Opinion

OPINION: Sales activity experienced an expansion over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 582.

OPINION: Cloud computing has helped startups embrace software subscription as a business option to boost cash flow and control costs.

OPINION: If you've never heard of an ICO, or Initial Coin Offering, then you’re not alone. The first one to take place in Australia was only announced a few weeks ago.

Sales activity experienced a contraction over the week with REIWA members reporting a decrease in weekly sales to 488.

In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer, Matt Mckenzie and Katie McDonald discuss the GST debate, Kerry Stokes and gas sector deals, WA's resource sector outlook, local content on big projects, population growth and residential builders.

There is no ‘fastest’ way to close a sale, but there is a strategy to earn it.

OPINION: The government’s budgetary outlook is in stark contrast to the prevailing trend on the Business News BN30 stock market index.

OPINION: Value to the community is not always about maximising price

OPINION: Labor will need to compromise if its budget plans are to pass the parliament, and a push for upper house reform may not be out of the question.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Perth house prices, CBD developments, charity funding and Lotterywest, Perth Stadium and the gold sector.

OPINION: Sales activity experienced an expansion over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 583.

OPINION: While the dollar amounts are small, the recent state budget contained some positive news for startups and the tech sector.

OPINION: Before you receive loyalty from your customers, you’ll need to show some within your own workplace.

OPINION: As technology increasingly cuts out the middleman, the WA government’s investment in facilities at Perth Airport may have short-lived benefits.

OPINION: The lack of national oversight of home construction activity puts small investors in a vulnerable position.

OPINION: The idea of forming a new political party to run Senate candidates on a Western Australia-first platform appears to have come to a number of people at the same time.

OPINION: The federal government may be forced to play nice with WA’s Labor government, as fallout from within the Liberals over the GST gets ugly.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the state budget, contractor collapses, Lisa Scaffidi, advertising industry, ageing population and corporate wellness.

Sales activity contracted over the week, with Reiwa members reporting a decrease in weekly sales to 512.

OPINION: Startups are thinking creatively about funding, with a new cryptocurrency strategy the latest development.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss WA entrepreneurs, manufacturing merger, recycling deal, retail property, the sports stadium and the fashion industry.

OPINION: Sales activity grew over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 558.

OPINION: This edition’s column is an extract from The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude, first published in 2009.

OPINION: The failure of Australia’s energy policy has led to the ludicrous situation where Victoria is considering importing gas from the nation’s overseas competitors.

OPINION: Held hostage by an inequitable GST allocation system, WA risks losing its national place in the sport of rugby where the financial field is far from level.

OPINION: Ben Wyatt has dealt with a range of challenges during his relatively short political career, but next month’s budget will be his most significant.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss mining recovery, Ikea, Margaret River planning, Historic Heart project and retail property developments.

OPINION: Sales activity experienced an expansion over the week, with Reiwa members reporting an increase in weekly sales to 545.

OPINION: Political and business leaders need to figure out how to manage the relentless march towards a more automated future, as failure to do so risks enormous social upheaval.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss South West irrigation schemes, sandalwood, NRW, and Lawleys, plus power and energy.

OPINION: In any normal case, efforts to economise and gain efficiencies to best represent your stakeholders would be applauded. So why is that not the case with the proposed merger of some of the nation’s most influential unions?

OPINION: It’s estimated that half of all sales are made on the basis of an established friendship, so if you’re not making nice you’re missing out on half of your market.