Adam Orlando

WHILE the short-term macroeconomic outlook is grim, small business groups are advising their members to get back to basics to adapt to the downturn.

Fresh produce and a mix of traditional and modern cuisine are on the menu at Yú.

China’s $1bn Fortescue play; Chernin's exit paves way for heir apparent; Gas find boosts Woodside train plan; State poised to approve private port; Labor under pressure on infrastructure funding

Family power bills to rocket by $246 a year; Chinalco may bend on Rio; WA giant raises over $3.5bn as shares lift; Citi offers US government a 40pc stake; Forrest fights tax ruling on donation

ALP call for crisis plan as 5,300 mine jobs lost; Australians to set iron ore price; Gold expert warns on selling farm cheaply; No rental relief as Perth crashes; Turnbull lifts stakes on climate

Unions demand export licences; Austal chief confident of US Navy ship deal; British mutiny at Rio sell-out; Moody's review blues; Gillard pays employers to save jobs

FOR almost two decades, Trojan Horse Interiors has developed and documented a thorough system of design, project management and logistics relating to all aspects of office interiors for the commercial sector.

BUSINESS owners in Perth are increasingly seeking professional advice on how to deal with the federal government's industrial relations reforms and the implications for their future staffing needs amid a worsening global economic climate.

THE National Australia Bank has signed a 10-year lease to open a one of a kind branch at the former Red Rooster premises in the Murray Street Mall later this year.

BUSINESS owners could save millions of dollars updating plant and equipment through legislation being drafted by the federal government.

Western Australia and Queensland - two states hit badly by the downturn in demand for resources - have the most proactive firms targeting new markets to stay on the front foot in the face of the global economic crisis.

China's next targets: rail, roads, ports; Receivers poised as lender moves on vanadium miner; Rio to Rudd: jobs in danger; $646m loss changes landscape for Mirvac; Aboriginal jobs scheme mired in bureaucracy: Forrest

OZ Minerals agrees $2.6bn Chinese bid; Watchdog slams power merger; Wary Wesfarmers sees glimmer of hope for Coles; Windimurra on the brink as directors quit; Tax hike to fund dental care plan

BHP urged to take Rio again; Wesfarmers set tone; NAB to reshuffle top ranks; Storm founders plan to sue bank; Anger against bankers

Laws to change for $30bn Rio deal; Crisis talks try to save Rudd's $42bn rescue bid; Leighton profit off 56pc but firms on Macmahon; China Inc move to send shudder through ore negotiators; Suncorp expecting $180m bill

Rio, Chinalco ink $US20bn deal; Arrow fires new Pure Energy bid to oust rival; CBA flags first cut in 17 years; China's trade slump fuels global fears; WA chases miners for $300m

THE state's sporting codes are bracing for challenging times as they face a crowded sponsorship market and the global economic crash forces companies to tighten their purse strings and scrutinise discretionary spending.

LIKE most entrepreneurs, Paulette Contessi saw a gap in the market and decided to fill it by launching her own small business.

CORPORATE hospitality is an integral part of sports entertainment, with companies spending tens of thousands of dollars each year to secure the rights to view home games of their local team.

PERTH'S reputation for hosting world-class sporting events puts the state in a strong position when it comes to future high-profile bids.

Like all businesses, sport is being affected by the economic downturn, which has consequently reignited the state’s stadium debate.

THE motto of The Smith Family is simple: "Every child deserves an equal chance to a better future".

WHILE the government's decision to delay plans for a new sports stadium in Perth remains a major talking point, the state's biggest sporting clubs have told WA Business News of crippling capacity constraints and an opportunity lost.

PERTH'S remoteness is a logistical nightmare for professional sports clubs wanting to participate in national or international competitions, forcing them to spend more money and time travelling than their eastern states counterparts.

Bond dispute blocks Lynas on $390m Mt Weld project; AWB shares dive after profit halved; BHP in chase for Rio assets; Write-downs push Challenger to 10-year low; Barnett in stand-off with BHP

Economists at odds over Rudd's $42bn stimulus; BHP 'must not' dismantle mine; Downturn pulls plug on IT boom; Copper leads rise in metals prices; Blue chips help MAC buck trend

Oakajee 'the only long-term option'; Sage snaps up $73m debt; Coke deal loses its fizz; LNG aid irks gas alliance; BHP rules out Rio bid, concedes Ravensthorpe flawed

Treasury head says spend now; Suncorp's issue shock as CEO goes; Macquarie profit set to slump; Cost cuts spook PwC partners; Lend Lease slumps on raising

Battle lines drawn on $42bn plan; Fortescue to raise $77m for payouts; BHP slashes spending to combat metals downturn; Crisis picks up speed; GE Capital to axe 400 more jobs as part of revamp

THE six not-for-profit organisations that have teamed up to buy the failed ABC Learning centres say childcare should be the responsibility of not-for-profit organisations and not the corporate sector.

SMALL business has been urged to manage their cash flow more carefully this year as the global economic downturn creates more financial pressure.

As the current economic crisis worsens, many businesses in Perth are joining buying groups or co-operatives as a means to ensuring they are getting competitive prices.