BUSINESSES around the world are either being dragged into, or have become willing participants in, a drive to improve their social and environmental performance.
IN the three months since the inception of the Waterwise Rebate Program by the Western Australian Government, more than $1.4 million has been provided in rebates to more than 11,0
WESTERN Australian non-bank finance outfit Financial Resources Limited is seeking to raise additional working capital of $1.45 million, which can be extended by a further $1 milli
WITH the share market no longer the automatic cash cow for backers of initial public offerings that it once was, the number of new offerings has continued to slide.
WHETHER it is a newly awakened environmental conscience or the lure of government money that is playing on the minds of Western Australians, water tank sales are on the rise.
WESTERN Australia remained a dominant player among Initial Public Offering hopefuls in the past year, though most of the local IPOs were of insignificant monetary value and perfor
WITH gold prices remaining at historical highs, Gleneagle Gold Limited, a new company led by chairman Tony Brennan and managing director Ian Prentice, is hopeful of raising $5 million through the issue of 25 million, 20 cent shares.
THE chase for oil, with the price hovering at historical highs, continues this month with yet another Western Australian company seeking a public listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.
EDITH Cowan University has moved a step closer to realising an estimated $40 million windfall, with the Western Australian Government’s release of proposed amendments to the metropolitan region scheme.
THE tourism industry is facing a significant reshuffling of the cards at both the Federal and State level which the industry is hoping will result in a more focused marketing driv
CORICA Pastries has been a household name for the Italian and Greek community since it was founded by Giuseppe (Joe) Corica in 1957.
Yet, it is sweet-toothed South East Asians who have surprisingly emerged as the company’s more loyal customers.
FRESH from a landmark court battle, Flinders Diamond Limited has reached a farm-in agreement over two diamond exploration projects in the north of Western Australia.
Motivating employees is about providing staff empowerment. This week Gary Kleyn considers the effectiveness of using payments and bonuses to staff to achieve this aim.
A SURVEY has found that just eight managed investment schemes are making a return for investors. However, of these, half were offering returns above the forecast amount.
ECONOMIC data released over the past week indicates that executives are particularly bullish about their future business prospects despite SARS, terrorism and an United States economy that is prey to deflationary pressure.
HAVING finally won approval to mine the northern tenements in its Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Project near Southern Cross, Portman now faces another environmental issue.
DECIDING whether to build or buy a home or investment property can be a difficult choice, as Gary Kleyn reports in the final of a two-part series on property.
In the first part of a six-part series on staff motivation, Gary Kleyn reports on ways to motivate and invigorate workers.
ONE of the biggest traps a business can fall into is to begin taking its staff for granted.
IMAGINE putting your feet up in a hotel room and ordering your favourite book and a bottle of wine through room service.
Sound good? Well that is exactly the service a young Perth entrepreneur hopes to provide to hotel chains around Australia.
BRITISH migrants are on notice with both the UK and Australia considering implementing legislation that will have a dramatic impact on the value of pensions and the tax consequences of transferring them.
FIXED return investments offer low risk. Or do they?
Investors who closely watch their superannuation and managed fund statements with concern may be considering safer, alternative investments.
A NEW report into Western Australia’s dairy industry warns of dire consequences for producers if the price of milk at the farm gate does not improve significantly.
