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While those starting an independent business may be flying solo with little support, an often-quoted bonus of the franchise system is the pre-existing infrastructure.

Curves Health Clubs are marketed as the Cheers of the fitness industry, a place where women can exercise in a supportive environment, where everybody knows their name.

The success of West Perth as a natural resources hub is all about its ability to adapt.

SURPLUS land at sporting facilities is becoming home to residential enclaves as developers, town planners and the Department of Sport and Recreation look to unlock the hidden value in Perth's hallowed turf.

PERTH-BASED surveying and mapping firm McMullen Nolan says it will use the acquisition of mid-tier surveyor DM Gerloff & Associates to build its business outside of metropolitan land development and expand its capabilities of servicing mining and resource

PERTH-BASED national property development and syndicated funds manager Aspen Group's new managing director, Gavin Hawkins, is targeting its Aspen Parks and Aspen Living divisions for future growth.

The state government is failing in its bid to increase urban infill development in metropolitan Perth, according to new industry research.

EACH July for the past 17 years, artists and art lovers have trekked to the state's one-time pearling capital, Cossack, 1,600 kilometres north of Perth, for Australia's most remote regional art exhibition and richest acquisitive art prize – the Cossack Ar

After 14 years at Hillarys, Portofinos has found a new home overlooking the ocean at Mindarie. Russell Quinn reports.

Drawing inspiration from her late father and her family, Mariella Harvey-Hanrahan has succeeded where many told her she would fail.

Cost blow-outs take the shine off some worthy public projects, and undermine the validity of others.

Two business school professors debate the personal and professional merits of taking time off.

The two-speed economy is alive and well in Australia but the concept is far more complex than traditionally depicted.

SARACEN Properties and Probuild have finalised negotiations over the completion of Raine Square, six weeks after WA Business News revealed that Probuild had been selected as the preferred builder.

A close look overseas reveals a potential shortage of commodities.

The director of one of the UK's largest and oldest arts festivals, Jonathan Holloway, has been appointed to take over as artistic director of the Perth International Arts Festival from 2012.

The state government hopes the Collgar Wind Farm at Merredin will be up and running by August next year.

COAL has emerged as an unlikely battleground in this year's federal election as the major parties fight for credibility on climate change.

RESIDENTIAL and commercial valuers are looking towards next year for a recovery in the property sector, as the industry endures criticism that overly optimistic valuations contributed to the global financial crisis.

PERTH'S residential high-rise construction market remains flat, lagging behind other states where the sector shows more promise for recovery than other parts of the construction industry, new research says.

PLANNING policy changes due to be released this month will give shopping centre owners in Perth the impetus to invest in centre expansions, an area which has been constrained for over ten years, according to the Shopping Centre Council of Australia.

AS an arts education institute, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University is widely recognised for its elite courses and well-credentialed alumni.

A succession of poor reviews have refocused Greer and Lorna Marns in their quest for consistency.

Kevin Rudd's overtures to the UN since he was deposed as PM come as no surprise.

A low-key tax ruling will have dramatic implications for thousands of small business owners.

Superannuation funds are playing a pivotal role in some of the most interesting infrastructure developments in WA.

Albany-BASED training provider Skill Hire has become the country's largest employer of bricklaying apprentices, with 130 bricklaying apprentices on its books.

Iluka Resources has had some good news of late, but many may have missed it.

Bob Every is very comfortable in the chair of WA's biggest home-grown company, even if he is relatively unknown in Perth.

Some people just don't realise how lucky they are, and their misplaced sense of entitlement is irksome.

PERTH company AnaeCo has passed a regulatory milestone for construction of an expanded waste treatment facility at Shenton Park, but getting funding for the $35 million project is proving more challenging.

Some people just don't realise how lucky they are, and their misplaced sense of entitlement is irksome.