THE not-for-profit sector was among those most affected by the economic downturn, with about half of the respondents of a recent survey experiencing a decline in income in the six months to February.
REGARDLESS of the rhetoric of corporate responsibility and the greater good, most corporations and business people become involved in arts bodies and foundations due to a personal interest in the arts.
PERTH corporate advisory experts expect a surge of private equity deals in Western Australia over the next 12 months, as markets rebound and businesses bounce back to profitability.
OFFICE 2 Go was created by Belmont-based office furniture manufacturer, Freiberg Australia, in 2007 to accommodate the growing number of urgent requirements by clients that needed a fast turnaround in office fit-outs.
Subiaco-based engineering and construction contractor group, Doric, says it is on track to deliver the $138 million Hedland Health Campus to the Pilbara after already delivering key regional hospitals in Denmark and Broome.
THE ability to embrace different perspectives and make different choices might help the West Coast Eagles out of their early season form slump, at least if coach John Worsfold can redirect his team’s focus.
PHASE Change Products Pty Ltd researches, develops and markets phase-change materials used to reduce energy outputs in a wide-range of appliances and industries.
LARGE organisations eager to contribute to the not-for-profit sector often lack the time to adequately research where funds or workplace volunteers can be best directed.
THE Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia has welcomed the strengthening of Western Australia’s occupational health and safety laws aimed at ensuring only licensed workers with the proper skills can remove asbestos.
THE most recent statistics from the Australian Taxation Office regarding private ancillary funds show strong growth in donations and assets in the philanthropic sector.
AT a time when many local companies are taking their manufacturing base offshore to cut costs, Perth-based underwear brand 2wink Australia has done just the opposite.
GOODWIN Mitchell O’Hehir & Associates has a problem. The West Perth-based firm’s accountancy broker, Garry Manners, has 10 buyers looking for metropolitan practices, but has only one firm in the south-western suburbs to offer them.
AFTER two years of legal wrangling, nine Western Australian councils that lost millions of dollars of ratepayers’ money through Lehman Brothers Australia can pursue claims against the failed investment bank.
THE market for business coaches has evolved in Western Australia but there’s plenty of room for growth, according to the owner of consultancy firm 10X Perth (North East), Jay Roberts.
THE lucrative Western Australian offshore oil and gas market has been the catalyst for a competitive push by the UK to establish more than 50 companies throughout the state over the past 10 years.
WHEN both Deb Macksy and Kim Gilbert lost relatives to cancer in 2007, the business owners felt compelled to ensure the survival of struggling SolarisCare Foundation, which had helped their families cope with the disease.
SMALL business owners have called on the federal government to abolish the $1,000 import tax-free threshold, which they say is killing some industries and forcing businesses to close.
THE Australian Council of Social Service has developed a Standard Chart of Accounts (SCoA) to streamline the financial reporting process for not-for-profit organisations.
KEWDALE-based Sadleirs Transport has expanded its current contract with transport infrastructure company Asciano Group through a seven-year, $150 million deal to transfer rail wagons between Perth and Melbourne.
AFTER six years and millions of dollars spent on research and development, Malaga-based Automotive Technology Group is ready to take its Sprintex Supercharger systems to the global marketplace.
European shares closed flat on Monday, with banks paring some earlier losses as worries over Greece eased, while drugmakers largely gained after the United States passed a healthcare bill which provided clarity for the sector.
WHEN Perth-based not-for-profit Sports Challenge Australia was established in 1992, founder Garry Tester soon discovered the “onerous” nature of relying solely on government funding.
PERTH Glory owner Tony Sage says his club can only become profitable under plans to redevelop ME Bank Stadium if the state government wrests control of the East Perth venue from the Town of Vincent.
WHEN Mick Caddy bought into the Mr Rental South West franchise in Bunbury in 2006, a single player dominated the household appliance rental market – Radio Rentals.
WITH hard work comes good fortune; at least that’s what Ben Shipley and business partner Mike Dobbins have found since they established communications service and internet protocol systems provider, Comscentre, in 2002.
THERE is considerable dissatisfaction in the not-for-profit sector concerning the delivery of government-funded human and community services, the Productivity Commission has found.
