John Hughes

Car dealer John Hughes turned 70 last December, but instead of slowing down and planning for retirement, he has purchased a new dealership.

John Hughes shows no signs of slowing down after more than 50 years in the automotive business.

GOOD DNA only gets a business founder so far.Motor vehicle dealer John Hughes is one who believes the genes passed on to him by his forebears give him plenty more time in the driver’s seat at his successful business.

Greater public exposure has helped lift community engagement with, and funding to, the not-for-profit sector.

John Hughes has convinced a lot of people to buy his cars over the years, but will investors be similarly enthused about his plan to float the business?

Some of the biggest names in WA business will help nurture the next wave of philanthropists in the state as part of an innovative program to raise money for the children’s hospital.

The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation has officially launched its Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy program, with some of the state’s highest-profile business leaders joining 14 young professionals in a team-based fundraising challenge.

WA researchers are looking at ways to help breast cancer sufferers get back on track.

Veteran car dealer John Hughes has revealed his business has cut it’s print advertising budget in half, in response to tight economic conditions, but was exploring ways to tap into the under-30s market.

A unique Western Australian project aimed at challenging the perception that philanthropy is the preserve of a wealthy elite has facilitated its first major donation.

Another head has rolled in the corporate watchdog’s investigation into Victoria Park-based car financing business Get Approved Finance, with Grant Parker permanently banned from the industry.

There were 23 Western Australians featured in this year’s BRW Rich 200 List, with two new entrants and two others failing to make the cut.

A former Get Approved Finance broker has had his appeal denied after a tribunal backed an earlier decision to permanently ban him from the industry.