SMALL business fears of an interest rate rise have been allayed for another month.Small Business Development Corporation managing director George Etrelezis said interest rates – and their impact on consumer confidence – were a major concern to small bus
* DOME Coffees director and winner of the 2000 WA and Australian Business Woman of the Year Award Patria Jafferies (pictured) and Subiaco Hotel executive chef Ivan Mather (winner of the 1999 and 2000 Best Restaurant Hotel in Australia) will speak at the S
THE Sevenoaks Senior College is setting out to bridge the gap between industry and education.The college, on the grounds of the old Cannington Senior High School, caters for year 11 and 12 students and will start classes next year.
I AM a small business with an annual turnover of less than $50,000. I am registered for GST, but have decided that the administrative costs outweigh any benefits. Can I apply for deregistration?
BUSINESS confidence is plum-meting at a faster rate than in the lead up to the 1991 recession.A new Dun and Bradstreet survey shows the number of business executives expectating increased sales had dropped to their lowest point since 1991.
THE Federal and State governments are implementing a new funding process which wouldmean independent schools wouldreceive up to 70 per cent of their revenue from the Government.
COBRA Resources Ltd has reached agreement to acquire the Melbourne-based international textile and clothing group Supreme 3 Limited through a scrip-based reverse takeover which will result in the spin-off of its exploration and mining assets into a new c
WITH the State election looming, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA may have to go into battle over industrial reform just to keep the status quo, according to outgoing CCI president Graham Greig.
SOME of the larger real estate agencies risk a conflict of interest because of a monoply on premium grade and A-grade properties under their management, according to smaller management company NSC Corporate.
HIGHER interest rates coupled with competition for quality property and stringent rules imposed under the Managed Investments Act have contributed to a slow down in property syndications being formed, according to a report by syndication manager Westpoint
WA HAS to make its own mark on the world and dare to be different. It needs to look at the things it does well and build from that expertise, according to Challenge Bank CEO Tony Howarth.
THE Australian dollar is at the whim of the US dollar and is beyond the control of the Australian Government and the Reserve Bank, according to Commonwealth Bank chief economist Bruce Freeland.
Hands up those tired of hearing about it. About Peter Reith and his phone – or, more to the point, his bill. About Reith’s son, Paul. About Miss X and Mr Y.
MARKETING communications consultancy The Shorter Group has moved to East Perth after more than two years looking for new premises and a further 12 months refurbishing the site.
THE Perth City Council is a step closer to introducing its Afresco Dining Local Law.Council has accepted public comment on the proposed law and made amendments.
WA NEEDS to rebrand itself as a knowledge hub if it wants to compete with the rest of the world for education services, according to a report by the WA Technology and Industry Advisory Council.
A SLIGHT decline in architectural employment could indicate construction activity might also decrease over the next six months if predictions by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects prove correct.
THINK a development application will not be treated favourably due to the factions on council? Why not postpone it and wait till the council make-up is more favourable?
WESFARMERS Limited has placed its half share of its Perth headquarters on the market.The A-grade, 12-storey building at 40 The Esplanade includes 122 car bays, an imposing elevation, unrestricted river views and easy freeway access.
ROTTNEST Island has undergone major renovations in the 1999-2000 year.The island’s ongoing refurbishment program resulted in the upgrade of another 16 cottages at South Thomson.
