The so-called ‘Banded Hours Bill’ aims to ensure employers provide employees with certain terms of employment within a certain period after commencing employment and to impose sanctions...
Every Trick in the Book
Traditional bookshops are doing everything they can to fend off tough competition from online retailers and the growing...
Meeting in the Middle
Before engaging in litigation, businesses should look to mediation and independent intervention writes Deanna O’Connor. Legal...
For the Love of Land
Named Overall Winner at this year’s SFA Small Business Awards, Leinster Environmentals is committed to environmental...
Strategise to transform
Aligning digital transformation with business strategy is crucial for success, says Karl Flannery. Navigating a successful...
National Enterprise Hub
Irish SMEs can now access Government supports easier than ever. A new free service called the National Enterprise Hub has been...
Food Drink Ireland’s Quarterly Business Monitor...
Food Drink Ireland (FDI), the Ibec group that represents the food and drink sector, has published its quarterly Business Monitor. This survey includes an analysis of food and drink...
Sugru Inventor Wins European Inventor Award
An Irishwoman is among the winners announced at the European Inventor Awards 2018. Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh took the top prize in the small and medium-sized enterprises category for her...
Bespoke Choice Claims Competition Victory at...
Bespoke Choice, an interactive wedding venue booking sales platform, has won the One2Watch competition at FutureScope conference. In a pitch on the Entrepreneurship Stage at FutureScope...
DCU Crowned 2018 Enactus Ireland Champions
Dublin City University was last week crowned the winners of the Enactus Ireland National Competition. The competition, which took place on May 31 in Chartered Accountants House in Dublin...
NUI Galway Spin-Out Raises €9.3m in Funding
A Galway-based medical device company has raised €9.3 million in investment. Neurent Medical Limited specialises in the ear, nose and throat (ENT) market, designing and developing...
Survey Suggests Broadband a Problem for Irish SMEs
In a survey of over 250 business owners/managers throughout Ireland, 56 per cent have said that broadband is the biggest IT-related challenge facing Irish SMEs. In the survey, which was...
Dublin Accelerator Programme to Address Climate Change...
A new accelerator programme for Irish businesses which aims to address climate change through innovation has been announced. Over €400,000 has been pledged to the EIT Climate-KIC Dublin...
Four Irish SMEs Receive EU Funding
Four Irish SMEs are among 79 SMEs across Europe that are to receive EU funding to help get their projects to market faster. Three of the SMEs will receive funding under the SME Instrument...
Creating Confidence Among SMEs Focus of SFA Conference
The Small Firms Association (SFA) Annual Conference 2018 is taking place today, Thursday, May 24, at the O’Brien Centre for Science, UCD. The conference is the SFA’s flagship...
