According to the latest Close Brothers Business Barometer, businesses are confident about the future despite rising costs impacting cash flow The survey, which canvassed the opinions of 900...

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...
The Great Re-Connection
David Casey, Decare’s thought-leader on the future of wellbeing, discusses his pioneering doctoral research at Trinity College and why reclaiming social capital for a social species...
Knowledge is power
KTI’s extensive range of resources help small businesses to innovate in an increasingly competitive marketplace Why should small businesses know about Knowledge Transfer Ireland? Ireland...
Shaking things up
Irish cookbooks are changing for the better and it’s all thanks to Chicago-born Kristen Jenson. She talks to Better Business about her new venture, Blasta Books and why it’s time Irish...
Feel the networking fear…
…and do it anyway writes Geraldine Magnier, Director at Idiro Analytics If there was one thing I wish I had started earlier in my professional life, it would be networking. When I did...
Making the most of the RDTC
The R&D tax credit is a valuable tax-based incentive that’s designed to encourage investment in R&D by SMEs and larger companies alike. KPMG’s Ken Hardy explains what SMEs can...
The road to insurance reform
In December 2020, while the country was deep in a level 5 lockdown, the Government published the long awaited Action Plan for Insurance Reform. The stated aims of this action plan...
Store Design celebrates 30 years
Store Design recently celebrated 30 years in business and launched a new website – your go-to destination for shop display equipment, commercial furniture and store interiors. Store...
Security and flexibility drives data centre adoption...
Leading Irish data centre operator Servecentric has seen a greater rate of change over the past 12 months than at any time previously over their 20 years in business. Driven by security and...
Energy efficiency co-founder is CFO of the Year
Dublin-based energy-efficiency company Co-Founder Eimear Cahalin has been named as CFO of the Year and was also included in the Business and Finance list of TOP 100 CFOs in the country...