A survey of 500 small to medium business owners in Australia has found nearly one in five respondents lost more than 10 per cent of annual profit to theft.
Small to medium businesses looking to get involved in supplying the resources sector are being hampered by a lack of access to finance, new research shows.
In 2009 Sam Keats was a typical 26-year-old roped in to help a family member undertake a backyard renovation when he stumbled on the idea which formed his now rapidly growing business.
Western Australia’s business leaders are concerned about productivity but less anxious about growth than their eastern-states counterparts, a directors survey has revealed.
Small to medium business operators (SMEs) in Western Australia are the most satisfied in the country according to the 2013 MYOB business monitor which tracks SME sentiment towards governments in Austr
Western Australia’s peak business group has challenged both sides of politics to permanently increase the payroll tax threshold, hand over control of energy prices to an independent regulator and cut
WA small business advisory groups received a boost today with the federal government announcing it will allocate $2.5 million in funding to organisations across the state.
A University of Western Australia research team has been awarded this year’s WA Innovator of the Year award, for its development of a gene technology that greatly improves the quality of life of peopl
Western Australia’s resources boom may be driving the state’s economy, but it’s also restricting the franchising industry’s potential for ongoing growth.
Cash is the lifeblood of small to medium enterprises but nearly a quarter report that in the past year cash-flow shortages have threatened their survival.
Christine King was 18 when she decided to steer away from a nursing career and forge a path in the rag trade, a move that set her up for a 45-year long retail career.
The state government has launched a new dispute resolution service for small business, following the appointment of Small Business Commissioner David Eaton.
THE increasing needs of mining companies and their staff for a range of support services in Western Australia has led to new opportunities for employment and growth in a number of sectors.
IT’S almost five years to the day since Pilbara Access began as a five-man operation, providing specialist-scaffolding services to the mining industry based out of Newman.
