Month: May 2014

WETA executive walks away from Graffiti policy

WETA executive walks away from Graffiti policy

Posted by | May 29, 2014 | , , , , |

After the WETA meeting held on 14th May, 2014 at which a representative from the Brisbane City Council was present, a communication was sent out advising that a consensus was reached regarding the Graffiti-Street Art in the West End area and it was being investigated to see where this could be introduced to West End. We would like to advise that no decision was made on the night.  It was agreed that further discussions will be held with the Brisbane City Council to discuss this matter further before any decisions are made. Helen Thompson, Secretary, West End Trader’s Association...

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SW Chamber talks green at golf club

SW Chamber talks green at golf club

Posted by | May 29, 2014 | , |

Despite the national treasurer’s discomfort with wind turbine’s many businesses are experiencing first-hand the bottom line advantages of thinking green. As the Bendigo Bank writes on its Green Generation pages, “Business owners are recognizing that as the cost of energy, water and other limited resources rise, the value of best practice efficiency increases, thus speeding our transition to a sustainable society.” Talking about the nation’s small to medium enterprises (SME’s) that make up 57% of the economy, the bank observes, “The way these 2 million+ businesses consume energy, water and other resources, is critical to our society’s ability to...

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Quirk quick to grip hip list

Quirk quick to grip hip list

Posted by | May 28, 2014 | , |

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is rolling out the accolades for Brisbane, clearly relishing being the Mayor of the hippest, fastest growing, smartest and most business friendly city on the face of the planet. The praise comes from a variety of sources, with the latest label being added to Quirk’s Christmas Tree by the 2thinknow Innovation Cities Index which puts us at number 60 on their list of innovation hubs. 60 might seem like a long way from the top but Quirk quotes this as being in the top 15% and a leap of 25 places in one year, over...

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Alien invasion is an illusion

Alien invasion is an illusion

Posted by | May 28, 2014 | , |

Foreign investment is not taking over West End according to Rob Honeycombe, a director of the Real Estate Institute and BeesNees Real Estate. Honeycombe is responding to recent reports that up to half of new housing stock was being snaffled up by foreign owners. He says that the fundamental reason this isolated statistic is not generally relevant is that foreigners cannot buy established or second-hand properties. Even with the spate of new apartments on the market, the statistics show that foreign investors currently hold less than one quarter of one percent of all residential housing stock in Australia. In...

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Snellekz outs the workaholic

Snellekz outs the workaholic

Posted by | May 28, 2014 | , |

Business owners working sixty hour weeks and more are not setting their priorities correctly, according to Matthew Snelleksz. The author, accountant and consultant specialises in fixing broken businesses, which he defines as businesses that do not make enough profit for their owners to take holidays, pay themselves bonuses or establish a comfortable retirement plan. Regular readers of Business Voice will recognise his catch phrase, “Focus on sales, profit then cashflow”. His focus is on organisations where the owner fails to delegate and where money is left lying on the table because the owner is not focusing on the correct...

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