The old adage suggests that if you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door. It may even be true. But unless you know exactly what it is about your mousetrap that makes it better, for whom, and why, you’ll never...
Read MoreHow taking a closer look at a firm can magnify success
Ash Technologies in Naas, Co Kildare was co-founded in 1994 by Hugh Maguire to design and manufacture a range of electronic magnifiers for people with visual impairment. When that market became overly competitive, Hugh decided to pivot the...
Read MorePaydays pay off for wages firm as it goes international
Sean Gallagher meets small and medium-sized business owners and shares the lessons they’ve learnt in building their companies. Most companies insist that their staff are their most important asset. However, for employers, paying staff has...
Read MoreHalf of Irish SMEs say they’ve felt no fallout from Brexit, so far
About half of small businesses have so far experienced no impact from the Brexit vote, a Government-backed survey has found. But looking ahead over the coming 18 months, only a quarter feel as confident. The smallest firms are feeling the squeeze...
Read MoreRises in motor insurance premiums could be coming to an end
Hopes that the rises in motor insurance premiums could be coming to an end have been sparked. It comes after one of the largest insurers said ts premium income fell by 10pc in the first three months of the year. RSA said it earned €52.57 in...
Read MoreIrish firms top the most highly regarded organisations in Ireland
An Post, Kerry Group and Bord Bia have topped the Ireland RepTrak 2017 study of the most highly regarded organisations in Ireland. Aldi, Lidl, Google, Boots, Tourism Ireland, Aer Lingus, and Super Valu make up the remaining top ten positions. The...
Read MoreIt doesn’t add up: 20,000 first-time buyers chase 10,000 new homes
Twenty-thousand first-time buyers are now set to chase half as many new homes, which will drive property prices sharply upwards for the rest of this year. New buyers and investors have been cleared to borrow for around 20,000 mortgages in the...
Read MoreHealthy savings
If you have private health insurance, there’s a good chance that you’ll need to renew your policy this month, but why not switch instead and save hundreds, if not thousands? The bottom line is that anyone who is on the same plan for...
Read MoreAlmost 70pc of Irish workers believe SMEs and start-ups offer best office culture
Almost 70pc of Irish workers would like to work in a small to medium-size enterprise (SME) or a startup, research has found – with respondents believing that startups and SMEs offer the best office culture. Younger workers are also...
Read MoreIrish firm buys US international payroll company and announces 150 new jobs
Immedis, a specialist division of the Terry Clune owned Taxback Group, has today announced the acquisition of US international payroll company Expaticore. The $10m (€9.1m) acquisition is a first for Immedis and signals a step in the...
Read MoreFees fall to €120m on Irish financial deals so far in 2017
Investment banking fees paid so far this year in relation to deals that involved Irish entities have hit $131.2m (€120.4m), according to figures compiled for the Irish Independent by Thomson Reuters. But that’s the lowest amount for...
Read MoreFirms need to embrace technology to ensure robust anti-money laundering procedures
Late last year we predicted in these pages that the fine imposed of €98,000 on Bray Credit Union by the Central Bank for failures in its anti-money laundering (AML) procedures would be “the thin end of a very large wedge as the Central...
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