Get the inside scoop on the Big Small Business Survey

Jenn Donovan is a legend in the small business sector. She’s the host of a slew of brilliant small business podcasts – Stories from the Bush, Small Business Made Simple and Along the Murray as well as being the founder of Social Media and Marketing Australia. She also founded Buy from a Bush Business and is the co-founder of regional and rural business marketplace, spendwithus.com.au.

But she’s not here to talk about any of that today. Today, Jenn will be giving us the lowdown on the findings of the Big Small Business Survey.

Episode notes

In this episode, Jenn unpacks:

• 00:56 – The idea behind the Big Small Business survey
• 03:12 – How small business has changed since the pandemic
• 04:25 – Initial findings from the survey
• 04:50 – How to grow in the current economy
• 07:27 – Small business and mental health challenges
• 11:26 – Mental health and regional businesses
• 16:15 – Money matters; regional versus city businesses
• 17:21 – Small business and marketing spend
• 22:04 – The impact of technology on business
• 28:39 – Small business and cash flow challenges

Want to learn more about the state of play of small biz? Download the report: https://bit.ly/SurveyReport2022

Click here for the full episode transcript.