Small Business

For Perth to become an innovation hub, in a global context, there will need to be a step-change from a range of stakeholders – the startup community and its funders, schools and universities, and, importantly, the state government – in order to support the structural change needed to achieve significant success.

Price shouldn’t be a problem for a salesperson who has done their homework and believes in their product.

Storekat is an online aggregator of storage facilities, connecting self-storage providers with self-storage customers.

Perth-founded stock investing platform Simply Wall St has been ranked as Techboard's top startup for the past fortnight, making it the first ever company to have topped the ranking twice after having previously topped the list in December last year.

Those who think the grass is greener on the other side need to think again.

Silverhorse Technologies develops systems to manage the completions process for large infrastructure assets.

The state government has launched a new co-working space designed to give technology-based businesses, startups and educational institutions access to its extensive property data

As this column has mentioned previously, startups and conventional businesses are different in a number of ways, and the ‘first mover advantage’ is one.

Perth-founded stock investing platform Simply Wall St is branching out into the US with the acquisition of Capp.io for an undisclosed sum.

Summer Bees is a wholly online shop for authentic high-end Brazilian swimwear, tailored to all ages, shapes and sizes, and was launched in Perth in January 2016.

Small business will be better protected against the misuse of market power by bigger players under new changes to competition law, which has been criticised by the Business Council of Australia and Wesfarmers chief executive Richard Goyder.

Startup companies will get a leg-up under government tax breaks to encourage risk taking.

Past winners of the Business News Rising Stars growth companies awards have continued to make news, particularly those with private backing.

An app that uses blockchain technology to ensure photos, videos and audio recordings are never altered, and remain in their original state.

Vocus Communications has retained the tech startup accelerator program formed by Amcom Telecommunications, and launched it into its second year.

Perth’s first co-working space with a childcare facility has added a new dimension to workplace flexibility in the city.

Long-term, prosperous relationships are built on adding value and focusing on outcomes to customer problems.

TeamAhoy is a web-based project management tool providing managers with a new way to keep up-to-date with everything that's happening in their team. 

Finding things in common with prospective clients is the surest way to build rapport and make the sale.

Tailored virtual reality (VR) simulations for training or academic courses. The trainee or student can experience situations that would be impractical to achieve otherwise in a classroom environment.

Attentive listening is a key component in the salesperson’s armoury; so why do so many of us tune out?

A fully customised e-commerce platform, AccessVIP provides customers with pay-as-you-go services that aim to make the nightlife and restaurant scene around Australia more enjoyable.

Many small businesses may be unaware they already have access to a major tax incentive to fund research, in addition to the federal government’s new innovation package.

PlantMiner.com.au is Australia’s largest construction marketplace for acquiring plant, equipment and subcontractors.

Stephen Pollard reckons there aren’t many industries where uniforms come in size 5XL, but the chief executive of contracting and materials company All Earth Group, who spends his days surrounded by big equipment and a workforce of big blokes, is on a mission to prove less is more.

KodaChat is a supervised chat application that makes social media safer for children.

A new business that aims to boost tourism spending by promoting established operators, with a marketing strategy skewed towards South-East Asian travellers, has been launched in Perth.

Techboard provides Perth tech startups with their own ‘ASX-style’ announcements platform.

An arrangement struck two years ago allowing Perth electrical, fire and security service provider Global Electrotech to slowly repay some of its $9 million plus debt to creditors has hit a snag.

Taking a patient, but thorough, approach to building your name and your brand takes dedication and determination.

Less than six months after opening its first Perth store at Cloisters Arcade, Vietnamese street food franchise Rolld has opened another, with a third store planned to open next week that will usher in a new flagship concept for the national chain.

Perth venture capital firms have welcomed government measures today that will allow small businesses to raise money by crowd-sourcing, but criticised them for not going far enough.