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Irish SMEs are both misunderstood and underappreciated. So says leading economist Jim Power and Kinsale-based accountant Cormac Fitzgerald in their book Smart Tips for SMEs – Understanding the SME E...

In 2019, Irish gift card company One4all was acquired by US-based branded payments operator Blackhawk Network. The shift from small business to corporate entity has benefitted the business whose value...

Since February of 2020, our lives have been dramatically affected by numbers. The lifting and enforcing of lockdowns and wider public health policy have been largely dictated by the Covid figures pres...

Young people are once again being asked to restrict their movements and contacts as case numbers continue to climb. The psychological impact of Covid 19 has been immense for every age cohort, but Emma...

Marketing – when done right – is the key to business success, says expert Noel-John McLoughlin. But many SMEs are intimidated by it. We asked Noel John for five simple steps that SMEs can ...

In the year of ‘the great resignation’ short-staffed & struggling employers continue to overlook an untapped talent pool of 600,000. According to Chris White of the NCBI, This forgotten cohort...

A Adding to your staff requires patience, planning and no small amount of foresight. Hiring the wrong person – or the right person in the wrong area, can destabilise your business and affect you...

Conor Cassidy opened his first business in the middle of lockdown and under threat from Brexit. Fast-forward 20 months and the 26-year-old motor dealer has just reached 500 cars sold for 2021 with the...

An app designed to help the parents experiencing anxieties related to their children’s therapeutic needs has been released by Newbee Publication. The Locus app offers to help parents of children and...