This new fund is welcomed by Billy Linehan of Celtar business consultants “access to finance is very tight now and every new channel available makes a positive contribution to reviving our economy.
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Banks
Tories following Brian Lenihan’s example?
Today we are bringing you a summary of the relevant economic and business information that was announced yesterday in Chancellor George Osborne’s first Budget.
This will be of interest for those already trading in the UK, or planning to
Read more →Looking back we now recognise the negative influence of PR agencies, lobby groups and spin doctors hyping up the property speculation of the Tiger years. Much of the PR industry here mimicked the activities of their lobby group colleagues in Washington, promoting short term policies and deregulation.
Read more →Better business road show review – no boot camp*
The SFA and several corporates have been on tour around the country offering a “boot camp road show” to SME owner managers. Attending the final one in the series last night in Eircom HQ with me were about 100 business people.
Big financial institutions do not realise that their credibility is shredded – they, with the government, have condemned us to years of frugality by their mis-management of the financial system.
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