Small Business

KPMG has named the eight businesses it has selected to participate in its recently announced technology accelerator Energise, which will be held in Perth.

A Perth-based startup is setting about saving the environment, one office building at a time.

The Fabric Social’s goal is to lift the burden of poverty from women and their families in war-torn areas.

Small and medium-sized businesses in regional areas might need to look to non-bank lending pathways to secure finance, particularly if they are lacking in assets, according to a report to be released today by the Regional Australia Institute.

Entrepreneurs need to park their ego if they want their idea to go global, according to one of the ‘sharks’ from the Channel 10 TV show, Shark Tank.

A group of Perth venture capitalists is backing plans by a local health scientist for an IPO of a new fitness-based business development, including a body-measuring app that is still on the drawing boards.

The days of fudging your CV or trying to cover up even the most minor of legal infractions may be over, thanks to employers’ increasing use of verification checks.

Velpic allows companies to create their own video lessons and distribute them online to their staff and contractors.

Singapore-founded property crowdfunding business CoAssets wrapped up its first day of trading on the Newcastle-based National Stock Exchange of Australia today, with its shares closing flat at 10 cents each.

StrykeTax is a new app that aims to reduce the time, hassle and effort of preparing income tax returns.

Western Australia is set to celebrate its first small business day after a group of volunteers decided it was time to recognise the contribution of the more than 210,000 small businesses that operate in the state.

A commitment to making things easier in education has been the key to success for this year’s Rising Stars winner. Click through to see more on SEQTA Software and the other winners of Business News' 2015 Rising Stars awards.

Despite its Scandinavian inspiration, there’s no Swedish chef behind the Rising Stars startup category winner, Dinner Twist.

One out of every five Australian households now has solar energy installed, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

Roy Mellon has built his business on the premise that running payroll is one of the least favourite functions inside most businesses.

PDC BIM has found strong demand for its services in the space where information technology and construction collide, winning work at the Perth Children’s Hospital, the new Perth Stadium, Inpex Ichthys LNG, and for BHP Billiton’s iron ore mines.

Integro Private Financial Consulting is a financial planning firm founded on the core principle of complete independence.

A management buy-out of a slice of executive search firm Gerard Daniels in 2007 led to the creation of recruitment consultant Harrier Human Capital.

Play equipment manufacturer Funky Monkey Bars has swung its way into the Rising Stars alumni after developing an innovative kids offering that gained market traction on the back of word-of-mouth brand promotion.

Marine services group TAMS Group has delivered on its potential to provide flexible options for customers in the marine services sector, winning its second Rising Stars award in two years.

ATM entreprenuer Todd Zani is back in business after an eight-month hiatus, and he’s brought with him a new style of machine that could be a game-changer for the banking sector.

A web-based platform that connects social enterprises with global supply chains. Businesses use the service to procure goods and services from social enterprise suppliers.

A popular Claremont cafe is taking its home-cooked meals to a captive market on the outskirts of the CBD.

Perth’s tight-knit angel investment community is growing more comfortable with soft tech plays, but there are calls for more investment in the ‘trickier’ tech.

The Incite awards showcase that the state is putting its brainpower to work in the technology sphere with great success.

An interactive geo-targeting app that blends video, audio, images and marketing messages together.

Perth online screening and verification company CVCheck will soon lodge a prospectus on the ASX, detailing plans to raise up to $10 million in an initial public offering.

The difference between most salespeople and the sales masters is that the latter ‘lived’ their principle for success.

A Perth startup raising funds for charity by piggybacking on shopping purchases made online is well on its way to making ‘giving’ cool and simple, according to its founder.

Small businesses will get a tax cut from July after the Senate passed a budget package with little debate.

Perth-based online health directory and booking service HealthEngine has reached a new milestone, with the company making its one millionth online booking through its application.

Two local entrepreneurs have had contrasting experiences appearing on Channel 10’s recently concluded Shark Tank, a reality TV show in which budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of potential investors.