Emily Morgan

When Bree Tinecheff completed her economics degree shortly before having her first child, she aspired to work for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Having increasing levels of demand would not bother most businesses if its part of the plan, but for the not-for-profit sector it is an ever increasing issue, with limited levels of funding required to meet those demands.

Women need to recognise their own source of power in order to influence organisations in the male-dominated world of resources.

Veteran lawyer and company director Bruno Camarri says he is just starting the fourth quarter of his career.

FIFTEEN years ago, in an industry that was dominated by two major global companies, Grant Johnston, his brother and his father decided to start a reinforcement steel business.

With projected labour demand in Western Australia approaching all-time highs on the back of large resource construction projects, local employers are turning to different migration solutions to meet their workforce needs.

THE mining industry may be well known for its support of the arts in WA, but a diverse range of companies has been recognised for contributing to the state’s growing cultural sector at this year’s Australia Business Arts Foundation’s WA

MOVING from the corporate sector to a role at a not-for-profit organisation may to some signal a downshift in workload, but David Johnson says his new position at Asthma Foundation WA has meant a full diary and a challenging start.

A Hilton function room in Perth’s CBD was filled with women, and some men, endorsing what the Australian Institute of Company Directors has been pushing since late last year, greater female representation on Australian companies’ board of directors.

For skills-based industries, apprentice training has long been an integral part of developing a sustainable workforce and for Bassendean-based Verriers Engineering, it has been part of the company’s employment strategy for the past 25 years.

KNOWN for its proximity to the Swan River and flourishing inner-city lifestyle, the suburb of East Perth is an unlikely place to find an outdoor adventure gear manufacturing business.

WESTERN Australia’s onsite construction workforce of 13,000 will need to increase to 25,000 by 2013 if the state wants to avoid a skills shortage.

SMALL businesses can sometimes struggle to effectively connect with the not-for-profit sector – there may be a lack of focus as to which sector to support, or a feeling the presence of corporate players is overwhelming their contribution.

Patricia Levitzke-Gray has followed in the footsteps of the deaf women in her family, lobbying for access to communication and basic services for deaf people.

Amidst the proposed mining tax and the ripple effects of the global financial crisis, Western Australian companies servicing the mining and resource sector are cautiously optimistic in their outlook for the 2011 financial year.

DUBAI’S economy may be struggling with debt at the moment, but other economies within the United Arab Emirates are strong and remain attractive to international businesses.

SCORING an invitation to frock up for a fundraiser may not be the once-a-year thrill of years past, with a growing number of charity balls on the Western Australian events calendar.

PERTH ‘sustainable’ eatery Greenhouse was the only local establishment to be recognised at this year’s Gourmet Traveller restaurant awards, with the restaurant’s head chef Matt Stone named best new talent.

AFTER working for recruitment giant Integrated for seven years and opening its Melbourne office, Tim Brady decided to start his own business.

CORPORATE social responsibility has become embedded in the cultures of many Western Australian businesses and those operating in the state. But what makes a partnership attractive to both the corporate sector and not-for-profit parties?

The Liberal Party’s Julie Bishop and Labor’s Gary Gray went head-to-head this week to discuss just who is better for business.

Professor Ralph Martins has dedicated his life to finding a test and cure for Alzheimer’s.

EARLY parenting support organisation Ngala was established in 1890 amid international economic uncertainty while, in Western Australia, there was a rush to the goldfields of Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie.

THE small business sector has highlighted taxation, ongoing red tape and the increased cost of superannuation among the top issues for the sector leading up to the federal election.

IT was 20 years ago, during a bicycle tour of Australia, that David Kaesehagen recognised finding solutions to the many challenges facing Australia would require input from environmental scientists.

Men’s health and its role in business productivity was the focus of a seminar in Perth this week.

EACH July for the past 17 years, artists and art lovers have trekked to the state’s one-time pearling capital, Cossack, 1,600 kilometres north of Perth, for Australia’s most remote regional art exhibition and richest acquisitive art prize – the Cossack Ar

While those starting an independent business may be flying solo with little support, an often-quoted bonus of the franchise system is the pre-existing infrastructure.

Perth-based drug discovery and biotechnology company Phylogica has signed a deal with major pharmaceutical operator AstraZeneca and its biologics unit MedImmune this week, a positive step for an industry that has had underwhelming investment and returns i

Curves Health Clubs are marketed as the Cheers of the fitness industry, a place where women can exercise in a supportive environment, where everybody knows their name.

The franchising sector may be made up of small to medium enterprises, but collectively it is big business.

A succession of poor reviews have refocused Greer and Lorna Marns in their quest for consistency.