2. 270 2,000,000+ Large companies in Australia employ 50% Of the Private Sector labour force Small businesses employ the other Of the Private Sector labour force Data sourced from Australian Human Resources Institute

4. The Rate of Failure of Small Businesses in Australia is Staggering

5. Insolvency in Small Businesses keep increasing Data sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics

6. 1.Poor cash management 2.Poor Marketing Two Big Reasons Are Image Credit: Winners & Losers in Retail by Peter Evans-Greenwood @ flickr.com under CC/BY modified by cropping the original

7. There is a third silent assassin POOR PEOPLE MANAGEMENT Image Credit: Local 12103 on Strike @ flickr.com under CC/BY

8. A Business is only as good as its PEOPLE

9. People bring uniqueness to their jobs by combining EXPERTISE AND PASSION Image credit: worker cutting metal pipe by marin and doctor woman by Luigi Diamanti/freedigitalphotos.net

10. Big Businesses focus on harnessing this power

11. Small Businesses have to deal with the same challenges as their Big Corporate Brothers HIRING TRAINING MANAGING STAFF PAYING MARKET RATES EVER CHANGING LEGAL ISSUES

12. In Addition,

13. They compete with BIG BUSINESSES to recruit TALENT Image credit: Stockimages/freedigitalphotos.net

14. They have to comply with laws that are more suitable for large businesses BUT APPLY TO THEM AS WELL

15. PEOPLE ARE NOT ON MANAGEMENT’S RADAR Yes NoMay be Compliance Pro-active Staff Management And yet, for most small businesses

16. Managing People = Problem NOT A PRIORITY Image Credit: Stress!! by Marsmet549 @ flickr.com under CC/BY

17. Resulting into 1. Industrial Relations Issues with financial and non-financial costs

18. 2. Loss of Productivity adding THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS annually to the running costs

20. Bring PEOPLE MANAGEMENT at the forefront of your mind

21. Understand your legal obligations as an EMPLOYER

22. You can get assistance from: Fair Work Commission Fair Work Ombudsman Australian Taxation Office

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24. Create a PERFORMANCE FOCUSED workplace

25. Start by hiring RIGHT people in every role CREATE A

26. Ensure they are TRAINED To do their job well

27. Make every employee feel as a VALUED MEMBER of the Team

28. It doesn’t have to be an EXPENSIVE exercise

29. COMMUNICATION, UNDERSTANDING, ENCOURAGEMENT, INTEGRITY, RESPECT and FAIRNESS. Slowly these help build a PERFORMANCE CULTURE What matters most are Image credit: Stuart Miles/freedigitalphotos.net

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