FEATURE: Having gained notoriety in the 1996 movie Jerry Maguire, the phrase ‘show me the money’ will be heard often, and loudly, in business in Western Australia in coming years as capital inflows become capital outflows and funds become harder-than-ever to raise.
FEATURE: Two Perth-based organisations – one well established and one relatively new – are taking giant strides towards normalising and encouraging more women in mining workforces.
FEATURE: A stubbornly high dollar, falling prices and high operating costs are combining to exert real pressure on smaller players in the iron ore sector.
FEATURE: Industrial uncertainty and an urgent need for more infrastructure are putting the squeeze on iron ore exports through Port Hedland, while productivity increases and transshipment options are also being mulled over statewide.
FEATURE: Mining sector players are creating innovative solutions – particularly in the iron ore, uranium, and base metals areas, and the graduate labour market – to deal with the changing economic environment.
FEATURE: Established wineries are setting their sights on longer-term goals as the sector recovers from the issues of the past decade, and faces new challenges.
FEATURE: A Perth migration services business has found an innovative way to overcome the uncertainty often associated with the visa application process.
FEATURE: Biotech and IT companies are enjoying renewed investor interest, but these innovative businesses are facing a changing capital raising market featuring less government support and, in Perth, a drastic shift in the venture capital sector.
Western Australia is increasingly on the radar of Chinese property investors, with commercial agents and developers hoping to replicate the success of their Sydney and Melbourne counterparts in sourcing significant capital from this cashed-up cohort.
Western Australian businesses are having to work harder to secure investment from China as high net-worth Chinese seek opportunities outside of the resources sector.
FEATURE: Perth's newest office buildings are increasingly incorporating retail and hospitality precincts, as well as end-of-trip facilities, in a design-led effort to boost tenant and employee retention.
FEATURE: Perth is in the middle of its biggest wave of office construction in decades, but a sustained burst of new supply means future prospects for commercial developers are increasingly bleak.
FEATURE: Takeovers are a powerful way of delivering short-term returns to investors, as the Total Shareholder Return data released by Morningstar and applied to 700 companies on the Business News BNIQ database.
FEATURE: An investment in each of the 10 largest capital raisings by companies in Western Australia during 2013 would be 14 per cent underwater at current prices, according to research conducted by Business News.
A slowing demand for surveying services has not stopped CADS Survey from pursuing growth by the adoption of innovative technologies, entering new markets and expanding its capabilities.
A series of (un)fortunate events led to the creation of this year’s Rising Stars winner, emergency response and security services provider Executive Risk Solutions.
Built on an innovative idea to connect patients with doctors, HealthEngine’s maturation into a multi-million dollar company has earned it the top spot in the Business News Rising Stars start-up category.
Within a year of launching its micro-lending facility in November 2009, PAID International had increased the average number of loans processed each month more than 100-fold.
Giving managers responsibility for making decisions relevant to their sections is crucial at marine services business TAMS Group, which has steadily added new capabilities and staff to differentiate itself as a full service provider in a market full of specialists.
