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A talent for managing people

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FROM a sailing career that began at age 16 on the STS Leeuwin to becoming the first female and youngest ever offshore installation manager of an oil-producing facility, Suzannah Vaughan (pictured right) packed a lot into life.

Collins sees further growth for Neptune

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RUSSELL Collins is an overachiever by any measure, but he'd be the last person to ever give himself that label.

Wesche wins again

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WESTERN Australian businesswoman Leanne Wesche was named the 2008 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year.

Wesche wins WA business award

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WESTERN Australian fresh produce entrepreneur and previous WA Business News 40under40 award winner Leanne Wesche has been named this year's Telstra WA Business Woman of the Year.

Vale Suzannah Vaughan

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WESTERN Australian sea captain Suzannah Vaughan died suddenly last week aboard her ship in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of India.

IN THE NEWS -Amcom buys Commtech Wireless

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MINNEAPOLIS-BASED communications technology company, Amcom Software, has bought Commtech Wireless, which has grown from its Perth base to become an international provider of wireless messaging infrast

IT firms wired to the world

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THE state's information technology and communications export businesses are getting a foothold in international markets, according to the WA Business News Book of Lists.

Entrepreneurs bullish on WA

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WESTERN Australia's long-term outlook remains bright, despite the upheaval on global financial markets, with labour shortages continuing to be one of the biggest challenges.

Lessons in Pilbara growth

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DEVELOPERS and planners in the Mid West should learn from the Pilbara to better understand the pressures that come along with being a 'boom town', according to Carr Civil Contracting managing director Mark Blayney.

Yuuwa develops capital plan

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THREE Perth entrepreneurs have established a $40 million venture capital fund to invest in new technologies.

New offshore challenge for Vaughan

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When Suzannah Vaughan was appointed to run the first floating production storage and offloading vessel to work offshore India, she believed it was another significant step in her family's connection with the subcontinent and oil.

Senses’ new brand challenge

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For more than 150 years, the Royal WA Institute for the Blind has supported visually impaired people throughout Western Australia.

Removing barriers the Decimal point

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Jan Kolbusz is the kind of technology professional manager who admits he would most likely have seen out his days in senior management if he didn't live in Perth.

Private equity firm targets mining services market

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Boutique private equity firm InGlobo Asset Management Pty Ltd is looking for more acquisitions in the mining services sector after its debut purchase of Integrated Industrial Mining Supply Pty Ltd.

Gold industry woes hit QFS Australia

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Despite record prices, the gold sector has failed to glitter like other commodities, with the failure of marginal producers having a knock-on effect in the service sector.

Cooper diversifies into super market

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Specialist taxation and business advisory firm, Cooper Partners, has expanded its self-managed superannuation fund expertise with the appointment of a new principal.

Malone touts innovation as key for iiNet growth

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Fifteen years after establishing Perth's first internet service provider, iiNet boss Michael Malone retains a disarming honesty and humour that is rarely found in chief executives.

In The News: Constable, Goyder win awards

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LIONS Eye Institute founder Ian Constable and Wesfarmers managing director Richard Goyder were among the winners at the 36th Annual Western Australian Citizen of the Year Awards, announced last weeken

Private plays in favour

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A largely hidden side of wealth creation is in the private sector, where successful entrepreneurs have built considerable businesses, in many cases with their families or over more than one generation.

iiNet acquires Westnet for $81m

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East Perth-based internet and telecommunications provider iiNet has returned to its acquisition strategy after a more than two-year layover, acquiring fellow Western Australian player Westnet for an $81 million cash payment.

A fresh approach to fruit and veg

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Having worked in the fresh produce industry for 15 years, entrepreneur and managing director of the Pacco Group, Leanne Wesche, has developed the first in a range of products designed to make fruit and vegetables cleaner and safer to eat.

Top job sits well with diplomatic Pearson

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As new Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA chief James Pearson jetted off to Russia this week with a state trade delegation, his colleagues may hope he's dotted the ‘i's and crossed the ‘t's on his paperwork.

Avilas' business develops organically

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Running a construction business alongside an organic compost venture and an emerging wine label may not sound like a perfect fit, but the results have proved otherwise for Daniel and Benjamin Avila, who released their first wine label, Castle Lion, this m

Strategic partners bring fresh energy

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40U40 winners selected for prize.

In recognition of excellence

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The WA Business News annual 40under40 Awards is among the biggest events on the Western Australian business community's calendar, and this year's awards certainly lived up to expectations.

Visiting WA and Events

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Visiting WA Former coach of the Essendon Football Club, Kevin Sheedy, to speak at the HIA event, An Audience with Kevin Sheedy, where he will discuss “Positive and Lateral Thinking” and “Thinking and

40under40 Winners Continued

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Andrew HerrmannCompany: Access 1 Security Systems, Gametraders Galleria, Orbit Amusements

Quality field shows the depth of state’s talent

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The wealth of entrepreneurial talent in Western Australia has resulted in a very close race at the top end of this year's WA Business News 40under40 Awards.

A Shared Journey of Success

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The winners of this years WA Business News 40under40 Awards, to be announced at a gala function on Wednesday night, are featured in this weeks edition.

40under40 Judges

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An overview of the 40under40 judges for 2008.

Visiting WA and Events

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Visiting WA Former coach of the Essendon Football Club, Kevin Sheedy, to speak at the HIA event, An Audience with Kevin Sheedy, where he will discuss “Positive and Lateral Thinking” and “Thinking and

Technically speaking, more women crossing the great corporate divide

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It's hard to see any common ground between geology and communication, yet these two fields do share something – they both feature prominently in the career backgrounds of women now atop the corporate tree in Western Australian listed companies.