Australian entrepreneurs, particularly those from Western Australia are a much maligned group. In the period after the October 1987 sharemarket crash many Australian business people, almost lemming-like, continued relentlessly in pursuit of growth and high debt ratios. They disappeared into a black abyss.

Now business analysts Dr Roger Smith and Barry Urquhart have produced a book from interviews with a diverse range of business leaders. They have identified the presence of blue sky for Australian business.

That's good news! But it's not all good news and the lessons from the immediate past are bountiful. In the future big business will stimulate the economy. However, it will be small businesses that create employment and wealth.

" From Black Hole to Blue Sky " provides an invaluable insight to those who are keen to capitalise on, and from, the innate potential of Australia.

The book is similar in style to the authors' original publication " The Jindalee Factor - Insights on Western Australian Entrepreneurs ". It is direct, insightful and full of telling lessons.