Recent media releases

• May 24

  Aboriginal Business Directory WA milestone

  Aboriginal Business Directory WA Read more »

• Mar 07

  SBDC Celebrates Women's Business Success

  International Women’s Day 8 March 2013 Read more »

• Feb 22

  SBDC Welcomes Code of Conduct for "Daily Deal" Providers

  The Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) welcomes the updated Code of Conduct for providers of group buying offers launched this week by the Association for Data-driven Marketing and Advertising (ADMA). Read more »

What's happening

• City of Perth Business Grants Program

  The City of Perth continues to provide support for locally-owned businesses through its business grants program. Two types of funding are available during 2013/14. Read more »

• State government slashes restaurant red tape

  The state government has delivered on an election commitment to make it easier for West Australians to enjoy a drink at a restaurant - without buying a meal. The Premier said the changes would take effect on 4 June and reduce the red tape, time and expense for restaurants applying for a Liquor Without a Meal (LWM) permit. Read more »

• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service success

  When the service started, of the requests received by the ADR team approximately 50% were business-to-business disputes and 50% related to retail tenancy disputes. Since then, there has been a steady change, with disputes now being more in the range of 70% business-to-business and 30% retail tenancy. Read more »