It may not be the textbook approach to starting a business, but Jon Yau’s audacious move in 2013 to buy a domain name for $230,000 appears to be paying off.
Buy flowers online, easily. In an otherwise crowded marketplace, this new e-commerce store tries to reduce clicks required and make it as easy as possible to for men to use.
SPECIAL REPORT: In 1998, then mathematics teacher Paul Symons was frustrated with the number of desktop computers being stolen from Perth schools, so he designed and created a solution – an innovative locking device that bolted a computer to a desk – PC Locs.
Deal hungry Vocus Communications is buying a Nextgen Group subsidiary, plus two WA-focused development projects, for up to $861 million to bolster its telecommunications infrastructure and earnings pipeline.
Optus is looking to cut more jobs next year as the teleco group considers outsourcing some of its office work as part of wider efforts to cut costs amid stiff competition.
Shark Mitigation Systems has climbed to the top of Techboard’s latest ranking of startup companies, having spent the previous three fortnights at number two.
Spray-on skin technology provider Avita Medical has won a contract extension aimed at helping a US biomedical research organisation prepare for treating burns from a nuclear explosion.
Listed companies Imdex and Nuheara, the FTI’s Kate Raynes-Goldie and the developer of start-up business Family Zone were among the winners at this year’s WAITTA INCITE awards for information and communication technology.
Telstra is branching out into the resources sector, hiring two mining experts and buying a mining communications services business from Brisbane-based CBO Telecommunications.
Ajilon, Permeance and Systemic have been selected from 38 tender applicants to provide web and application development services work for the Department of Education.
Auditor general Colin Murphy has expressed disappointment with what he claims is the failure by many state government agencies to appropriately manage their IT systems.
Social media platform and app developer Thred has enjoyed a steady first day on the ASX, while two other Perth-based companies have made progress on their respective reverse takeovers.
Convicted fraudster William Ardrey has been released on bail, 13 months after being sentenced to a four-year jail term, but has lost a bid to gain control of cash from the sale of a New York apartment.
Newly installed state Innovation Minister Bill Marmion will hold a summit next month to consult industry on how to best spend $20 million in freshly allocated funds.
Opposition leader Bill Shorten says a Labor government would review the NBN Company board in the wake of questions about the impartiality of its chairman.
Perth-based telecommunications company Norwood Systems has tapped investors for a $5 million capital raising to fund ongoing development of its products.
Techboard has named Velpic as its top trending company this fortnight, with the eLearning platform undertaking a capital raising and signing its first sporting and hospitality client.
Two new technology companies listed on the ASX today, led by LiveHire, which is backed by Perth business figures Adam Zorzi, Michael Haywood and Antonluigi Gozzi.
Perth-based Energy Made Clean has completed its first major project under its alliance with New Zealand power utility Infratec, with the installation of a battery energy storage system (BESS).
