Christmas market at LIT
Students at Limerick Institute of Technology showed their entrepreneurial flair.
Founded in 2009, cash-back site FatCheese.ie has been named the country’s most useful website at the Irish Web Awards.
Ulster Bank is running a series of 14 free events for small and micro businesses called ‘Business Live’ from November to March.
This Wicklow business is launching a European distribution site to supply retailers with outdoor clothing for kids.
01.Dec.2011 ALR Innovations and Zinc Software won the Best High Growth Company and Best Emerging Company awards, respectively, at InterTradeIreland’s annual All-island Seedcorn Business Competition.
01.Dec.2011 A team of staff and students from Dublin City University is helping to launch 12 new internet start-ups as part of a new initiative with support from AIB.
30.Nov.2011 Twenty five year old Cormac Moore worked with 30 top-ranking college students to develop an app which ‘downloads’ successful learning patterns using the tools of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP).
29.Nov.2011 The town of Drogheda is launching a new virtual guide this week, the ‘iGuide Drogheda on the Boyne’, aimed at promoting tourism, local businesses and jobs.
29.Nov.2011 Gift card specialist One4all has kicked off its Christmas Jumper Day campaign, calling on people nationwide to wear a festive jumper to win €5,000 for their chosen charity.
29.Nov.2011 A new Irish-owned company called MotionFox has just launched its first product – an expandable high-viz vest called the FlashBk which is suitable for a range of outdoor activities including running or cycling.
29.Nov.2011 In the six month period to September 2011, 36pc of SMEs requested bank credit and 54pc of these were successful, according to a new report commissioned by the Department of Finance.
28.Nov.2011 A recent survey of 150 businesses found that 95pc of them see proving business credibility and exposure as the most important factors when entering business awards.
28.Nov.2011 Dublin-based Keogh’s Farm has launched a range of hand-cooked potato crisps, which will be distributed through Superquinn, Donnybrook Fair and a range of independent retailers nationwide.
28.Nov.2011 Bewley’s is supplying its new full roast coffee bean for Centra’s ‘on the go’ coffee range sold throughout its 463 stores nationwide as part of a €2m deal.