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THE influence of e-commerce is far more pervasive than many of us realise, and more than some of us would like to acknowledge.

E-COMMERCE has been the catalyst for an increase in the number of small and micro exporters, according to Austrade.

WHILE there may be a small run on The West Australian's stock if cross media ownership laws change, it appears unlikely that the paper will become a takeover target.

THE WA Museum has secured a documentary deal with Japan's largest broadcaster, NHK.

A YAWNING chasm between the State's research sector and its development counterpart appears to be the principal barrier to Western Australia securing a larger share of the national funding allotment.

THE old saying that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder' is never truer than when applied to property developers and heritage buildings.

The Rising Stars survey highlights the value-creating strategies being used by successful private enterprises in WA, writes LUKE MARTINO.

HOPES for email's role as a lucrative and effective marketing tool are fading fast due to the misuse and lack of understanding of the medium as a direct marketing tool.

THE Rising Stars Index is a platform to showcase private enterprises in Western Australia that have sustained high rates of growth over the two financial years ending June 30 2002.

THE advertising industry is mourning the loss of one of its most impressive figures with Ken Ferguson, a founding member of Marketforce and a driving force behind agencies such as The

MAINSHEET Corporate is a corporate strategy and advisory firm unlike any other. While many corporate advisory firms have been established by lawyers, Mainsheet has grown up and still exists inside a law firm environment.

EASTERN States-based public relations and government affairs firm CPR Communications is in the process of recruiting to fill the void created by the departures of former MP and Labo

LEAVING Perth's biggest advertising company to form a start-up competitor has paid off handsomely for Lori Canalini and Adam Barker.

MEN want a lot more service from shopkeepers than they did in 1998, a new survey has found.

Respondents to the Rising Stars survey completed a detailed questionnaire on their business strategies and plans. The responses provide in-depth insights into the success drivers for the Rising Stars.

FOURTEEN Western Australian employment services firms have picked up some of the $2.5 billion worth of Job Network business as part of an attempt to improve services to Australia's unemployed.

The growing community and political focus on environmental management has been good news for Myaree-based MPL Group. The company offers a unique combination of services, according to managing director Chris Morris.

HOME construction is becoming an increasingly attractive option as the median house price pushes through the $200,000 mark, with growing numbers of Perth investors sinking their money into house and land packages.

TWO home-grown tech companies have become leading lights in their respective fields and, although their technologies are strikingly different, there are some business similarities.

A REPORT by FPD Savills has estimated a 14 per cent level of overall vacancy in the CBD by the start of 2004.

Unlike those who have disappeared, they have anticipated future trends and changed their business accordingly. Over the past 15 years at Touchstone DDI they have successfully moved from typesetting to independent pre-press to printing.

MORTGAGE broker, Mortgage Choice has recorded a growth of 34 per cent in Western Australian home loan approvals for the March quarter 2003, compared with the same period in 2002.

RentSmart's business partners include Australia's two largest retail groups, Coles Myer and Woolworths, two of Australia's biggest banks in ANZ and National, and global IT suppliers Hewlett-Packard and Compaq, which merged last year to form HP.

Working in the wine industry's not all about drinking the stuff, as David Pike discovers, although he manages a bit of that too.

Australian Finance Group is hardly a household name, so it may surprise some readers to learn it is one of the top players in the home loans market.

NEXT week's Easter long weekend is a great opportunity to fill your belly with the good bunny's chocolate treats and to spend some quality time with the family.

I HAVE already shown my colours in the debate over retail trading hours but, with the extended deadline for submissions set to close this week, I thought it was worth revisiting the subject.

THE accumulated wealth of Australia's family businesses far exceeds the combined value of stock market-listed companies, a new survey has found.

THE wife of former Labor Minister and now successful lobbyist, Julian Grill, has warned Premier Geoff Gallop that the “witch hunt” against her husband and former Labor Premier Brian

In the final instalment of the mergers and acquisitions series, Mark Beyer gets a legal perspective. BEHIND every M&A lawyer is a frustrated merchant banker. It's an old cliche but it has an element of truth.

WE write regarding you story titled ‘Breathing Space for Channel 31' on page 20 of WA Business News, April 10-16, concerning Channel 31 Community Education Television Ltd.

IN general terms a ‘developer' is considered to be an investor in property, whether it be a construction company that also undertakes its own development projects, or a property assets trust developing a recent acquisition.