From one travel blog to several hundred websites, Johnny Ward has built Step4Ward Media from the ground, sharing life on the road with thousands of online followers. Conor Forrest caught up...
Start-Up Accelerator Launched in Shannon
A new start-up accelerator programme aimed at further enhancing the aviation and aerospace start-up ecosystem within Ireland has...
Rising minimum wage seen as “barrier to job creation”
The Small Firms Association has criticised the recommendation of the Low Pay Commission for the National Minimum Wage to increase...
The Insurance Blues
The rising cost of insurance has hit small firms hard over the past few years. And there’s no sign of a let up. Better...
The Voucher King
He’s an entrepreneurial veteran and might not be finished yet. Michael Dawson, the founder of the Gift Voucher Shop, spoke to...
Lero backs Kelmac with €280,000 R&D deal
Limerick-based Kelmac Group is partnering with Lero on a €280,000 R&D programme designed to transform the company into a global professional services practice.
New accelerator for mature entrepreneurs launched
Ireland Smart Ageing Exchange (ISAX) has announced the launch of ‘Ingenuity’, a new accelerator programme targeted at mature business owners aged over 50 who are seeking to scale-up...
UCD-based OncoMark raises €2.1m for breast cancer...
UCD spin-out company, OncoMark, has secured €2.1 million in funding to help in its work of improving the quality of life for cancer patients.
SFA: Budget must allow small businesses to put their...
The Small Firms Association has called for competitiveness to be at the heart of Budget 2017.
Irish fintech start-up Rubicoin raises €1.2m in...
Irish fintech start-up Rubicoin has announced that it has raised €1.2 million in funding.
Irish funding company expands into Jamaica
Irish company FundSME – which links small companies with sources of finance according to what it gauges to be the best fit for their businesses – has announced that it is expanding...
Ibec demands decisive response to Brexit currency shock
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has demanded a decisive and immediate national response to the Brexit currency shock, which has left many key export businesses reeling, with...
Success for NUI Galway Teen Entrepreneur
Edel Browne has been announced as the winner of U Magazine’s ‘30 Under 30’ in the contribution to STEM and was named as one of the Sunday Business Post’s ‘30 Under 30’ for...
Exporters Advised to Protect Against Further Sterling...
With Sterling recovering slightly for the first time since Brexit the big question is where to now?
