Ron Manners’ ideas 
and adventures

Articles: Business

Why Not Start Your Own Think Tank?

Presentation to The Centre for Free Economic Thought Tallinn, Estonia April 28th, 2026 By Ron Manners AO Founder of Mannkal Economic Education Foundation...

The Philosophy of Entrepreneurship

Delivered by Ron Manners AO during the Free Market Road Show at the Estonian Business School (Tallinn) on April 29th, 2026. I’ve been...

Slide-Rules, Capital and Remaining Focused

Avoiding socialism and wokeness! During a recent office clean-up, I came across my old slide-rule ….. What a useful item this was, in...

Tallinn – Estonia – The Home of Entrepreneurship

Starting at the Bottom (I am still not sure where I will end up) The below is a speech delivered by Ron Manners...

WA Inc. II

Where are our investigative journalists? (and why the silence from shareholders?) I am still expecting to hear the backlash from a recent announcement...

The “Climate Debate” drives off the cliff!

It is hard to avoid the strident tones of the promoters of the various climate and “Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)” schemes. I...

Travel & Creativity

They say that distance and difference are the secrets to creativity. Perhaps that is why I have returned to Australia refreshed from spending three...

Corporate Culture 2022

At Mannwest Group and Mannkal Foundation we invest in a wide range of publicly listed companies as we are dependent on their continuing...

Mannkal’s New Strategic Alliance

Today we are excited to announce that Mannkal Economic Education Foundation has entered into a strategic alliance with the Centre for Entrepreneurial Research...

Challenging our Shibboleths

A review of Mannerisms: 1985-2020 Former Liberal Leader of the Opposition, Bill Hassell AM, was kind enough to review my latest book Mannerisms:...

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