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COMPETITION in the local travel guide market will hot up with the release next month of a new publication aimed at the State's growing backpacking industry.

MIDLAND Brick has announced the appointment of former account director Peter Renshaw as the company's independent advertising consultant.

NEWS presenter Tina Altieri is on her way back to Perth following her appointment as temporary anchor on current affairs program ‘Today Tonight'.

SHERYL-LEE Moroni has no regrets about her decision 21 years ago to step away from her career as a stenographer and move into the world of adult dance.

FOR those people starting out in small business, buying an existing operation can save a lot of time and money in building up goodwill. But there are some important factors that need to be considered.

THREE years after buying into the established West Perth business, Faces Dances Cards & Gifts, husband and wife team Dean and Paulette Savage have embarked on an expansion drive.

THE Federal Government's revised corporate law reforms have received a cautious welcome from accountants, auditors and company directors.

TRADE payments by Australian industry have fallen to an average of 47 days, the lowest level in four years.

FROM humble beginnings in the 1960s, self-made construction baron John Roberts has steered his flagship company, Multiplex, to the pinnacle of the Australian construction industry.

NATIONAL law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth is to follow resources giant Woodside into Perth's newest premium building, Woodside Plaza at 240 St Georges Terrace.

The fourth Great Wine Estates wine auction will be held on November 22. This unique event for the Western Australian community has established itself as an important catalyst for the promotion of Western Australian wine on the local, national and internat

AS the year winds to an end and the summer break beckons, the thoughts of many turn to family and friends and the festive season.

TEN years ago the newly elected Court-Cowan Government received a report from a team headed by CRA's former chief, Sir Roderick Carnegie.

Many people like the idea of being their own boss but not all can follow through and make the dream a reality. Noel Dyson investigates how to set up a successful small business.

THE Brockwell Hospitality Investments/Western Plaza Corporation has granted the proponents of the Raine Square Property Trust a month-long extension to raise the minimum $7.5 mill

THE Australian Shareholders Association's battle against what it sees as inappropriate options packages is not just reserved for monster corporations such as Southcorp.

THE light seems to be shining at the end of the tunnel for the Orbital Engine Corporation.

WITH the Federal Government's Spam Bill 2003 passed in the House of Representatives last week, Western Australian players remain dubious as to whether it will have any real impact on the problem of spam in Australia.

A RESEARCHER from Edith Cowan University has advised business operators to separate their internal web site from their public site to avoid confusion for users, to make finding information easier and to save thousands of dollars in lost time.

CONSISTENCY and diversification are the secrets to making money in the restaurant business, according to Fraser's Restaurant and Bluewater Grill owner Chris Taylor.

AS an owner-operator-chef, Neal Jackson has established a formidable reputation in Perth and Bunbury, but it hasn't been without hard work and some tough lessons.

CLYDE Bevan's face breaks in to a wry smile when he recalls once saying he would “never own a restaurant because there is no money in it”.

SPECULATION within the State's development industry suggests the WA Government is considering an infrastructure levy on newly developed blocks similar to that implemented in New South Wales last year.

THE double-brick dwelling has long been a favourite of homebuilders in Western Australia.

Operating a restaurant is about much more than just good food. WA Business News journalist Julie-anne Sprague spoke to Ian Love, Warren Mead, Nic Trimboli, Neal Jackson, Chris Taylor and Umberto Tinelli about the secrets to their success.

THE Department of Agriculture has achieved big financial savings on its way to winning an environmental award for fleet management.

THE Rugby Union World Cup is being hailed as a boon for tourism, a major drawcard for business leaders and an opportunity to sell Australia to a television audience in the billions.

A SURVEY of small business has found that many organisations fail to regularly implement simple debtor management practices.

ABOUT this time last year we published a major feature on the Burrup –depicting the development plans for the North West peninsula as being on a knife edge.

It seems David Pike was a couple of answers short at West Cape Howe winery's recent ‘Culinary Inquisition', where he presented some Spanish wines.

COTTEES brand's Australian owner Cadbury-Schweppes has initiated legal action against O'Connor-based Anchor Foods amid claims of design and trademark infringement.

WHILE State Scene rarely bothers analysing parliamentary answers there's always the chance of an exception arising...