BOOKTOPIA TARGETS BIG W
RED DWYER
AUSTRALIAN online bookstore Booktopia Pty Ltd plans to knock off Australia’s largest book retailer Big W following a capital raising of $20M from a consortium of private investors.
EXPLAINED: SME BUSINESS GROWTH FUND
Blueprint for growing Australian companies
ANGELA HAYNES
THE Australian Business Growth Fund (ABGF) was officially launched by Treasury last November.
SMALL BUSINESS IS TOUGH, BUT IMPROVING
Employment barriers restrict growth
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
SMALL businesses will grow but the growth potential is being hampered by employment barriers according to a new report from Westpac.
GLOBAL DEMAND FOR PREMIUM PRODUCE
Initiative drives Aerotropolis food precinct
RED DWYER
A FLAGSHIP initiative to boost Western Sydney’s standing as a significant and influential food and beverage industry in NSW is underway.
BLUE SKIES, SOME CLOUDS
Client pulse check captures mid-market mood
BRENT MURPHY
JUST over half of small to medium sized businesses are optimistic about their future especially those based in NSW (66 percent) and Victoria (49 percent), with Queensland and South Australia close behind.
KEY BUSINESS CHALLENGES FOR 2019
Inefficiencies that cause most concern
SARAH CAIN and HEATHER HICKS
OWNING a small or mid-size business in Greater Western Sydney comes with all kinds of challenges.
QUEST OPENS AT PENRITH
Visitor surge drives investment
THERE'S a lot to love about Quest’s newest apartment hotel offering in Penrith.