Disaster hits small business in many ways. We need a national strategy to help them adapt
- Written by Samantha Sharpe, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
When the central business district of Lismore was flooded in 2017, every small business owner in the northern New South Wales town had a decision to make. Should they rebuild their businesses, or take whatever insurance money they might get and move on?
I know one who contemplated giving it all away. His shop had been completely inundated. What...
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