Staff Reporters

Imagine if I were to ask ten of the most talented and experienced entre-preneurs: “what is the most important ingredient in running a successful service business?”. I could get ten different answers: knowledge, experience, capital, advertising, training,

THE recent move by the Bank of England to sell 125 tonnes of gold this year stopped dead a rally in the precious metal.

A major retail centre in Albany, the Dog Rock Shopping Centre, has been placed on the market by its vendors at a proposed price of between $7 million and $8 million.

In its first year of operation, Perth-based First Quantum Minerals Ltd has commissioned two new mines in Cen-tral Africa and placed its Likasi copper-cobalt tailings project in the Shaba province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into mothballs.

iiNET is WA owned and provides effective Internet solutions for business customers.

1998 WA Tourism Awards winner El Questro has been nominated for the Sir David Brand Award for Tourism in this year’s awards.

Online share trading has been in Australia for two years, and now Internet stockbrokers are fighting for business through full-page press and television advertising.

Commercial interest in the CBD continues to be strong, according to a report by real estate company Herron Todd White.

THE cobalt-rich mineral resources of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being exploited to the detriment of the country’s environment and to the financial benefit of African leaders of state.

Worldwide Internet are an Internet Service Provider based in Victoria Park.

LOCAL tourism operators are pleased with the positive comment being made about the revised belltower design, says Tourism Council Australia president Laurie O’Meara. He said the belltower will quickly become a ‘must visit’ for people visiting Perth.

INTERNATIONAL finance leader Merrill Lynch has experienced great interest in its international online trading system since being launched early this year.

A SMALL decline Australia-wide in dwelling commencements this year will impact on Queensland and Tasmania, while WA is poised for significant growth.

THREE strikes for Carnarvon Petroleum NL are likely to have its directors and shareholders, cracking open the Vintage Brut to celebrate.

A RECENT trade mission to South Africa and Mozambique by a WA business delegation investigated new and emerging commercial opportunities.

THE handing down of the State Budget and the signing of the Regional Forest Agreement with the Federal Government made for a busy start to this month.

IT has been observed that 80 per cent to 90 per cent of the organisations we work in today will not exist in twenty years time or will be radically different.

The Federal Government’s move to censor the Internet is a cynical exercise which is doomed to fail. The Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online Services) Bill has been developed by television regulators blundering into a field they know little about.

Maid Perfect was launched last year by Lorna Good as a follow-on to her well-known Flying Domestics business.Flying Domestics is a casual cleaning service, while Maid Perfect is aimed at servicing larger homes on an ongoing basis.

THE Mid West region is truly a big slice of WA. Covering 470,000 square hectares, from the coast into the farming wheatbelt, through the pastoral hinterland to the mining centres in the east, it comprises almost one fifth of the state.

NEW electronic business solutions launched recently in Bunbury will sharpen the competitive edge for small-to-medium businesses supplying goods and services to the WA Government.

TOURISM is by far the Gascoyne’s fastest growing sector, offering great investment opportunities. In 1996 more than 217,000 tourists visited the region, generating $57.6 million in revenue.

A SURGE of new iron ore mine development has occurred across the Pilbara region, both to meet an increasing demand by the world integrated steel makers and replace depleting resources.

That looked like Jervoise Bay development supremo Bruce Sutherland with wife Noel cruising off Fremantle aboard a classic wooden powerboat – on a weekday.

JANI-KING continues to push for dominance in Perth with a record annual turnover of $6.5 million and more than 630 cleaning contracts.

On Wednesday March 24, the small rural town of Moora was declared a disaster area. Business, contracting and farming was at a standstill.

THE sprawling facilities of the Bunbury port have been recognised as the gateway to the South West region of WA.

MINING as an industry in the Gascoyne hosts many investment and exploration prospects. Gypsum mining and on-site processing at Lake Macleod, and limestone mining near Learmonth will augment the region’s mining activity in the short term.

MARINE and supply base operator Mermaid Marine Group is about to list on the bourse to raise $6.5 million to upgrade and expand its facilities at King Bay on Dampier’s Burrup Peninsula.

Jervoise Bay was chosen for the marine industrial complex because it was the only location meeting all requirements.

ONE of the most rewarding aspects of my role as Premier is the opportunity it gives me to meet and talk to people in different parts of Western Australia.

The Shire of Esperance has launched initiatives to upgrade the airport and recreational centre. The shire called for expressions of interest from building companies and contractors to undertake further extensions at the airport terminal.