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Heavy rock slows West End sewer tunnel

media /9 August, 2014

The Westender received this cute media release from Urban Utilities, explaining how their tunnel being drilled in Mollison St (near the Supermarket) has been unavoidably delayed. In true Ekka tradition, I’m afraid to inform you that our drilling machine in front of 26 Mollison Street has contracted a touch of the Ekka flu from a Continue Reading →

Real estate war is simply competition

Geoff Ebbs /7 August, 2014

In response to our piece Online real estate wars heat up CPREA chairman Geoff Baldwin wrote to us to clarify his position. As Chairman of www.CPREA.com.au we are certainly not interested in a “war” as such, with REA or anyone. Our focus is on Lifting the professionalism, education and public standing of people in our industry and On Continue Reading →

Online business goes local and mobile

media /7 August, 2014

With over 40% of all traffic on the web now being generated by mobile phones and more than half of searches being local, it is critical that retail service providers pitch their online business to customers via mobile. Recognising the power of this opportunity and the challenge for many small businesses to take advantage of Continue Reading →

Leigh Storr at Biosolar

Capital is the growth constraint for BioSolar

Geoff Ebbs /7 August, 2014

Young Entrepreneur of the year, Leigh Storr, is pleased to be in the fastest growing sector of the fastest growing industry. “The only constraint on our growth, right now, is a lack of investment capital,” he told The Generator. “In America investors would be throwing money at a company like BioSolar, in Australia, the financial Continue Reading →

Small Business Week is the 1st – 6th of September

media /7 August, 2014

Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games, Jann Stuckey MP will officially launch the 2014 Queensland Small Business Week at a business lunch on Tuesday, 2 September at City Hall. “2014 Queensland Small Business Week is a chance to celebrate the contribution our 403,000 hard-working, small businesses make to the State Continue Reading →

BitCoin settles in West End

media /7 August, 2014

Bitcoin is promising to be the alternative payment method for retail shopping and online web sites.  Used the World over, Bitcoin is gaining momentum, acceptance and the attention of government regulators. Bitcoin suffers from technical complexity but the savings are enormous. With Bitcoin your money is stored on a plastic debit card which you can access at Bitcoin ATM’s, EFTPOS machines in shops Continue Reading →