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...
Medtech goes Boom
Investment and upskilling in a thriving medtech sector has resulted in the creation of several innovative Irish companies making...
Levelling the Playing Field
The “28th regime” proposal signals a major shift toward a truly “one market” future by 2028 In March, the...
Update on the EU’s AI Act
Small business owners need to be aware of new updates around the EU AI Act The EU AI Act is a landmark regulatory framework that...
Enhancing customer engagement
Jonas Breding at PayPal on why enhancing customer engagement and future-proofing go hand in hand Trust takes years to build...
How to avoid bad debts
With three in 10 small to medium businesses forced to write off bad debts in the last 12 months, it’s no surprise cashflow can...
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...
Three Start-ups Spin-in to NovaUCD
Three early-stage start-ups have spun-in to NovaUCD, joining a community of entrepreneurs at University College Dublin’s (UCD) Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs. The three...
Blackstone LaunchPad at NUIG Announces Entrepreneur in...
A third year mechanical engineering student, Conor Lynch, has taken up a second student Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) role in the Blackstone LaunchPad programme at NUI Galway. Blackstone...
Sales and Brand Manager Appointment at Pow-Cow
Irish food company Pow-Cow, has announced the appointment of Niall Mahon as Sales and Brand Manager. Mahon has worked as a sales and digital marketing executive with Stript Snacks, a food...
Inspirefest 2018 Launched at Grand Canal Square
A festival of technology, science, design and the arts has been launched at the Bank of Ireland Workbench on Grand Canal Square. Inspirefest 2018 is due to take place on 21 and 22 June at...
Leitrim Teen Named Youth Entrepreneur of the Year
A sixteen-year-old from Leitrim has won the Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2018. Rachel McPartlin of the business Rachel’s Heavenly Homemades, a gluten-free bakery, took the title...


