Find out what Western Australian business owners have said are the most important things they have learnt about running a business.
Doing your homework before you chose to register your business is sound advice for new enterprises according to business owner Sharon Todd, the founder of a funeral company specialising in traditional Aboriginal funeral services. Towards the Dreaming is a 100 per cent Indigenous owned and managed funeral service founded by Sharon in 2021 to fill an...
Whether your business is surviving, thriving, or just getting off the ground, it is important to know if your business is viable. What does it mean to be a viable business? Viability refers to something working successfully over a sustained period of time. Ensuring your business can survive and overcome obstacles that may arise is an important part...
Each year we ask small business owners what they expect for the forthcoming year. Here's what they had to say.
A free business advisory service is helping small businesses in regional Western Australia to realise their full potential, as the state navigates the latest COVID wave. A quarter of WA’s more than 220,000 small businesses are located outside of the Perth metropolitan area, providing valuable services, goods, employment opportunities and more...
According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), three children have died and at least one child is seriously injured every month after swallowing or inserting button batteries in their bodies. Button batteries, also known as coin batteries, are small silver-coloured batteries which contain hazardous chemicals and can pose a...
Each year we ask small business owners what they expect for the forthcoming year via our Business Expectations survey. Here's what they had to say.
We’ve all been there at some point, unhappy at work and looking for a career change, or just wanting to make a go of it on your own. Starting a new business is a big deal. To help you decide if your business idea could work, we’ve put together some thought starters to get your head (and idea) in the right space. Is there a demand? If you think your...
It’s an unfortunate fact that small business owners are regularly the target of scammers – trying to take their money, business contacts, or business or personal identification details. Scammers often pretend to be from a government agency, like the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), or a well-known company you may have heard of, such as Telstra...
Thinking about using your know-how to start your own consulting business? Here are some important things to consider to help you make a business from your expertise.
Because intellectual property (IP) is not a physical asset, it can easily be overlooked. Safeguarding your business’s IP is an important step in developing and maintaining a successful business. Your business may have a wealth of IP, from the name on your door, to an innovative new process – consider the things that differentiate you from your...
While small business is often an alternative to working for someone else, starting a business while still employed can be an attractive option. You might think that starting a small business is an all or nothing choice - you are either employed or working for yourself. But in today’s ‘gig economy’, starting a business in addition to your main...