MAKING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES STRONG THOUGH SMALL BUSINESS

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Making Families and Communities Strong Through Small Business Mara West, Honours Thesis, Murdoch University, 200717. Question: What are the future projections for the business?CS 1Sit tight and pay off loans.Depends on the Shire and their budget.If that gets cut then may have to look forwork elsewhere like Tom Price andoperate someone else’s machinesunless they can use my machines. It’sno use rushing to work for bigcompanies as they only give you “shit”work that requires you to work yourmachines to death. It’s very hard to justpack up and move.Fuel prices will have huge impact. TheShire reckons contractors were stealingthe fuel so now I have to supply my own.Both want to expandhowever things like fuelprices and operatingcosts inhibit thisCS 2 Want to incorporate the business into thefamily/extended family community operationswhere it can provide transport training,transport for the community as well asundertake work with the mining companies.18. Question: What would be the components of a best practice model for Indigenous business in remote locations?CS 1Good bookkeeping. Always checkentries and know and understand theinformation.Appropriate training has to be providedso people have the skills to questioneverything.People must have experience and goodgrounding in business.Departments/funding bodies must havecompetent staff who have experience inbusiness and who can provide the rightadvice and not keep “palming” people offto other people. Time is money and loneoperators don’t have the luxury of time.54
Making Families and Communities Strong Through Small Business Mara West, Honours Thesis, Murdoch University, 2007Departments must be streamlined sothat information is readily available onthe computer. I’m usually doing businessby Satellite phone so can’t “hold” or ringback.CS 2Has to be based around family and theneeds of the familyHas to have the flexibility to allow familyto attend cultural eventsThe business has to make money, beeconomically viable but has to also meetthe needs of the community.55
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