Noel Dyson

WA COMPANIES are being asked to sign an accord that puts negotiation ahead of litigation in dealing with Y2K disputes.

WA'S small business sector is looking good and owners are positive.

WHILE a competitive power market place will bring discounts, those expecting eastern states-style price drops will be disappointed.

THE GST is having a profound effect on new car sales.Yet unlike consumers, businesses are not waiting for the GST and the expected fall in prices before purchasing says Westpac economist Justin McCarthy.

ADVERTISING agencies have to evolve or risk becoming extinct, says The Brand Agency chairman and managing director Ken James.

THE confusion surrounding insurance is on its way to being sorted out.

MULTI-disciplinary firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has taken a step into the legal world.

LISTEN to your customers. That is Samantha Wynne Australia owner Samantha Wynne's creed.

ACCOUNTING guidelines for the GST system are more complex than they need to be, says The Bookkeeping Network's Alex Polglaze.

SIGN up for a mobile phone and you could sign away your personal details. Buy a raffle ticket and you could go in more than just the draw.

KOOLJAMAN, a fully Aboriginal-owned West Kimberley tourism complex, has been named WA Indigenous Business of the Year for the second year running.

MOVES by the Senate to obstruct the full sale of Telstra and the government's tax changes have highlighted the power and role of the Senate.

A BOYHOOD fascination with magazines has paid off for Jamie Huber.

All three remaining applicants have submitted their detailed proposals to build the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

CONTRACTORS could face a torrid time under Australia's proposed tax regime.

NEW research shows many small businesses are facing risk and expense by relying on verbal agreements with their staff over work conditions.

COMPANIES using between one megawatt and five megawatts of power a year can expect big discounts next year with the deregulation on 1 January of power transmission to the sector.

POLAND is growing as a marketplace and may prove a valuable beachhead into its developing, former eastern bloc neighbours.

TAX laws have become increasingly complex and the Ralph Review will not help, says Pannell Kerr Forster managing partner Richard Dickson.

WORLD demand remains high and market penetration is assured for sandalwood oils and its value-added products says Mt Romance managing director Stephen Birkbeck.

THE old Railway Hotel, now just a shadow of its former self, may soon live again.

PHYSIOTHERAPY is fast becoming a part of every horse's pre-race ritual.

MORE than 300 insurance brokers who are potentially not registered have been found advertising in the Yellow Pages.

ONLY half the Australian workforce will hold full-time positions within a few years according to Catalyst Recruitment managing director George Zammit.

COUNCIL must change its development requirements so people know what is required, says councillor Jennifer MacGill.

THE lives of small businesses required to lodge documents with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been made easier with the development of an interactive website service called eRegisters.

SEVERAL peak industry bodies are firing up GST informationand education programs for their sectors, with contracts signed or being secured with the GST Start-Up Assistance Office.

ALMOST 72 per cent of organisations polled in a recent Morgan & Banks study will have staff on call on New Year's Eve.

THE operations and effectiveness of the Perth Market Act is under review.

Businesses face a huge GST slug just for making an insurance claim.

CORPORATE farming, once touted as the future of agriculture, seems to have lost its appeal.

COMPETITION in the WA home loan market is increasing with a new player entering WA and an existing one firming its presence.