Stronger: How Innovative small businesses are turning a crisis into growth

‘A time for crisis is not something an entrepreneur survives, it’s the reason you are an entrepreneur’, Bill Aulet, MIT

This 52-page report, published in January 2021, is particularly aimed at owner-managers of small and medium sized enterprises and provides valuable information and examples on the challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The research reviewed over 200 sources and surveys with thousands of small businesses - from many nations including Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK and Ireland - to extract the most practical and valuable ideas for small businesses.

Colin Graham, author of Stronger - how innovative small businesses are turning a crisis into growth.

Content includes:

• How COVID-19 has impacted on small businesses and industry sectors.

• Moving through and beyond the pandemic - practical things small businesses can do to grow stronger and thrive in the new environment.

• Over sixty examples and four detailed case studies of how small businesses across the world are responding with innovative new business models, new products and services, and engaging with their customers.

• Practical tools and frameworks to help small businesses identify ways to do things differently and generate innovative responses to immediate and longer-term issues.

2026 Update: Looking back, many of the forward-thinking responses identified here weren't just temporary fixes - they have become mainstream, everyday business strategies.

A free download is available here.