Work Choices buried, but workplace obstacles remain for small businesses in...
There were more briefcases than golf sticks at Albany Golf Club yesterday as around 50 small business operators from the Great Southern gathered there to hear from Albany Chamber of Commerce CEO Graham...
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While most people in the Wheatbelt are planting seed and pulling up crop to make a living, one enterprising young woman has found a very different way to make a buck.
View ArticleIndustry awards a 'valuable exercise' for firms
Companies and small businesses across Western Australia are being urged to nominate for the 2012 WA Industry and Export Awards, which recognises achievements across many sectors.
View ArticleUnions push to increase state minimum wage
Unions WA is pushing for the state's minimum wage to be increased by 7 per cent but businesses say that would cripple small cafes, shops and restaurants.
View ArticleCall to make super schemes invest in small business
A group of Western Australian farmers is calling for superannuation funds to be forced to put up to 20 per cent of their investments into small businesses, partly to aid struggling agricultural...
View ArticleLarge shopping centre development planned for Denmark opposed by locals
The small town of Denmark, WA, is set for a major change with approval granted for an $11 million shopping centre development.
View ArticleSurvey looks to better understand regional traders' needs
The Department of Regional Development is hoping to get up to 6,000 responses to its regional business survey.
View ArticleKatanning main street refurbishment delays frustrate local business owners
Shop owners in the South West town of Katanning are angry a revitalisation project has run months over time, disrupting the main street and costing them business.
View ArticleAnzac centenary commemorations fail to deliver expected business boost
Albany's peak business lobby says a lower than expected turnout to the city's Anzac centenary commemorations has caused financial headaches for many local businesses.
View ArticleSurge in 'greypreneurs' and agriculture sector businesses owners, survey finds
A surge of business owners in the agricultural sector and "greypreneurs" has led the growth in new start-ups across Western Australia, a report has found.
View ArticlePorongurup campsite owner says free RV sites hurt local businesses
A Porongurup tourist park operator is calling for an end to free campervan facilities offered by local councils.
View ArticleIndependent beer brewers highlight massive growth to push for excise relief
An industry-commissioned report shows a tenfold increase in the size of Australia's independent brewing sector and regional Australia is leading the way.
View ArticleTiny West Australian community of Wyalkatchem bands together to save local...
A group of farmers and business people in the Western Australian town of Wyalkatchem band together to save their local butcher shop.
View ArticleSuccess stories for regional businesses, but internet speeds still a problem
Innovative regional businesses grow with the NBN rollout but the tyranny of distance still affects profit.
View ArticleFamily toasts late father with a very special vintage after taking out top...
The last vintage shared by a winemaking family before losing their father and husband to motor neurone takes out top honours at National Wine Show.
View ArticleQuinoa whiskey and the 'special ingredients' driving the craft beverage market
Australia's first quinoa whiskey joins a number of spirits with special, local ingredients driving the craft brewing and distilling industry.
View ArticleNew cannery hopes to bring canned Australian salmon to dinner tables of...
A new fish canning facility in Western Australia hopes to provide markets for the struggling Australian salmon industry.
View ArticleBiodegradable pet coffins and body bags the brainchild of young mums
Zoe Ednie-Brown and Jahna Trethowan have found their niche in a world where people spend thousands of dollars on their animals. It all began with a pair of precious guinea pigs.
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