Enterprise
Ghosts, grouches and hidden treasures: Forty years inside a Brisbane second-hand store
A Paddington antiques emporium with the bones of a 1929 cinema is haunted by more than just memories.
- Nick Dent
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Hair salons bristle over background music licence fees
Businesses pay a combined $132 million a year to play music for customers and employees, and could be taken to court if they don’t cough up.
- Madeleine Heffernan
Labor commits to national packaging rules as Planet Ark collapses
The environmental charity behind a number of high-profile recycling schemes went into voluntary administration this week.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
End of an era as Elizabeth’s Bookshop retreats from Perth CBD
Its dark green-and-white decor has been an institution in Perth city for more than 30 years. But as foot traffic falls, the local landmark has made its choice.
- Emma Young
Beloved Perth high street to get a new vibe this Christmas
After Oxford Street Books closed, one of Perth’s premier high streets has lacked that certain something. But a new “heart of the high street” is on its way.
- Emma Young
Beloved Perth business puts out distress call as cost of living bites
In only 6½ years it’s built a whopping following, making it one of Perth’s most successful shops of its kind. So why can’t that keep the wolf from the door?
- Emma Young
A tale of two high streets: Why an Armadale shop is thriving while another in Richmond is ‘just surviving’
Justin Kestelman’s homewares store is just three kilometres from Dagelbu Sherpa’s sushi shop – but their stories illustrate the cost-of-living crunch and differing fortunes of suburban shopping strips.
- Simon Johanson
Why a great idea doesn’t guarantee business success
Solution-focused, purpose-driven and AI-enabled – successful small business owners should heed the lessons of these growth sectors.
- Emma Koehn
Small businesses hit with $7 billion in unexpected costs
Small businesses buckling under the pressure of rising costs and a sluggish economy have been hit with $7 billion in unexpected costs in the past year, highlighting the financial pressure on the nation’s engine room.
- Sumeyya Ilanbey
CCIWA’s Diversity and Inclusion Awards Gala embraces what makes WA different
The Inaugural CCIWA and BHP Diversity and Inclusion Awards Gala was held at Crown Ballrooms on Friday night to recognise those making WA a better place to live, work and do business. Supported by BHP, Fortescue, Good Sammys and 9News Perth.
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