The Store Cupboard opens in Rathwood
Julie Moore has opened a food outlet in Rathwood's shopping and lifestyle centre just outside of Tullow.
Marketing consultant and owner of Next Chapter John Jordan asks what actions you have taken in 2011 that have positively impacted your business.
Author of ‘How to Manage’ Jo Owen shares a formula he has used to start anything from a business in Japan to a bank in the UK and six national charities.
Worth in the region of €15-16bn a year, the market for public sector procurement in Ireland should be on the radar of every small firm, writes Anthony Flynn.
Founder of Blue Moon Communications Carol Anne Lowe advises not to focus on a lap top presentation when pitching to potential clients.
Domino's Pizza acknowledged where it was going wrong in a recent extensive ad campaign and it resulted in an increase in business.
Head of business marketing at Ulster Bank, John Boyle, says changing a possible ‘no’ into a likely ‘yes’ is a matter of approaching lenders with your homework done.
When it comes to business, Nicola Byrne, founder of Call 11890, says she believes in “picking up the phone and asking” if she wants to make something happen.
Managing director of digital consultancy, Ion, Gareth Dunlop explains how social media should be treated as a communications channel, not another advertising channel.
If you’re a woman in business the chances are that you don’t like negotiating and try to avoid it, writes speaker, author and consultant Veronica Canning.
Veronica Canning, international speaker, consultant and author of 'Shoeisms' provides tips on maximising your results when networking.
A skill which has been key to Fergal Quinn's success over the years has been his ability to understand and respond to the needs of his customers, whoever they are.
The Fitzwilliam Business Centre's eOffice product offers a range of services from use of meeting rooms to hotdesk use and call answering.
An Irish website is offering visitors the chance to barter with a private network of businesses with no charges apart from a nominal fee of €40 a year plus Vat.
Claire Burge will release the first version of what she describes as “Facebook for learners to exchange study material”, but which adopts a business model like LinkedIn.
Managing director of IT security firm keepITsafe, Eoin Blacklock’s entrepreneurial flair came to light in college when he and Jonathan Crowe saw a gap in the market to supply a cost-effective backup solution to companies.
Once you've made your first sale with a customer, it doesn't stop there. Paul Davis of Davis Consultants advises on how to properly manage customer contact after sales are made.
It’s very easy to get someone to buy your product once, but to get them to buy it twice is the important thing, says Colum O'Sullivan, co-founder of Cully & Sully and Bizstartup.ie mentor.
Your marketing strategy will be a key factor in the success and growth of your business, so it should be part of your thinking from day one, says Tom Trainor, CEO of the Marketing Institute of Ireland.
A transition year mini company from Co Kildare has come up with an innovative gadget that makes it easier for people to put keys on a keyring without damaging nails or fingers.
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The ability to understand and respond to the needs of his customers is probably been one of Feargal Quinn’s greatest skill sets. And in the recent RTÉ TV series Retail Therapy, he visited six struggling shops around the country to give advice.
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There’s quite a contrast between Noelle O’Connor’s early days in a one-room salon in Newbridge, Co Kildare to where she is now as the woman behind Tan Organic, a trailblazing tanning product.

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