Changes to the franchising code of conduct to be implemented next month will provide potential franchisees with far more information about the businesses they purchase than is currently available.
For Judith Monteath and Liz Offer, an opportunity to expand their respite care business for people with disabilities sparked the idea for a franchise model.
Two of Western Australia’s swimming pool manufacturers, Aqua Technics and Freedom Pools and Spas, are tapping into new export opportunities in the Middle East and Europe.
Business-friendly regulations and the Singapore Australia Free Trade Agreement have created an attractive market for Australian companies exporting to Singapore, according to Austrade senior trade commissioner Singapore, Maurine Lam.
Many businesses recognise the importance of being involved in the local community, creating a sense of good corporate citizenship and fostering brand awareness.
International students and offshore graduates looking to work in Australia once their studies are completed will be able to apply for two new visas from September.
Two former radio journalists who have established a construction business in Madagascar are looking to set up a trade centre in Perth to facilitate trade and tourism with the former French colony.
Union membership in Western Australia has continued to decline, falling to a record low of 16 per cent in August last year, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last week.
Face-to-face fundraising, where charity workers wield a clipboard instead of rattling a tin, seeking your credit card number instead of cash, is a rich source of funds for Western Australian not-for-profit groups.
Western Australia's economic growth is set to rise by 6.5 per cent this financial year on the back of strong local conditions and export growth, according to the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry's quarterly outlook for March.
Industry figures have expressed concern over what they believe to be a serious shortage of solicitors in Western Australia’s community legal centres, which is curtailing their ability to deliver services.
The ongoing drama surrounding high atmospheric levels of nickel and lead concentrates in Esperance could have been magnified if the company involved, Magellan Metals, had decided instead on Geraldton as its port of choice.
Countries aspiring to membership of the European Union are providing new trade potential for Western Australia, according to WA’s Agent General to the EU, Noel Ashcroft, who visited Perth last week.
Consumer spending in Western Australia continues to strengthen amid improved national retail figures and housing approvals after last year’s interest rate rises.
Substance abuse might have been the story of the week in the sporting community, but Western Australian business, especially heavy industry, has a long track record of policies to deal with this issue.
The Esperance Port Authority's decision to ban shipments of fine lead concentrate, after traces of lead and nickel were found in rainwater tanks in the region, has yet to affect other ports in the state.
