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.
THE Australian Taxation Office has developed a telephone help-line initiative to assist the 5,000 new not-for-profit organisations expected to register this year better understand their tax obligations.
The trucking industry is set to be the big winner from the state government’s red tape reduction campaign, which is targeting total savings of $44 million by cutting red tape and regulation.
IF Troy Hughes could sum up the development of his approach to the business he started in 2002 it might be along the lines of: ‘work smarter, not harder’.
THE number of reported corporate crimes more than doubled in Western Australia in the second half of 2009 amid changing economic conditions and tighter control procedures.
REPORTED fraud cost Australia’s not-for-profit organisations more than $1 million during the past two years, but the true magnitude of the problem is much larger, according to accounting and advisory firm BDO.
IN October 2007 Paul and Jude McEwen moved to Australia with the dream of owning a hairdressing salon, having worked in the industry for a combined 20 years.
IN 2005, recognising a gap in the worldwide market for safety gloves, 1st Amongst Equals finalist Damione Wright established Ironclad gloves through his Carlisle-based business, Wrights HardWear.
PAULINE Lee started her Mandurah home-based business, POJO Kids, in July 2008, in part for the extra income it would provide and also because it gave her an opportunity to work while being with her two daughters.
THE Productivity Commission has proposed wide-ranging reforms to remove unnecessary burdens and costs and improve accountability in Australia’s not-for-profit sector.
THE Southern Metropolitan Regional Council will rebuild the same model recycling plant as the one that burnt down at its Canning Vale recovery centre in June 2009.
“THE dream begins in Perth” is the in-house motto for organisers of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, with 1,500 competitors expected for the Olympic qualifying event.
At the time, the state had developed a reputation for producing business ‘cowboys’, and Mr Malcolm also felt the tyranny of distance would be detrimental to gaining business from the east coast.
THE global financial crisis was a tough time for most businesses, none more so than sporting clubs that discovered the risks of choosing the wrong sponsor.
THE youth, welfare and community services sectors will be keeping a close eye on a pay equity test case to be lodged under the federal government’s new Fair Work system.
HE Southern Metropolitan Regional Council has come under fire for giving pay increases to councillors last year despite suffering a $2.9 million operating loss.
SOME have simply called it growing pains.
Others say its bureaucracy typical of local and state governments detached from local businesses and the wider community.
West Australians have been warned not to get too confident about the year ahead, with Access Economics warning the state's economy had stalled significantly and that "happy days are not yet here again".
IN 2006, during a visit to the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair, Neil Craggs recognised the potential for a specialist outdoor lighting service for the residential and commercial markets in Western Australia.
REMUNERATION for chief executives in the not-for-profit sector has fallen for the first time in almost 10 years, dropping nearly 2 per cent on 2008 figures, according to the Enterprise Care Not for Profit Remuneration Report.
