Welcome to the web blog of Celtar, a management consultancy company based in Dublin, Ireland .The MD, Billy Linehan, is a business adviser and professional business mentor. How we meet your needsProjects• Assisted company “in recovery” from recent years of poor sales, new focus on strategy – and how to implement it• Chair and act as secretary of monthly management meetings• Introduce staff centred performance management systems, train managers • Advise MD on board matters, and communicating with shareholders• Train management team on “High Performance”
Probably one of the most intelligent sources of research on entrepreneurship that I have come across in recent years emanates from the Kaufmann Foundation based in Kansas City, USA, says Billy Linehan of Celtar
Billy A thought provoking piece of research on CEOs/entrepreneurs and the traits they share in common.
Billy 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.
Billy Targeting future growth is firmly on the agenda at the capital’s largest free event for small businesses next week.
Billy Small Giants, how maverick companies have passed up the growth treadmill - and focused on greatness instead, full list below
Billy A recent review of the book “The Indian Way” caught my eye. India is one of the BRIC nations, and is fulfilling its role as one of the economic powerhouses of this century.
Billy Avatar is the biggest grossing movie ever, it may have only won 3 Oscars - one of them by our own Richard Baneham, an animation supervisor . This was a massively complex project costing over $310 million for production, and $150 million for promotion.
Billy Running your own show takes confidence – but be aware of your limitations. I like this piece by Martin Zwiller of Forbes.com who makes some relevant comments on business leaders – each example he gives is recognisable from the hundreds of entrepreneurs we’ve met. With the new year dawns new hope. Some will hit the treadmill. [...]
Billy The keys to long-term success are professional management and keeping the family committed to and capable of carrying on as the owner, state the authors of a a recent article on McKinsey.com. The family business is an interesting model of a company with it’s own characteristics, inbuilt strengths and inbuilt weaknesses. The [...]
Billy The Chinese symbol for crisis contains the symbols for danger and opportunity. With the global economy in turmoil most people are sitting around holding their breath; hoping and praying they will be able to survive the threat. There is no question that this time of change is threatening for us all. But, this is also a period of great [...]
Billy “We’re a family business. We do what we like and we like what we do” Topflight are a leading Irish tour operator, and a client. I liked this piece about them in a major Irsh daily newspaper as it gives a flavour of the entrepreneur behind the company. It’s cold outside. It’s starting to rain. The phones are [...]
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