The state government has announced Saj Abdoolakhan as the new small business commissioner and chief executive officer of the Small Business Development Corporation.
At the Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC), we have a range of initiatives to support the establishment and growth of small businesses in your local government area.
The City of Stirling has streamlined the approvals processes and cut red tape for small businesses in the area, as part of the Small Business Friendly Approvals Project.
The state government has announced a campaign to encourage Western Australians to change their spending habits to better support small businesses and local entrepreneurs.
Subcontractors WA chair Louise Stewart has welcomed the state government's decision to expand the use of project bank accounts (PBAs) to protect subcontractors, but is pushing for the introduction of legally binding statutory trusts.
Accounting firm RSM and Bunbury-based consultancy IPS have won the lion's share of work under a new round of state government contracts to deliver the Business Local support program across regional Western Australia.
Helping small business is turning into a bigger business for a handful of service providers selected to run the state government's SME advisory network, which is about to go through a large and, in places, contentious restructure.
The small business sector has had some significant wins of late. Our 4-page special report analyses the issues facing small business, profiles two franchise groups expanding in WA and looks at unique incentive programs for staff.
More than 850 small businesses across Western Australia have been surveyed to gauge the current state of small businesses, with positive statistics showing that 55 per cent have plans to grow and improve in the future.
