Small businesses in bushfire zones want cash to pay staff wages

Small businesses in bushfire zones want cash to pay staff wages

Small businesses in bushfire-devastated regions want the federal government to help them pay the wages of staff who aren't working because of the fires.

  • byDavid Crowe andNick Bonyhady

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Young Perth man with autism rips it up as he finds his business niche

Young Perth man with autism rips it up as he finds his business niche

A 21-year-old autistic man from Perth has expanded into his first official business premises after finding his calling in life:professional paper shredding.

  • byEmma Young
How 200 litres of leftover cream inspired the couple behind Pepe Saya

How 200 litres of leftover cream inspired the couple behind Pepe Saya

After spreading themselves thin when starting their boutique butter business,Pierre Issa and Melissa Altman now relish their success – and each other.

  • byNicole Abadee
Keeping franchisees happy works out well for Jim
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Keeping franchisees happy works out well for Jim

Jim’s Group is the largest home-service franchise in Australia with an annual turnover of $500 million.

  • bySue White
Paper from a stone? The new multi-million dollar notebook trend

Paper from a stone? The new multi-million dollar notebook trend

How a packaging product became a notebook used by some of the world's most recognisable companies.

  • byEmma Koehn
Why Paul spent two years fighting REA Group over four words

Why Paul spent two years fighting REA Group over four words

A Ballarat mortgage broking business took on property giant REA Group over its claims to own'realestate.com.au Home Loans'.

  • byEmma Koehn
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New rules on table to stop two deaths a day from unsafe products

New rules on table to stop two deaths a day from unsafe products

Businesses have been asked to weigh in on new rules to tackle Australia's multi-billion product safety problem.

  • byEmma Koehn
Bright sparks win WA business of the year

Bright sparks win WA business of the year

After winning the award the company's founder told the crowd the business started with just him and a mate driving around in a Camry with marketing flyers getting rejected more often than not.

'Dead-end job':Trucking sector demands training overhaul

'Dead-end job':Trucking sector demands training overhaul

Road transport companies say the trucking sector has an undeserved bad image and needs more support for training.

  • byEmma Koehn
Keys to the world:The home-grown ideas netting millions overseas

Keys to the world:The home-grown ideas netting millions overseas

Exporting is no longer a battle for startups - it's a way of life.

  • byEmma Koehn
Perth's guerilla parks:Pop-up army puts'high-profile eyesores'under attack

Perth's guerilla parks:Pop-up army puts'high-profile eyesores'under attack

It was just a boarded-up corner store with smashed windows,but one Perth business showed the courage to invest. Then,Chris Ferreira decided he would too.

  • byEmma Young