We tend to assume that the only reason a company has a board of directors is because it has to have one. Why would an owner want to throw away autonomy to be answerable to a governing board?
Kerryn Newton, managing director of Directors Australia, says boards have a role to play for any SME with an annual turnover beyond $20 million, or smaller businesses experiencing high growth looking for direction.
Kerryn talks through the advantages in this edition of BTalk and, if she’s sold you on the idea, gives advice on how to get a board started and an indication of how much its likely to cost.
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Will Trump Be Good for the US Economy?
Will the new President be good news for his country, particularly those struggling to find jobs in the rust belt of Middle America?
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The battle for mobile dominance
Will Google and Apple dominate the mobile phone space from now on, or can Microsoft muscle in? And what about handset manufacturers?
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Aussie Retailers Slowly Getting a Grip on Social Media
A new report shows Aussie retailers are failing to track behaviour in social media. Steven Noble argues retailers have to be smarter online if they are to hang on to their market share.
