Small Business Centres Future Trends The Changing Face of WA Conference 2010 Joondalup 12 Nov 2010 Annimac / Anni Macbeth

2 we in WA are in the future …

©2010 Annimac The Future - what we know : Macro trends ∞ Everything changing faster.

©2010 Annimac consultants Speed of change

©2010 Annimac The Future - what we know : Macro trends ∞ Everything changing faster. ∞ Climate changing too rapidly.

©2010 Annimac consultants Unpredictable climate changes

©2010 Annimac The Future - what we know : Macro trends ∞ Everything changing faster. ∞ Climate changing too rapidly. ∞ Running out of oil & gas.

©2010 Annimac consultants Oil & Gas Shortages

©2010 Annimac The Future - what we know : Macro trends ∞ Everything changing faster. ∞ Climate changing too rapidly. ∞ Running out of oil & gas. ∞ Population growth escalating.

©2010 Annimac consultants Population vs Resources

©2010 Annimac The Future - what we know : Macro trends ∞ Everything changing faster. ∞ Climate changing too rapidly. ∞ Running out of oil & gas. ∞ Population growth escalating. ∞ Technology impacting society.

©2010 Annimac consultants Technology & human values

©2010 Annimac consultants What’s changing locally : Micro trends your observations your gut feelings others’ comments eg: big biz buying up small biz younger people leaving

©2010 Annimac consultants Big Picture : G F C

©2010 Annimac consultants North Atlantic ec power bloc 200 yrs Global Financial Crisis

©2010 Annimac consultants Australasian ec power bloc forming Global Financial Crisis

©2010 Annimac consultants Australasia Economic Power $ China India Japan SE Asia Aus/NZ $ largest number consumers $ cheapest enthusiastic skilled workers $ pro development governments $ access to venture capital & resources $ 21 st century vision

©2010 Annimac consultants Australia’ s Role $ designated regional leader $ Western large young resource rich $ politically stable $ economically stable $ multicultural friendly $ high quality of life $ high status future

©2010 Annimac consultants WA ’s Role : leader $ large with small population $ economically strongest s $ resource rich $ primary producer agri /min /o & g $ long term trade alliances with region $ multicultural $ very high quality of life

©2010 Annimac consultants WA ’s biz trends $ major projects contracted $12bn $ skilled workforce shortage 200K/15 yrs $ increasing service population FI/FO $ agribiz fluctuates $ corporate farms vs family owned $ decreasing broad acre $ increasing green & niche $ some rural communities decline

©2010 Annimac consultants WA ’s small biz trends $ global competition increasing impact $ flexibility part time / casual emp $ service industries growth $ most of all : technology driving all change ……..

©2010 Annimac consultants Technology driving all change 70 % of jobs in 2025 don’t exist now because 80 % of technology in 2025 not thought of yet

©2010 Annimac consultants Technology separates haves & have nots increasing generational gap now two distinct worlds 3 D virtual accelerating business evolution

©2010 Annimac consultants WA ’s small biz trends $ younger gens changing biz $ relationships based $ use social media networking $ speed in the Now $ higher values lead to profit $ social responsibility $ sustainability $ no spin

©2010 Annimac consultants Summary : WA ’s small biz future trends $ servicing resources sector $ service industries $ agribiz corporatising or nicheing $ using technology : $ client contact - global $ product marketing - global $ partnerships & alliances - global $ keeping at the Edge $ values underpin relationships

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