Small Business

Activity in the state’s debtor financing sector has ramped up, with one national business setting up shop in Perth and another, existing player moving to a bigger office.

Regional Chambers of Commerce and Industry chief executive Kitty Prodonovich has been appointed chair of the Small Business Development Corporation.

The federal government has made sweeping red tape cuts to save time consumed by paperwork as small and medium businesses grow more confident about the year ahead, but a growing number believes the state government is working against their best interests, according to the latest Sensis survey.

Two long-term Perth franchises are hoping to embrace opportunities in WA's changing economy.

Small businesses have developed unique incentives to win staff over larger competition.

The small business sector has had some significant wins of late. Our 4-page special report analyses the issues facing small business, profiles two franchise groups expanding in WA and looks at unique incentive programs for staff.

Online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers or oil and gas exploration and production properties. It has 12,000 active buyers and sellers. Free to browse basic information. Commissions are paid if asset is sold through contact made from the site.

Australian business confidence has taken a dive in the face of tough trading conditions and dwindling profits.

Small-to medium-sized businesses can expect savings on their energy bills of between five and 10 per cent following the axing of the carbon tax, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says.

Traditional bricks and mortar retailers trying to compete with rapidly expanding online outlets are being hampered by red tape, a new report has found.

Western Australian brides and grooms have been left out of pocket to the tune of $180,000 after a company that offered weddings in Bali became insolvent.

Retailers are increasingly trying to find a balance between having an online presence and getting shoppers through the door of traditional stores.

Online technology allowing organisations to organise secret ballots.

Just 3 per cent of Western Australia's small business respondents to a new survey say they are planing to increase staff over the next year, despite SMEs in the state reporting the strongest revenue performance in the country over the last 12 months.

Tap Into Safety offers "interactive safety training tools".

Almost half of Australia's mid-sized companies could be at risk of failing within five years without innovation, a survey of company finance chiefs shows.

Obtaining a small bar liquor licence has become increasingly complicated and prompted some players to abandon plans to open new venues.

Triplify claims to be "what's on guide for the world".

Boutique firm Roxby Architects has built a reputation as a retail specialist, but a recent award win for a commercial office project shows Adam and Michael Roxby’s business has developed more strings to its bow.

Clive Palmer has been accused of not understanding small business after dealing away tax concessions in a pact to scrap the mining tax.

Federal coalition tensions are mounting as a two-year deal on port access for bulk wheat exports expires in a month.

A couple of well-connected hospitality players are convinced they can win over Perth foodies with their contemporary spin on an international classic.

It’s been two years since the introduction of Sunday trading in the state and positive survey results from Curtin Business School found almost 60 per cent of Western Australians support the deregulation of retail trading hours.

New small bar openings, strong demand for alternative corporate events, and a partnership with the state’s peak wine organisation has provided a fledgling Perth business with the springboard it needed to grow.

Whiskey might not yet feature prominently on Perth’s list of key attractions, but the Japanese penchant for distilled beverages led to a new venture in this field being put on the itinerary for visiting Kagoshima Mayor Hiroyuki Mori.

It’s been a long time coming, but the newest of the 37 brewpubs and breweries on our fledgling microbreweries list, Northbridge Brewing Company, is finally pouring pints and proprietor Michael Keiller says the timing could not be better to establish an inner-city venture like his.

Early movers in the fast-growing crowdfunding sector want to ensure the legitimacy of their business model is maintained.

Business confidence appears to be improving if the increase in the number of business startups is anything to go by.

More than 850 small businesses across Western Australia have been surveyed to gauge the current state of small businesses, with positive statistics showing that 55 per cent have plans to grow and improve in the future.

Jolimont-based Roxby Architects has won the George Temple Poole award at the WA architecture awards for its design of Toyota's Western Australian head office.

Audio-visual company AVPartners is increasing its dominance in the conference market with an expanded contract at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

A Perth cafe must pay thousands of dollars in compensation and penalties for illegally deducting money from the wages of its employees over minor errors.