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IT is a truism of golf. The most expensive, hi-tech clubs are of little use to a golfer if they are the wrong size or the flex in the shaft does not suit the way a person plays.

A REQUEST to build a putting green in a customer's backyard has created a business opportunity for one Perth landscape gardner.

THE need to provide industry knowledge to assist in the management and running of golf clubs has led to the creation of a unique institute in Joondalup, the Australian Institute of Golf Management.

THE resources sector's solid recent performance has had a welcome media spin off, boosting business to the sizeable WA-based trade press that focuses on mining, oil and gas.

TECHNOLOGY Park start-up Calytrix Technologies has taken a big step into the tough US market with the sale of its SIMplicity software to US-based The Mitre Corporation.

In this week's look at the upcoming Great Wine Estates auction David Pike reveals some of the secrets of Plantagenet Wines.

THERE'S no law of politics that postulates political parties are essential for the effective operation of our representative form of democracy.

The WA Government may have made it clear that the days of the kings-of-the-grass-castle are well and truly over, but pastoralists across the State are still calling for a lease structure that offers more security of tenure to encourage investment into our

MUCH has been said lately regarding fund managers' new interest, some would say interference, in companies they invest in.

IT'S no longer just about winning an award these days – it appears that stealing the show on the night is just as important in the game of one-upmanship needed to win the gong in

COMMUNITY access is a major factor in the push to exclude 2,000,000 hectares from the total 91 million hectares of pastoral land in Western Australia.

WILL Burrell, tourism operator and owner of Kimberley station El Questro, received a rude shock last December when he discovered that the Department of Conservation and Land Management had earmarked 97,361 hectares for exclusion from his 274,149ha station

PASSION, ambition and drive are the key ingredients to starting a successful business – everything else can be learned.

The commercial interior design industry has suffered from the sluggish CBD office leasing market this year. While fewer tenants relocating generally means fewer projects for the interior design industry, of the projects that are out there, more organisati

THE State Government is considering a request by the Master Builders Association industry mutual fund to provide housing indemnity insurance in Western Australia.

THE shortage of homes for sale experienced during the past year appears to be easing, according to the Real Estate Institute of WA.

A MAJORITY of chief financial officers is yet to identify the impact of the planned introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Australia, according to a new survey.

ST John Ambulance WA has outsourced its $45 million superannuation fund to Acumen Super.

THE growth in the number of strata title properties in Perth has led to a potentially divisive legal issue with regard to the conversion of residential apartment buildings into short-stay apartments.

CONSTRUCTION of Cedar Wood's $18 million Aria Luxury Apartments will get under way next month, marking the first in a number of apartment developments slated for Rockingham's beachfront.

A driving force behind the successful Matilda Bay Brewing Company, Phil Sexton found things a little tougher than expected when he took on the wine business. Now, more than a decade later, the winery he started has become Devil's Lair, and business is boo

THE Western Australian wine industry remains in a strong position despite what was a difficult 2001-02 overall, according to industry figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

MOST of us have either read or know about George Orwell's prescient and terrifying novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, which highlights Big Brother Government, an all-knowing, all-powerful overseer.

India isn't one of WA's major trading partners, but trade liberalisation and diplomatic efforts are smoothing the way for increased trade while India's growing middle class fuels consumer demand. Alison Birrane, Jim Hawtin and Chris Leitch look at some of

DIRECTORS' fees and management incentives have featured prominently in the news recently.

TECHNOLOGY company Lumacom has expanded its international sales, securing contracts to install its flagship electronic billboards in Turkey and Russia.

FUTURIS Corporation has announced the acquisition of 19 per cent of Perth-based telco and broadband services provider Amcom Telecommunications.

THE enormous size of the Indian market was a main factor in attracting JV International to explore export opportunities in that country.

DESPITE substantial tariffs on wine imports, several WA wineries have started exporting to India to meet growing demand for luxury consumer goods.

WESTERN Australian gold exports to India topped the State's export list last year, making it the most valuable export to the sub-continent.

COMMUNITY television station Access 31 will move to new premises when its lease expires at the end of the year.

CREDIT managers attending a conference last week had to deal with the fallout from a struggling telecommunications company.