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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
Disaster hits small business in many ways. We need a national strategy to help them adapt

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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