Next week’s Federal and State Budgets will be unlike any other, with both likely to be ‘big spending Budgets’, with ‘far less of a focus on debt and deficit.’
Meilin Chew
Michelin-star chef Alan Wise will head up the new venture to serve casual Australian-inspired menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Simon Collins
Consumer sentiment in WA is back at pre-COVID levels but fears of a second wave of the virus and holding on to a job remain key fears for most.
Peter Law
WA small and medium enterprises have been left exposed by sub-par safety and compliance record-keeping amid the coronavirus pandemic, says a workplace training expert.
Kate Purnell
Next week’s Federal Budget will pump $100 million into new regional recovery partnerships which will support areas like regional WA where local tourism has been hit hard by COVID-19.
Annabel Hennessy
The Federal Government’s digital technologies initiative addresses the right issues, but to be effective it needs to be rolled out in an easy access manner for WA businesses, industry leaders say.
Consumer confidence has risen for a fourth straight week in anticipation of a big-spending federal budget next week.
AAP
Demand for business skills in the gig economy has exploded over the past six months, as more Australians became entrepreneurial to navigate the coronavirus pandemic.
While many WA firms are expected to come off JobKeeper this week, other local business owners say they are still struggling and fear they are falling through the cracks.
A glass-walled restaurant under the canopy of a derelict service station along with a rooftop bar and an open kitchen in the old car service bays — it’s how one chef is adjusting to the new normal.
Daniel Newell
An overwhelming number of WA small and medium-sized businesses are now in favour of the State’s hard border, according to a new survey.
Perth-based software company Yojee is looking to raise $20 million to accelerate its expansion by tapping into the booming e-commerce market.
Credit groups have slammed the Federal Government’s decision to axe responsible lending laws, saying the move will result in worse levels of wrongdoing uncovered by the Banking Royal Commission.
The pandemic has caused fractures in Australia, with WA, Queensland, and South Australia among other States that pulled up the drawbridge to defend their success.
Jason Scott
A whole new insolvency regime for small business by January? Good luck ... and it better work.
Neale Prior
Leading WA industry experts have warned new laws overhauling Australia’s insolvency framework could potentially leave creditors exposed to dodgy and incompetent business operators.
Meilin Chew and Neale Prior
Subcontractors say the McGowan Government has only moved to protect retention money — which usually represents just 5 per cent of a contract’s total value.
Josh Zimmerman
The State Government has committed $10 million to fast-track the set-up of WA call centres and back-office services in a move set to create hundreds of new jobs.
Struggling small businesses will be saved from bankruptcy and thrown a lifeline to restructure debts under the most significant reforms to Australia’s insolvency rules in 30 years.
Lanai Scarr
WA’s leading innovation and tech hubs have been working to uncover WA’s next success story, with several aspiring entrepreneurs already making waves in the start-up sector.
The whitegoods retailing veteran’s new family venture will give potential buyers the chance to cook in an oven or do their washing before handing over the credit card.
The residential property market is tipped to reap the earliest benefits from a deal that will bring a university campus to the city, while commercial property benefits will be a slower burn.
Perth wedding boutiques are enjoying an influx of online sales as COVID-19 border closures force brides-to-be to shop locally.
Perth-based medicinal cannabis company Cannaponics has raised $1.5 million in its first round of seed capital as it works to develop a $15m cannabis and hemp hub in Collie.
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