FUND managers believe universities are too focused on basic research and do not have a strong commercial outlook. For their part the universities say that a failure to back pure research stifles ‘chance’ commercially viable opportunities.
TWO of Western Australia’s most influential hospitality men, Stephen Scaffidi and Geoff Hayward, have joined forces and are embarking on two substantial developments – a bar at QV1 and the redevelopment of the Brisbane Hotel.
DO-IT-YOURSELF projects aren’t always as DIY as first expected, often requiring the input of a second party. Be it mechanical repairs, renovating a house or updating content on a web site, there’s always someone with a little more know-how.
AN innovative WA product will soon be on the shelves of Wal-Mart and Walgreens following a deal between Lumitex managing director Phil Delich and the US retail giants.
NEXT week’s Easter long weekend is a great opportunity to fill your belly with the good bunny’s chocolate treats and to spend some quality time with the family.
INDIANA Tea House has had its fair share of celebrity visitors in recent weeks, with several talented Australians and international visitors dropping in for a bite to eat.
REGIONAL coffee roaster Yahava Koffee Works has launched several purpose-built mobile espresso bars for sale to Perth-based operators, providing the co
GROWTH has brought some communication headaches to local internet service provider iiNet, which is in the process of assimilating its recent acquisition of eastern States-based ISP subscriber bases across to its internet offerings.
PERTH’S major tourism retail precincts, the City of Perth and the City of Fremantle, are united in their views that deregulation of trading hours will have adverse effects on businesses and therefore the tourism value of their precincts.
THIS year’s WA Business News 40under40 1st Among Equals winner Nathan Buzza was all smiles at last week’s Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards (WAIITA).
RESCUE Technology Group has restructured its management team and aims to further integrate its service offerings with parent company, Amcom Telecommunications.
LOCAL software developer Functional Software has signed a six-figure contract for the supply of back-up management software to Bank Industri in Malaysia.
ANNE-MARIE Banting has withdrawn from the six-member Must Winebar partnership just 16 months after launching what she called her “dream hospitality business” in Highgate.
PLAYING cards with an event manager would be tricky for two reasons – they combine a poker-faced approach to business with a flair for developing a winning hand, whatever cards they’ve been dealt.
In the third part of WA Business News’ outsourcing series Julie-anne Sprague examines the different ways to obtain outside technical support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
FEW businesses these days are immune from software and hardware hiccups.
PROMINENT Perth restaurateur Chris Taylor has been given the go ahead to develop a restaurant and function centre at Canning House, located at Point Heathcote.
THE Western Australian Turf Club is aggressively marketing its racecourses as premier outdoor event locations in an effort to attract non-race related functions and exhibitions to the Ascot and Belmont sites.
AUSTRALIAN Leisure and Hospitality Group has put further acquisition plans on hold and will instead consolidate its stable of pubs, according to ALH area manager Brian Hopley.
DEVELOPING a business from a backyard operation into a multi-million dollar international success is about good financial, resource, and people management, according to Austal fou
WHEN it comes to a dream job many of us would like to consider our true calling lies in gastronomy; spending all day doing something considered an extravagance – wine tasting, food critique … or ice cream connoisseur.
THE outsourcing of programming requirements is becoming more common as companies move towards better quality applications and faster, cheaper delivery.
