A YAWNING chasm between the State’s research sector and its development counterpart appears to be the principal barrier to Western Australia securing a larger share of the national funding allotment.
ONCE considered by those outside the loop as little more than the latest ‘must have’ for mobile phone-attached teens, short message service (SMS) technology has evolved to embrace a vast new world of information.
PERTH-BASED design duo Tanya Sim and Mark Braddock may not be among the big names in Perth’s advertising circles, but that’s just the way they like it. They’d far prefer to make a splash overseas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
INTERNATIONAL interest in locally developed water pump technology has prompted the inventor to embark on a capital raising venture in order to exploit n
REGIONAL coffee roaster Yahava Koffee Works has launched several purpose-built mobile espresso bars for sale to Perth-based operators, providing the comp
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ANNE-MARIE Banting has withdrawn from the six-member Must Winebar partnership just 16 months after launching what she called her “dream hospitality business” in Highgate.
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.
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.
THE absence of a name or signage on a restaurant during the first two weeks of business may seem a little unusual but it has proved to be a talking point among Subiaco diners.
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 found
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.
