1. www.annimac.com.au Small Business Centres Future Trends The Changing Face of WA Conference 2010 Joondalup 12 Nov 2010 Annimac / Anni Macbeth

2. 2 we in WA are in the future …

3. 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac www.annimac.com.au The Future - what we know : Macro trends ∞ Everything changing faster.

4. 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au Speed of change

5. 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac www.annimac.com.au The Future - what we know : Macro trends ∞ Everything changing faster. ∞ Climate changing too rapidly.

6. 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au Unpredictable climate changes

7. 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac www.annimac.com.au The Future - what we know : Macro trends ∞ Everything changing faster. ∞ Climate changing too rapidly. ∞ Running out of oil & gas.

8. 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au Oil & Gas Shortages

9. 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac www.annimac.com.au The Future - what we know : Macro trends ∞ Everything changing faster. ∞ Climate changing too rapidly. ∞ Running out of oil & gas. ∞ Population growth escalating.

10. 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au Population vs Resources

11. 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac www.annimac.com.au 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.

12. 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au Technology & human values

13. 13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au What’s changing locally : Micro trends your observations your gut feelings others’ comments eg: big biz buying up small biz younger people leaving

14. 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au Big Picture : G F C

15. 15 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au North Atlantic ec power bloc 200 yrs Global Financial Crisis

16. 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au Australasian ec power bloc forming Global Financial Crisis

17. 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au 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

18. 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au Australia’ s Role $ designated regional leader $ Western large young resource rich $ politically stable $ economically stable $ multicultural friendly $ high quality of life $ high status future

19. 19 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au WA ’s Role : leader $ large with small population $ economically strongest - 1980s $ resource rich $ primary producer agri /min /o & g $ long term trade alliances with region $ multicultural $ very high quality of life

20. 20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au 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

21. 21 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au WA ’s small biz trends $ global competition increasing impact $ flexibility part time / casual emp $ service industries growth $ most of all : technology driving all change ……..

22. 22 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au Technology driving all change 70 % of jobs in 2025 don’t exist now because 80 % of technology in 2025 not thought of yet

23. 23 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au Technology separates haves & have nots increasing generational gap now two distinct worlds 3 D virtual accelerating business evolution

24. 24 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au 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

25. 25 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au 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

26. 26 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©2010 Annimac consultants www.annimac.com.au Facing the future in SBCs :

27. 27 thank you contact me : annimac@annimac.com.au www.annimac.com.au