Ron Manners’ ideas 
and adventures

Articles: Business

First stop, Hong Kong (next stop the world)

In 1990, as Chairman of Croesus, I made a promotional visit to Hong Kong. I then went to Frankfurt, Munich, London, New York,...

Hong Kong 1990 Mannwest

At war with optimism

In reviewing our third year as a listed company, at a time when half the country’s population appears to have declared civil war...

War Mannwest

Good as gold

In 1988, Croesus Mining entered year two of its company life. The teething problems were being ironed out but the best was yet...

Good as Gold Mannwest

From explorer to producer

I wrote this piece in 1987, after Croesus’ first year as a publicly listed company. The first year In reviewing our first year...

Exploration Mannwest

South Africa: Extending a rare hand of friendship

Being part of a ground-breaking team from Western Australia to promote trade with South Africa, at a time when our Federal Government discouraged...

Can government really assist small business?

This was written while I was President of Kalgoorlie Chamber of Commerce. The information presented here comes to you all the way from...

small business Mannwest

Union as a serious sport

    How far we have surrendered our economic and individual freedoms? Unionism has changed a lot since the late 1970s but so...

Mannwest union
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