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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:45:13 +0000 30 http://businessandleadership.com/img/b-and-l-footer-logo.gif http://businessandleadership.com/news/section/4/owner-manager 276 37 Bitbuzz, a Wi-Fi network operator set up in 2003, has launched a new Wi-Fi hotspot at Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, offering free Wi-Fi in all public areas of Guinness Storehouse. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20936/technology/free-wi-fi-access-available-at-guinness-storehouse http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20936/technology/free-wi-fi-access-available-at-guinness-storehouse Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:14:00 +0000 Technology The real innovation bottleneck faced by companies is not generating good ideas but successfully commercialising them, a leading entrepreneurship expert has said. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20930/leadership/commercialising-good-ideas-is-real-innovation-challenge http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20930/leadership/commercialising-good-ideas-is-real-innovation-challenge Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:10:00 +0000 Leadership A national network for angel investing in Ireland helped to raise over €4m for early stage enterprises in 2009. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20897/owner-manager/national-angel-investor-network-raises-4m-in-2009 http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20897/owner-manager/national-angel-investor-network-raises-4m-in-2009 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:48:00 +0000 Owner Manager With St Patrick's Day just around the corner, online auction giant eBay has seen a surge in all things green, with a 250pc rise in St Patrick's Day listings. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20889/technology/st-patricks-day-online-fever-hits-ebay http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20889/technology/st-patricks-day-online-fever-hits-ebay Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:27:00 +0000 Technology Just one in 10 Irish SMEs believe the Government's National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) will make a positive difference to lending, according to a new survey by the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME). http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20857/owner-manager/1-in-10-smes-believe-nama-will-increase-bank-lending http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20857/owner-manager/1-in-10-smes-believe-nama-will-increase-bank-lending Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:27:00 +0000 Owner Manager An Irish entrepreneurial initiative targeting knowledge-based start-ups in counties Cork and Kerry has been nominated for the European Enterprise Awards 2010. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20852/owner-manager/irish-start-up-programme-up-for-european-enterprise-awards http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20852/owner-manager/irish-start-up-programme-up-for-european-enterprise-awards Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:26:00 +0000 Owner Manager Research and development (R&D) isn't an end in itself, unless the product or service meets a market need, then the time a start-up spends on this is wasted, says Dr Aidan O'Boyle, chairman of the Small Firms Association, joint managing director of Aalto Bio Reagents Ltd, and Bizstartup.ie mentor. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20822/owner-manager/randd-pitfalls-for-start-ups http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20822/owner-manager/randd-pitfalls-for-start-ups Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:08:00 +0000 Owner Manager A new scheme aimed at energy upgrading virtually every building in Ireland over the next decade has the potential to create thousands of jobs and save businesses and households across Ireland money, its creator has said. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20817/technology/businesses-can-save-under-energy-upgrade-scheme http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20817/technology/businesses-can-save-under-energy-upgrade-scheme Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:00 +0000 Technology Chambers Ireland has today welcomed the news that fresh talks aimed at resolving the public-sector pay dispute are getting underway today between government officials and the public-service unions. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20806/leadership/chambers-ireland-welcomes-fresh-public-pay-talks http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20806/leadership/chambers-ireland-welcomes-fresh-public-pay-talks Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:19:00 +0000 Leadership Almost 90pc of organisations in Ireland that outsource business functions believe that doing so adds significant value to their businesses, according to the results of a new survey from accountancy firm Mazars. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20800/owner-manager/90pc-of-irish-firms-say-outsourcing-adds-value http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20800/owner-manager/90pc-of-irish-firms-say-outsourcing-adds-value Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:44:00 +0000 Owner Manager While 61pc of consumers in Ireland agree that shopping in the Republic rather than in Northern Ireland will help speed up an economy recovery, 52pc of all Irish shoppers still do their shopping in the North for cheaper prices and perceived better value, a new survey from iReach reveals. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20778/marketing/consumers-ignoring-value-of-buying-irish-survey http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20778/marketing/consumers-ignoring-value-of-buying-irish-survey Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0000 Marketing Continued commitment to corporate social responsibility by Irish businesses has a central role to play in restoring the country's international reputation, the head of Chambers Ireland has said. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20765/leadership/csr-can-help-restore-irelands-tarnished-reputation http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20765/leadership/csr-can-help-restore-irelands-tarnished-reputation Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:18:00 +0000 Leadership Ireland cannot have a smart economy unless it has courageous entrepreneurs who operate in a culture where risk is accepted and failure tolerated. Without risk, there can be no rewards. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20758/technology/entrepreneurship-will-fuel-fire-of-economic-regrowth http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20758/technology/entrepreneurship-will-fuel-fire-of-economic-regrowth Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:49:00 +0000 Technology Irish consumers are focused on clearing their debts in these straitened financial times, a survey on consumer's economic attitudes has revealed. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20743/leadership/irish-consumers-focused-on-clearing-debts-aib-survey-shows http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20743/leadership/irish-consumers-focused-on-clearing-debts-aib-survey-shows Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:00 +0000 Leadership At the sixth annual SFA National Small Business Awards in Trinity College Dublin on 4 March An Taoiseach Brian Cowen and the winners gave video interviews to Businessandleadership.com. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20738/owner-manager/sfa-national-small-business-awards http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20738/owner-manager/sfa-national-small-business-awards Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:20:00 +0000 Owner Manager Aer Lingus expects to complete a comprehensive review of its long-haul and short-haul services at Dublin and Shannon Airports in the next six weeks, the carrier's CEO Christoph Mueller said today. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20731/owner-manager/aer-lingus-prepares-review-of-dublin-shannon-services http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20731/owner-manager/aer-lingus-prepares-review-of-dublin-shannon-services Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:32:00 +0000 Owner Manager The majority of the 3,000 supermarkets and convenience stores nationwide that have signed up to the Responsible Retailers of Alcohol in Ireland (RRAI)'s Voluntary Code of Practice governing the sale and display of alcohol products in mixed-trade premises are in full compliance with the code, the RRAI said today. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20730/owner-manager/majority-of-retailers-comply-with-alcohol-code http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20730/owner-manager/majority-of-retailers-comply-with-alcohol-code Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:16:00 +0000 Owner Manager The biggest challenges facing businesses North and South are cash-flow and late payments, a survey has revealed. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20706/owner-manager/cash-flow-late-payments-dog-all-island-firms http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20706/owner-manager/cash-flow-late-payments-dog-all-island-firms Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:59:00 +0000 Owner Manager Fine Gael today called on the Government to bring in new measures to level the playing field between commercial landlords and their business tenants. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20693/owner-manager/fg-calls-for-govt-action-on-commercial-rents http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20693/owner-manager/fg-calls-for-govt-action-on-commercial-rents Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:34:00 +0000 Owner Manager Irish start-ups, it appears, are proportionately the most avid subscribers to Microsoft's BizSpark programme and according to the global head of BizSpark, Cliff Reeves, the country is putting in place an ecosystem for start-ups that Silicon Valley would be proud of. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20691/technology/global-markets-open-to-irish-start-ups-via-bizspark http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20691/technology/global-markets-open-to-irish-start-ups-via-bizspark Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:07:00 +0000 Technology Minister for Trade and Commerce, Billy Kelleher TD has announced that Enterprise Ireland supported the establishment of 73 new high potential start-up companies (HPSUs) in 2009. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20682/owner-manager/73-high-potential-start-ups-supported-in-2009 http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20682/owner-manager/73-high-potential-start-ups-supported-in-2009 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:35:00 +0000 Owner Manager The European Union today announced a new programme under which it will aim to provide loans to around 45,000 budding entrepreneurs over the next eight years who want to start or further develop their own micro business. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20655/owner-manager/eu-to-offer-100m-in-loans-to-micro-businesses http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20655/owner-manager/eu-to-offer-100m-in-loans-to-micro-businesses Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:58:00 +0000 Owner Manager Over two thirds of potential first-time house buyers feel that now is a good time to get their foot on the property ladder, new research has revealed. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20653/owner-manager/first-time-buyers-worried-about-job-security http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20653/owner-manager/first-time-buyers-worried-about-job-security Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:26:00 +0000 Owner Manager Two food businesses were ordered to close during February for breaches in food safety legislation, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) said today. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20644/owner-manager/two-firms-closed-over-food-safety-issues-in-february http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20644/owner-manager/two-firms-closed-over-food-safety-issues-in-february Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:09:00 +0000 Owner Manager The majority of Irish people want to use their personal time to boost their CVs and develop their business skills, according to the results of a new survey. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20636/owner-manager/irish-aim-to-boost-business-skills-during-leisure-time http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20636/owner-manager/irish-aim-to-boost-business-skills-during-leisure-time Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:19:00 +0000 Owner Manager The UK Government must use its last budget before the country's general elections in May to get its public finances in order and address concerns over the country's AAA debt rating, a key lobbying group for UK business has said. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20631/leadership/uk-must-balance-budget-by-2015-16-cbi http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20631/leadership/uk-must-balance-budget-by-2015-16-cbi Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:24:00 +0000 Leadership Activity in the construction industry continued to contract during February, although there were signs that the pace of deterioration in the sector has eased month-on-month, according to a new survey. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20623/leadership/pace-of-contraction-in-construction-sector-slows http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20623/leadership/pace-of-contraction-in-construction-sector-slows Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:56:00 +0000 Leadership Colum O'Sullivan, or Sully as he's better known, founder of food company Cully & Sully says research into how you go about financing a business is as important as every other area of research. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20608//co-founder-of-cully-and-sully-cautions-on-finance http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20608//co-founder-of-cully-and-sully-cautions-on-finance Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:30:00 +0000 Having recently run a workshop with students in Dublin City University as part of its Enterprise Week last week, Mark Kellett, CEO of Magnet Networks, says to anyone starting a business that the best way to get sales is referrals. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20614/owner-manager/referrals-best-source-of-new-sales-for-start-ups http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20614/owner-manager/referrals-best-source-of-new-sales-for-start-ups Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:22:00 +0000 Owner Manager Online video tool developer Sonru has been named as the winner of Bank of Ireland's Bright Ideas Challenge competition and the recipient of a prize of an interest-free €100,000 loan, as well as mentoring from Smarthomes' founder Sean Gallagher. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20605/owner-manager/sonru-wins-boi-competition-100-000-interest-free-loan http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20605/owner-manager/sonru-wins-boi-competition-100-000-interest-free-loan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:45:00 +0000 Owner Manager