Local business

Finding more women for mining

MORLEY Senior High School and Tuart College students had an opportunity to talk to some of WA’s most outstanding women in the mining sector at the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA Inaugural Women in Resources Awards breakfast last week. more »

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Excellence is aim

THE second annual Malaga Business Excellence Awards will be held at Sandalford Winery on Friday, May 14. more »

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Small business urged to study Fair Work Act

WITH the new Fair Work Act that came into force on January 1, small business operators have been urged to find out how the changes will affect their business. more »

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Help with settling in

FINDING your feet in a foreign country can prove to be a daunting prospect for international students – with accommodation, language and cultural barriers among the obstacles they face. more »

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Investing in the future

Chief executive Frank Allen at the official opening.

OPPORTUNITIES for hairdressing, building and construction apprentices received a boost with the opening of new facilities for the WA group Training Scheme in Wangara last month. more »

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Cake boost

THE striking colour of IGA’s latest initiative is not the only reason the independent grocer is encouraging shoppers to buy a pink chocolate mud cake. more »

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Challenges ahead

THE WA economy is recovering positively thanks to an increase in consumer and business confidence. But it will face challenges in the years ahead, WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief economist John Nicolaou says. more »

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Take time out this Christmas

WITH Christmas trading hours now in place, small business retailers are being urged to pace themselves to avoid fatigue. more »

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Designer appeal

The award-winning Bassendean industrial building project.

THE contemporary makeover of a Bassendean kitchen manufacturer’s factory/warehouse, designed by Stephen Shircore, of Meyer Shircore & Associates, won the 2009 Building Designers Association of WA (BDAWA) design award for industrial building additions more »

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Mother finds niche market

Erin Edwards with her children Alice (2) and Oscar (10 months) is enjoying considerable success with her business. Picture: Andrew Ritchie www.communitypix.com.au d323887

OFTEN the best business ideas come out of necessity. Erin Edwards turned her back on the corporate life when she settled down just over two years ago to have her first child with husband of five years, Cameron. more »

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