WA Small Business Organisations

WA Retail & Small Business Association, CEO Brett Dunstone

• Opposes deregulation.
• Formed in mid 2004.
• Claims non-political status but was launched by Colin Barnett.
• Offers members discounts on insurance and travel.
• Represents 4,000 businesses and is a spearhead organisation for: Independent Action Group; WA Retailers Association; Milk Industry Liaison Committee (WA Dairy); WA Fruit Growers Association; Australian Hotels Association; Pharmacy Guild of Australia (WA Branch); Australian Newsagents Federation (WA Branch)

Retail Trader's Association of WA, CEO Brian Reynolds

• Aligned with CCI.
• Supports deregulation.

Independents Action Group, president Greg Dean

• Opposes deregulation.
• Mr Dean a WARSBA director.

WA Independent Grocers’ Associa-tion, president John Cummings

• Opposes deregulation.
• Opposes State payroll tax.
• Supports improved tenancy rights.
• Supports strengthening of Trade Practices Act to benefit small business.
• Funded by Dewsons, Supa Valu, Action, and other independent supermarket chains.

WA Retailers Association, CEO Martin Dempsey

• Opposes deregulation.
• Commercial leasing and resolution services.
• Afilliated with: Coalition of Business Associations; Combined Small Business Association.

Coalition of Business Associations, organiser Peter Fitzpatrick

• Informal group, receives no funding.
• Represents 18 industry associations including Master Builders Association.
• Opposes deregulation.
• Mr Fitzpatrick is Motor Trades Association president.

Combined Small Business Association, CEO Oliver Moon

• Opposes deregulation.
• Opposes State payroll tax.
• Supports more flexible industrial relations laws.

Stirling Business Association, president Natalie Sharman

• Opposes deregulation.
• One of the largest regional business groups in WA.
• Oliver Moon is a life member.

WA Small Business and Enterprise Association, president Philip Achurch

• Opposes deregulation.
• Supports more flexible industrial relations laws.
• Opposes State payroll tax.

Franchisees Against Inequitable Retailing, president Rob Evans (Harvey Norman Osborne Park)

• Supports deregulation.
• Funded and operated by WA Harvey Norman franchises.
• Aims to expand to include other businesses.
• Aims to change perception of supermarkets dominating deregulation debate.