KEEPING in touch with employees ‘on the road' is not always easy.Mobile phones can be out of range, inadvertently switched off, or insufficiently loud to conquer ambient noise.
AS India and Pakistan continued to face off across the line of control in Kashmir, and Pakistan tested a few missiles, the Australian Government was quick to seek assurances and the Opposition at pains to demand more be done.
AUSTRALIANS like investing in property and the rapid growth of investment in property syndicates has allowed small investors a piece of the top end of town.
RUNNING a DIY superannuation fund can be costly, time consuming and entails significant legal responsibilities.What, then, are the benefits that attract so many investors to DIY super?
THE advertising industry is currently facing one of its toughest times ever.While the cyclical nature of many major accounts underpins the market, analysts are talking about a fundamental change in the nature of marketing in WA.
MALAGA is moving away from its reputation as a sleepy hollow thanks to a business development boom.Osborne Park is rapidly becoming a retail, office and showroom precinct and land values are rising to match.
THERE is strong speculation that another ownership change at Allendale Square is close at hand, less than six months after Cape Bouvard Investments bought half of the building for $45 million.
SIDELINED industrial technology player Vostech is set to return to the field tomorrow after a $1.7 million equity raising, which has helped pave the way to a deal with creditors.
A JOINT venture between the Daily Mail Group and Australian Radio Network bought Perth's newest commercial radio licence this week for just $25 million, a price well below market expectations.
MEATH Care is developing its Como aged care hostel and independent living centre to include 22 new accommodation units, a clubhouse and a hydrotherapy pool.
MAJOR structural changes are planned this week at South Perth-based financial services company Epic Asset Management, with cornerstone shareholder, stockbroking firm Montagu Pty Ltd looking to sell at least part of its stake.
IT is difficult to know which of the two prospective partners would've been more disappointed, at the time, by the failure of merger negotiations between Hotham Wines and Barrington Estate.
REMEMBER those airboards zipping around the Olympic arena during the opening ceremony? Like many of Australia's great inventions, they were created in the industrial suburbs of Perth.
LIQUOR retailer Patrick Stephenson continues to profit from his Liberty Liquors venture, close to a year after selling the business to national supermarket giant Woolworths.
THE growing public awareness of environmental issues has led to the emergence of a type of property investor … those who are passing over trendy inner city apartments and townhouses in search of something greener.
A WEAK Australian dollar, production costs among the lowest in the world and a stable political climate has made Australian gold companies attractive targets during the past year.
SIXTEEN pillars in the Woodside building at number one Adelaide Terrace will undergo a sensational transformation under the creative direction of a team from Awesome Arts.
THE restaurant trade's night of nights was held last month to celebrate excellence within the industry and to recognise the importance restaurants play in the Western Australian tourism economy.
BEING part of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games has paid off for a number of WA companies.At least eight WA companies were involved with the Games in some form.
