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DELAYS in progress on the proposed $100 million expansion of the Midland Gate Shopping Centre appear to be nearing an end with new owners, Gandel Retail Management, making moves t

Responsible for 45 staff, Andrew Coppin has been able to grow Bell Potter Securities while the industry overall has been in a contraction phase. 

Giving up a stable, well-paid job to go it alone is not an easy decision.

VANS Sidewalk Café has reopened under the ownership of Kevin McCabe and David Cooney.

At 33, Mark Da Silva has formed two marketing companies operating in two very different industries.

Lynette Margolius left a solid reputation and client list in the South African fitness industry to embark on a new journey in Perth.

The gap between Australian fizz and the best Champagne from France may be narrowing, but David Pike doubts we will ever match the masters.

In 1985 Andrew Ford and his business partner, Kyle Doonan, decided to open a small air-conditioning business. The pair used second-hand vans and second-hand tools.

The Zimbabwe World Cup Rugby squad member immigrated to Australia and began a new life on an extremely modest budget.

Our series on business lending this week turns its attention to cash flow lending, or debtor finance as it is also known. Mark Beyer reports.

Kevin Gallagher is responsible for planning offshore well operations throughout Australia.

Andrea Pearson discovered the beauty and value of freshwater pearls in China where she lived for four years.

THE Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) has launched a ‘compo kit’ to help its members lodge claims for defective administration by the Australian Tax Office.

Sean Gavin has taken the acclaimed family-operated construction business, Gavin Construction in a new direction.

After five years at Telstra, where she worked her way up to the position of senior corporate account executive, managing one of Telstra’s top accounts, Deanne Pederson jumped ship

IT’S an old chestnut, a centuries old law that is a key plank in our legal system – the fact that someone acquitted of a charge may not be tried again for that particular offence.

SHOULD I use a lease or hire purchase? This is one of the most common questions asked of business bankers and finance brokers.

SOMETHING resembling a Mexican stand-off appears to have developed between Perth City Council (PCC) and Planning Minister Alannah MacTiernan, just when they should be in close contact. The PCC, for more than a year, has made it clear that it believed M

BUSINESSES have been warned to start preparing for new payment and reporting rules for superannuation.

WA’S sole private electricity retailer says onerous regulations and charges are preventing more players from entering the State’s electricity market.

DESPITE a difficult overall trading environment for insurance firms, Western Australian-based St Andrew’s Insurance has announced a 32 per cent jump in pre-tax profit for 2002.

CROSS selling, a practice that has been gaining momentum in big businesses for many years, could prove a successful tool for small businesses. The aim of cross selling is to get more value from each customer.

WITH expressions of interest flooding in from businesses in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Northern Territory and Perth, the 2003 North West Expo is shaping up to be a stellar regional event.

MANAGEMENT at WA’s largest advertising agency Marketforce is awaiting the outcome of weeks of speculation that eastern States-based agency George Patterson Bate

LESS than a year after it was bought out of financial difficulty, Western Australian advertising agency ReynoldStratagem has disappeared from the landscape.

HARDWARE, software and security needs are three of the most important elements in the creation of a home office.

THE home has become a favoured work site, whether on a full-time basis or for the flexibility it can offer. ABS statistics for the year 2000 say that 20 per cent of people worked in their own home or a home other than their employer’s or client’s home.

A new scheme to maximise local content on major projects formally took effect on January 1. Mark Beyer takes a close look at how major Western Australian projects are performing.

WE read your article on the importance of securing Internet domain names in WA Business News (January 30 2003) and concur that picking a good domain name is imp

COMPANIES hoping to win big contracts from the Western Australian Government are now required to prepare Australian Industry Participation (AIP) plans.

WITH building approvals for private sector houses and total dwelling units falling for the past four months, all indications suggest that WA’s housing boom is on the wane.