Venture capitalists and investors from the USA, China and Russia will be reviewing Irish start-ups in Dragons’ Den-style pitch sessions later this month. The event is an integral part of the Irish Technology Leadership Group summit, the first and largest business Gathering event, which will be held Monday, January 21st and Tuesday, January 22nd.
CEO of ITLG John Hartnett ...
Depressed customer demand is the primary reason for small businesses failing in Ireland, ahead of a lack of finance. That is according to a survey of over 1,000 small and medium sized businesses in the UK and Ireland by office supplier Viking. The results show that 94% of people in small firms believe they work harder, but nearly half feel they are not given sufficient advice in running their...
The man who ran a semi-state energy giant during years of major transformation is to speak at the next breakfast meeting of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) Southern Region. Gerry Walsh, who led the transformation of Bord Gais Eireann (BGE) to become a highly successful all Ireland natural gas and electricity supplier and investor in electricity generation, is to...
Ryan Quigley, General Manager, AbbVie.
An international biopharmaceutical company is now employing 130 Cork staff at its manufacturing facility in Carrigtwohill. Last week almost 400 staff in Ireland started working for AbbVie- the world’s newest biopharmaceutical company created by the separation of Abbott into two listed public companies. The company is...
Is business networking one of your New Year’s resolutions? If not, maybe it should be. Business Network International’s Cork City Chapter have referred over €7m worth of business to each other over the past three years. We asked mentor and chapter member Ciara Feely for her top networking tips:
Preparation
1. Prepare for the...
Maeve O'Connor, Mairead Burke, Harry McCullough, Kieran Reganand Audrey O'Sullivan. Picture: Gerard McCarthy
Cork-based law firm, Harry McCullagh & Co. Solicitors of Douglas, Cork, has been awarded the Q 6000 Risk Management Gold Standard Award. The Legal Quality Standard was established by Anne Neary and David Rowe to enable Irish law firms to practice in an...
Are you an ambitious female entrepreneur who wants to significantly grow your business in 2013? Are you interested in getting personal business advice from successful and established women entrepreneurs?
If so, now is the time to apply for one of the 60 places available on the next Going for Growth programme, which will get underway in January 2013. This business development initiative...
The next Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Southern Region event is scheduled to take place at the Clarion Hotel on Wednesday, January 16th.
The breakfast meeting, which will begin at 7.30am, will feature guest speaker Gerry Walsh and a full Irish breakfast will be served. The topic of Gerry’s presentation will be ‘Performance Management for Strategic...
The recent exodus meant that many Irish families were spread out across the four corners of the globe this Christmas, resulting in a notable sales increase in gifts of boutique flowers. One particular outlet, Flowers.ie, reported a 33% rise in sales from customers in Canada, Australia and the United States. The company attributes the sales spike to Irish emigrants now living abroad ordering...
The award-winning Porterhouse Brewing Company opened its first Cork bar this week at the Mardyke Entertainment Complex. It is the sixth Porterhouse bar to open, and joins the four existing public houses located in Dublin and two in London and New York.
The Porterhouse bars are renowned for their own range of award-winning beers, as well as an array of other craft beer products from...
Business Network International’s (BNI) Cork City Chapter will hold a mentoring and networking evening at Nemo Rangers GAA Club, off South Douglas Road, Douglas at 6.15pm to 9pm on Tuesday 15th January 2013. The entrance fee is €15 with all proceeds going to Cork Rebel Wheelers, a volunteer run sports club for people with physical disabilities. Along with a networking event attendees...
Lorna Sherlock, Mother Jones Flea Market. Picture: Andy Ferreira
So here it is, 2013. No doubt, dear reader, you have have already channelled all that well-intentioned energy into compiling a list of new years resolutions. Out with the old and in with the new, right?
Well, not quite. For a number of enterprising folks around Cork it’s quite the opposite....
The three Maxi Zoo stores in Cork have taken a lead role in promoting responsible pet ownership by launching a free roadshow for local schools and new website that provides free advice to local pet owners.
Teachers and pupils in Ballincollig, Douglas and Midleton are invited to use the new website to arrange for the Maxi Zoo Responsible Pet Ownership Roadshow to visit their school to...
It’s proven to be a landmark year for Fitzpatrick’s Shop in Glounthaune, and in more ways than one. The family-owned business celebrated 70 years in business during 2012 by vowing to give back to the community that has helped them prosper through four generations. Those efforts culminate tomorrow, Saturday, December 22nd, when Fitzpatrick’s present the Glounthaune Community...
The humble public house is trying to endure through difficult times of late. The rise of the off-licence and drink-at-home culture is still relatively new here, so many publicans are having to look at new ways to entice customers back to the bar.
Adorning the humble pub with eye-catching flags, advertising popular events best enjoyed in a communal setting is one way that might help...
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