Innovative flair

WA's top entrepreneurs don't rely on the resources boom to support their business growth; instead the key lies in the power of innovation.

It may seem cliched and hackneyed to sceptical consumers, but many of this year's top entrepreneurs genuinely believe that quality service is the key to their business success.

APTS managing director Paul Newbound describes himself as a typical technician who decided to go into business.“I thought I knew how to run a business, but I didn't,” he admits.