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Published commentary, interviews and conversations on SME succession, owner independence, leadership capability, and building businesses that can thrive beyond the owner. Every piece links straight to the original publication or program.

Articles & commentary.

Written for the people who advise and run Australian businesses.

The AustralianState revenue offices leave door open to tax trusts switching to fixed distribution modelA front-page story, quoting Gabe Enslin on what the new trust tax rules mean for owners planning a handover.Read article →Herald SunHow Canberra's budget blowouts are now threatening Australian jobsBy Gabe EnslinAustralia is not running out of money, it is running out of stewardship — and a third of small businesses say they may not survive the consequences.Read article →CCIWAIs your business too reliant on you?By Gabe EnslinGabe Enslin on how owner dependence quietly erodes value, and what it takes to build a business that runs without you.Read article →Flying SoloMaximising the value of your businessBy Bill WithersStrengthening value by reducing owner dependency and building resilience.Read article →Flying SoloFive things every business owner should do this week to get ahead of the fuel crisisBy Gabe EnslinOwner-led actions for resilience under external pressure.Read article →Kochie's Business BuildersHow to build the value of your business by taking yourself out of itBy Bill WithersLifting business value by reducing the company's dependency on the owner.Read article →Inside Small BusinessThe five principles of succession thinking that SMEs need to knowBy Bill WithersAn introduction to the succession-thinking principles for SME owners.Read article →CEOWorld MagazineBusiness owner overwhelm: what you can do to stop itBy Bill WithersOwner overwhelm as a design problem, not just a personal workload one.Read article →CEOWorld MagazineIs lack of clarity at the core of your culture problems?By Bill WithersRole clarity, culture and the structural causes behind business friction.Read article →CEOWorld MagazineHow to maximize the value of your businessBy Bill WithersBuilding transferable value and reducing key-person risk in owner-led firms.Read article →CEOWorld MagazineWhy maintaining your owner's vision is key to long-term business successBy Bill WithersThe owner's vision as a practical anchor for long-term decisions.Read article →Yahoo FinanceCalls to end strangling tax as unions push for biggest leave change in 50 yearsBy Gabe EnslinA contribution on policy pressure, operating costs and the challenges facing Australian owners.Read article →Business BuildersFive things every small business owner should do this weekBy Gabe EnslinPractical actions to stay ahead and strengthen the business.Read article →Business BuildersThe Aussie small business playbook just got dismantledBy Gabe EnslinOn a changing SME operating environment and what owners now need to build.Read article →WA Business NewsWithers thinking about successionA feature on Bill Withers and succession thinking.Read article →Small Business AssociationBeyond succession planningBy Gabe EnslinWhy traditional exit planning fails owners, and why independence has to be built earlier.Read article →CCIWA‘Closing loops’ will help, but what can you do to proactively improve your workplace?By Gabe EnslinOn workplace-law change, role clarity, culture and proactive systems.Read article →Small Business AssociationBuild a business beyond youBy Gabe EnslinA practical argument for owner independence, succession readiness and stronger operating systems.Read article →Inside RetailHow business owners can continue to shape company culture as they growBy Bill WithersPreserving founder intent and culture as a business scales beyond the owner.Read article →CEOWorld MagazineWhat a health scare taught me about the importance of succession thinkingBy Bill WithersWhy succession thinking matters before an owner faces urgent decisions.Read article →Company Director · AICDStrengthening your SME for long-term successBy Bill WithersBill Withers on succession thinking and long-term SME strength, in AICD's Company Director.Read article →

Interviews, podcasts & broadcast.

Longer-form conversations on succession thinking and owner independence.

Trusted Adviser PodcastThe Business That Doesn't Need You with Gabe Enslin from AdaptHosted by Rob PyneGabe Enslin, co-founder of Adapt, joins host Rob Pyne to discuss building resilient SMEs that don't depend on their owners and why succession thinking beats succession planning.Listen →The Real Biz Life ChroniclesClarify your vision and goalsGabe EnslinOn vision, goals and the leadership work behind stronger businesses.Listen →The Good Stuff PodcastStewarding SMEs and AIBill Withers & Gabe EnslinOn SME stewardship, leadership, technology and future-building.Listen →Owner to Owner PodcastBuilding resilient SMEs and succession thinkingBill WithersOn resilient SMEs and succession thinking.Listen →Magical Learning PodcastGrowing global SMEs and understanding succession thinkingBill WithersOn global SME growth and succession-thinking discipline.Listen →Business Essentials PodcastThe power of succession-thinkingBill WithersOn the Succession Thinking framework and resilient SMEs.Listen →The Real Math of Business PodcastThe small business superpowersBill WithersOn SME strengths, resilience and succession thinking.Listen →The Leadership Journey PodcastSuccession: the 3 S's of businessOn leadership capability, cultural maturity and the human side of growth.Listen →2GB · Overnights with Mike JeffreysFive things every small and medium enterprise should be doing right nowImmediate priorities for SME owners.Listen →2GB · Overnights with Mike JeffreysImagine your suburb without its corner shopOn the social and economic role of small business in local communities.Listen →Owner to Owner PodcastBuilding thriving businesses that don't need their ownersGabe EnslinA conversation on healthier businesses and owner independence.Listen →Channel 7 · Kochie's Business BuildersAFS Group gets a lesson on succession planning from Bill WithersA broadcast segment featuring Bill Withers on succession planning.Watch →

The SME Advantage.

Founders and leaders, in their own words, on what it really takes to build a business that lasts.

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The SME AdvantageStop blaming your people w. Alena Bennettwith Alena BennettWatch →The SME AdvantageLessons from the incoming owner-leaderwith Kane + GabeWatch →The SME AdvantageTraps and opportunities of building leadership beyond youwith Kane + GabeWatch →The SME AdvantageHow to become AI resilient as an SMEwith Pete & Andy, Other Stuff StudioWatch →The SME AdvantageNavigating the redundancy decisionwith Brendan Forwood, People SquaredWatch →The SME AdvantageThe goldmine you already ownwith James Smith, Smith Brothers MediaWatch →The SME AdvantageA shot in the armwith Kane + GabeWatch →The SME AdvantageVision driven business and what it really takeswith Bill WithersWatch →The SME AdvantageDeveloping leaders and unveiling their potentialwith Ben CharltonWatch →The SME AdvantageBuilding real and lasting culture in a large businesswith Michelle ChinWatch →The SME AdvantageGetting real about resilience and the hard road of entrepreneurshipwith Alex DunmowWatch →The SME AdvantageThe power of mindset and the courage to innovatewith Mikaela GreeneWatch →The SME AdvantageLatency, DonkOps, and ownership vs leadershipwith Hamish & Tania, Mechanical RockWatch →The SME AdvantageMerging two great businesseswith Jason SeelWatch →The SME AdvantageMargin up, capital up, risk downwith Pete Winn & Andy DavidWatch →The SME Advantage10 years of growth marketing with AMMOwith Cam Sinclair & Jack HallamWatch →The SME AdvantageInfluencing high-risk industrieswith Shane Addis, ERGT AustraliaWatch →The SME AdvantageEmpathy is a leadership super powerwith Mo DayaWatch →The SME AdvantageBe kind to yourselfwith Sophie StottWatch →The SME AdvantageThe power of play on performance and successwith Josh PullmanWatch →

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