Small Business

Western Australian businesses have identified payroll tax relief as a top priority for the upcoming election, a Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA survey shows.

Phil Matera has growth in mind for Djinda Produce, after taking sole ownership of the business earlier this year.

Stakeholders remain split over any changes to the hours big retailers can open for business.

The City of Mandurah council has approved a lease for a brewery to be developed on the site of the King Carnival on the city’s western foreshore.

Franchising has proven to be an enduring business model, yet many Australians are surprised to learn how prevalent the sector is.

A service matching disabled jobseekers with small and medium business employers will form part of a year-long trial to boost participation in the workforce.

The state’s minimum wage and pay rates will increase from July 1, after a ruling by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

Luxury fashion rental business The Volte has become a global player in the peer-to-peer marketplace.

The founders of a North West brewery will open their fourth venue, lifting the company into the upper echelon’s of Western Australia’s watering hole operators.

A Perth businessman has turned adversity into opportunity.

Perth has ranked a measly 20th on the list of 50 best Australian cities for startups in a recent study.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA expects economic growth to slow this year, as it keeps an eye on activity in the Chinese property market.

A popular beachside cafe in northern WA is on the hunt for a new site after having its power supply from a Commonwealth defence base cut off.

Businesses and industries will soon get their say on looming superannuation changes requiring employers to pay contributions at the same time as a worker's salary.

Direct relationships between farmers and retailers are on the rise. For one Perth baker, a global search for good wheat led to the gates of a homegrown agriculture legend.

During WA’s resources boom the Pilbara was known for three things – mining, Red Dog and the beating sun. The remarkable landscape barely rated a mention.

West Australians have bucked dour nationwide end-of-financial-year sales figures, splashing nearly $4 billion as the rest of the nation tightens its belt.

Giving casual workers the right to become permanent employees will not affect business profits, the employment minister says, as the federal government seeks to shake up industrial relations laws.&

The process behind lease renewals for a couple of iconic local venues has come to public attention in two coastal suburbs.

City of Fremantle council has shut down a possible shake up in the ownership of Fremantle Markets after another investor flagged interest for the 20-year lease.

Further rate hikes still loom despite the RBA giving borrowers relief today following 10 consecutive rises, but Australia's banks are "strong" in the face of global headwinds.

A Perth concreting business and its director previously flagged by regulators have been ordered to fork out $50,000 in fines and compensation over a raft of building offences.

Cutting payroll tax could help the state government achieve its aim to diversify WA’s economy.

Toby Whittington is sourcing plastic lids from big business to fashion into recyclable products.

Household spending rose 1.6 per cent in Western Australia in the year to December, but the state’s economy overall barely grew.

Businesses from around Western Australia have been recognised as leaders in their industries after Telstra announced the Best of Business award winners.

Perth travel and leisure tech startup Quipmo has closed its doors after six years in operation.

WA retailers were hit by a big drop in sales over December, down 4.7 per cent on the prior month.

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder engineering company is believed to owe about $5.2 million to 195 creditors, with a Supreme Court ruling giving its liquidators the power to sell assets.

More jobs are available in Western Australia than the number of people looking for work, as strong demand propels the economy.

A series of cash rate hikes by the central bank has not dented Australia’s job market, with unemployment in WA at 3.5 per cent.

The state’s economy grew 0.6 per cent in the three months to September, despite a fall in business investment.