Small Business

A scenario-based interactive tool that provides ongoing insight into employees’ mental health and wellbeing.

A well communicated, compelling message will put you ahead of most of your competitors. Have you got one?

An iPad app that helps children (or people with learning difficulties) to read. Friendly Phonics is a unique concept around correctly drawing letters and revealing exclusive, hand-painted artwork. The encouragement of repetition is the key to how it works.

Getting out there and meeting people is still the best way to grow your professional network, and your sales.

Perth entrepreneur Michael O’Hanlon is surely the envy of many hip hop fans, not only meeting US rapper Ghostface Killah, but becoming his business partner in the process.​

An employer-employee matchmaking system. Snappy Recruit connects businesses that have vacancies directly with jobseekers experienced in the sector; the process of getting a job vacancy directly to the right people can take less than 30 minutes.

Getting a step ahead of your competitors means starting work earlier and working harder than they do.

Small businesses in the resources sector, which have traditionally relied on reputation and word-of-mouth to secure work, are dipping their toe in a growing pool of SMEs embracing sophisticated online marketing.

An app for property tenants, allowing users to check their rights and responsibilities, upload photos of the tenancy and set reminders among other features.

A solid belief in your company and what it offers is essential if you want to get your message across.

Reducing the effort and frustration of contractors attending a site, while mitigating risk.

Don’t waste time, don’t procrastinate, focus on your sales mission – all simple rules to ensure you achieve your goals … but so often overlooked.

Perth’s small bar revolution is expected to extend into the east end of the CBD, driven by a wave of major commercial and hotel developments.

Ninety-three per cent of the 260 liquor licence applications made in Western Australia since July 2007 have been approved, despite widespread industry condemnation over the amount of consideration

A proposed venue is offering punters the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a F1 racing simulator, while another aims to give patrons the chance to electronically emulate world darts champion Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor, as Perth’s small bar scene gets increasingly diverse.

Take a photo of your receipt via the app or send a digital receipt via email. It is then uploaded and recorded in your cloud inbox. Bookkeepers and accountants can then view and verify the details and publish it to MYOB or Xero. The solution also offers a white label option for corporate clients and financial institutes.

Evaluating your strengths and weaknesses is the first step in setting your sales direction for the year ahead.

‘Dressed’ is a virtual wardrobe app for the iPhone. It allows fashion lovers to plan outfits and experiment with new looks by mixing and matching clothing, shoes, and accessories from their own wardrobe.

Perth technology company APE Mobile has made it into the shortlisted top 5 in the 2014-15 OzAPP Awards, which seek the most innovative tech startup companies from the Asia Pacific region.

An online property management software designed specifically for private landlords. The PropertyMyWay team can also assist with property sales, property inspections, advertising properties for rent and tenant screening.

Without effective communication, and a message worth hearing, you’re in for a tough time in sales.

Based in Canada with a local office in Subiaco, the technology provides online analytics and dashboards that assist productivity, output and profits. The information is also available on mobile devices.

Barriers and doubts from your customers do not signal defeat, they are an opportunity and a challenge waiting to be overcome.

The digital revolution is well and truly under way, and media is at the pointy end of the changes.

A third of Australia's small and medium-sized businesses plan to cut jobs over the next 12 months as they lose confidence in the economy.

If you wanted to invest in a startup, where would you begin?

The state’s investment in Finbar’s Pelago property development may have become the subject of recent controversy, but some in Karratha’s small business community are in no doubt that the strategy is good for the Pilbara.

Not long after Melbourne-based Blue Tongue was launched in 2001 its founder, Tully Young, recognised that Western Australia had a transport industry skills shortage – so he moved himself and almost half his business to Perth.

The growth of the cosmetic medicine industry has led two Perth entrepreneurs to expand their businesses in order to tap into more of the nation’s $6 billion annual spend.

Support from Perth’s corporate sector has helped provide a transport solution for Food Rescue, potentially doubling the amount of fresh food the organisation can collect from the central business district.

Chris Girvan-Brown may not be unusual in that he is passionate about his business, but he is one of a more select group who could honestly say their passion is their business.

Improving the diagnosis and management of patients with fatty liver conditions was the motivation for the 2014 WA Innovator of the Year winner, Resonance Health.