Special Report: Rising Stars

The winners of the 2011 Rising Stars awards illustrate the diversity and enormous opportunity for private businesses in WA.

THE common perception of the resources sector may be one of hum drum processes such as digging and drilling, but Belmont oil and gas services business Velocious proves that there are plenty of intellectual challenges in this sector for local players who p

WHILE many businesses in the west are bracing for the economically stifling impact of impending skills shortages, Skill Hire chief executive Stephen Edgar sees opportunity.

STANDING out from the crowd in a busy marketplace such as recruitment is sometimes as much about what you don't do as it is about what you do.

THE flexibility to refine his business plan after initial setbacks has delivered Adam Lamond a thriving operation that provides engineering, maintenance and industrial services to the likes of BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group.

THE solar retailer business can be risky, with changes to government subsidies and rebates altering the ebb and flow of the market, but Sun Connect hasn't let this reality dominate its strategy.

CROISSANT Express opened its first Perth outlet in 1987, entering a marketplace that offered significantly fewer options than consumers enjoy today.

ONE man's vision to provide a value-added pressure-testing service to the construction, resources and oil and gas industries, has led to the emergence of a leading Australian company poised to expand offshore.

OCEANIC Medical Imaging (OMI) has uncovered gaps in Perth's private diagnostic imaging market to quickly establish itself as a player in the sector.

BURGER entrepreneur and chef Justin Bell has taken a sizable bite out of the Perth market and is aiming to serve up his unique fare in Melbourne by spring.

FINANCIAL planner and funds manager Addwealth is riding high after a stellar 12 months to April 30 – and revenue is poised to surge again in the next year.

PAST winners of the Rising Stars award could never be accused of standing still.