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Changes to the franchising code of conduct to be implemented next month will provide potential franchisees with far more information about the businesses they purchase than is currently available.

For Judith Monteath and Liz Offer, an opportunity to expand their respite care business for people with disabilities sparked the idea for a franchise model.

Getting things done in regional Western Australia may have its frustrations – amplified right now by skills shortages and overstretched bureaucracy – but Barry Humfrey reckons local knowledge is the key to success.

The City of Perth may introduce incentives to encourage developers to meet Australian Building Greenhouse Rating and the Green Building Council of Australia's Green Star principles.

As the crisis in available office space in the CBD continues, building owners are bringing refurbished space back into supply this year to take advantage of soaring rents.

Bubbles never last long, as every child knows. No sooner have you blown one than it pops.

As many Perth residents settle in for an evening at home most nights of the week, a team of doctors prepares for an evening out, providing free medical treatment and advice from a custom-built truck to the homeless and marginalised across Perth, Midland a

About seven years ago, Little Creatures co-founder Howard Cearns was finding it tough to sell the beer he had brewed with his mates, Phil Sexton, Adrian Fini and Nic Trimboli.

For those with an eye for politics, the past week's discussion on Australian Workplace Agreements puts Western Australia at the forefront of the debate.

Marianne Kempf - chef, The Gala Restaurant, Ardross

Just 8 months after commencing commercial operations, Scanalyse has begun the international roll-out of its 3D laser scanner technology, accompanied by the appointment of a new chairman and a $250,000 capital raising.

State Scene was stunned to read former premier Geoff Gallop slamming Western Australia's business community from his ivory tower in Sydney for what he called its failure to criticise lobbyists Brian Burke, Julian Grill and Noel Crichton-Browne.

We have a few great columnists whose fine work is to be found in the back half of this paper.

The posters are up, websites ready and long lunches booked…campaign 2007 has well and truly begun.

A business can register two voters if it can to show some proof (some form of a lease agreement is an example) that it operates in Perth.

Those looking for more input in the direction of the City of Perth will have to buy or lease a property in the city before October in order to get a chance of securing a vote in its council and mayoral elections.

The Western Australian Cricket Association's $250 million plan to redevelop its ground into a 30,000-seat stadium alongside two 17-storey residential towers has prompted the WA Trotting Association, which owns the adjacent Gloucester Park, to delay finali

Ramsay Health Care Ltd is gearing up for one of its biggest jobs yet, with the $276 million redevelopment of the Joondalup Health Campus planned for completion by 2010.

East Fremantle's historic Trade-winds Hotel on Canning Highway is undergoing a $1 million renovation of its restaurant and beer garden.

Retirement village developer National Lifestyle Villages is putting the final touches to the design of its new flagship lifestyle village at 891 Mandurah Road, Rockingham.

Unemployment at 2.7 per cent of the workforce is reason to celebrate; for most of us.

Many businesses recognise the importance of being involved in the local community, creating a sense of good corporate citizenship and fostering brand awareness.

Lovers of Bar One's cuisine have some busy Melbourne hairdressers to thank for their good fortune.

Gurps S Bagga - Owner/chef, Maya Indian Restaurant, Freo

The next time you face a screaming leftie on your TV screen, or worse still, in your face, claiming America and President George W Bush are hated across the entire Middle East, keep the following in mind.

THE private equity binge has extended to the fast food industry, with a Sydney fund backing Australian Fast Foods Pty Ltd managing director Frank Romano in a $180 million deal, buying out major sha

The Western Australian Cricket Association has moved to shore up its financial and sporting future by agreeing to partner in a $250 million redevelopment (see pictures) of the WACA ground with developer Ascot Capital Ltd, the operator of Jandakot Airport.

Westonia Mines Ltd has blamed the rising Australian dollar for its inability to finalise a $65 million-plus loan for its namesake gold project, but insisted the project still has a future.

Wine merchant and Wavenet chairman Mick Stroud plans to have his Big Island Brewery business listed on the Australian Stock Exchange by June 11 following an initial public offering that will value the company at $20.5 million.

Great Southern Ltd has rejected claims from the Wine Grape Growers' Australia that the grape glut that crippled many players in the industry during 2005 and 2006 would return to haunt the sector within five years.

The grape glut may have created headaches for many players in the WA wine industry, but it has provided enormous opportunity for South West producer Stella Bella Wines Pty Ltd, which has plans to build a cellar door not too far from Leeuwin Estate.

Rob Mann is one of a handful of Western Australian winemakers lucky enough to get his hands on some cuttings of pinot gris – a white wine style growing in popularity with wine drinkers in Europe and the US.