’s skip the lip-service on how rewarding it is to own your own business – of course it is. Instead, let’s call it for what it is: a hard and relentless battle.

Unless your business is the final petrol station before the Nullarbor Plain, you’ve got competition. And regardless of how seamless you think your product range, service offering, and customer service to be – we’re all human, and you ARE making mistakes.

I think it’s fair to say, the term ‘innovation’ has had its day.

When it comes to lawyers, jokes and stereotypes abound. Some are true, others are actually very outdated.

Old lines like ‘money makes the world go round’ aren’t bandied about for no good reason.