Small Business

Just 3 per cent of Western Australia's small business respondents to a new survey say they are planing to increase staff over the next year, despite SMEs in the state reporting the strongest revenue performance in the country over the last 12 months.

Obtaining a small bar liquor licence has become increasingly complicated and prompted some players to abandon plans to open new venues.

Boutique firm Roxby Architects has built a reputation as a retail specialist, but a recent award win for a commercial office project shows Adam and Michael Roxby’s business has developed more strings to its bow.

A couple of well-connected hospitality players are convinced they can win over Perth foodies with their contemporary spin on an international classic.

New small bar openings, strong demand for alternative corporate events, and a partnership with the state’s peak wine organisation has provided a fledgling Perth business with the springboard it needed to grow.

It’s been a long time coming, but the newest of the 37 brewpubs and breweries on our fledgling microbreweries list, Northbridge Brewing Company, is finally pouring pints and proprietor Michael Keiller says the timing could not be better to establish an inner-city venture like his.

More than 850 small businesses across Western Australia have been surveyed to gauge the current state of small businesses, with positive statistics showing that 55 per cent have plans to grow and improve in the future.

Audio-visual company AVPartners is increasing its dominance in the conference market with an expanded contract at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Dean Gallagher was neither a businessman nor a coffee aficionado when he launched Five Senses coffee 14 years ago.