Wednesday, 19 April, 2006 - 10:12
WA finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year awards announced
Western Australia has 23 nominees in the field of 108 competing for the Ernst & Young Australian Entrepreneur of the Year 2006.
Morrison was formed the day its two founders, Kylie and Richard, walked along Fremantle’s Market Street and had a vision that pulled together three fundamental principals : a good idea, astute management and location.
Today, that vision is a chain of highly successful fashion stores in WA and NSW with operations extending into Queensland, Singapore and New Zealand.
Turnover increased more than 185% between 2003 - 2006 from $2 million to $5.7 million, with staff numbers increasing from 10 to 25 during the same time.
Rank | Company | # | |
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6th | - | Amore and Sorvete | 7 |
7th | - | FELLA | 6 |
8th | - | Morrison | 6 |
9th | - | House of Skye | 5 |
10th | - | Ange Lang | 4 |
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Western Australia has 23 nominees in the field of 108 competing for the Ernst & Young Australian Entrepreneur of the Year 2006.
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Walking along Fremantle’s Market Street in 2002, business manager Richard Poulson and his wife, designer Kylie Radford, had a clear vision of their future business, clothing and retail company Morrison International Pty Ltd.
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