Nearly two thirds (62%) of UK SME owners often make difficult business decisions on their own with 9% having nobody to turn to for advice
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SMEs
Hi Events for growing businesses in Dublin, Spring 2015 A couple of events in February and March in Dublin which may be of interest? If you wish to meet, to discuss your business opportunities email me or tweet @billylinehan …
Read more →Our calendar is filling up with business mentoring sessions, quality management meetings, directors and management meetings, interview panels, strategic planning sessions and having conversations for action with new clients.
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There are c. 200,000 family owned businesses in Ireland.
Recently I was contacted with a query on support for family businesses, and it led me to think about the many family owned companies we work with in Celtar. The high proportion of our family business clients is not surprising.
Family owned and managed businesses have their own unique characteristics, a shared history and experience, loyalty and deep commitment.
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assisting the small business sector to cope with the current economic crisis and to prepare businesses for future growth and job creation
Read more →“If you want quality business advice, go to professional business consultants, who have indepth experience in offering practical solutions.”
Read more →It will take a while to absorb this integrated list of actions on creating jobs announced today by the Coalition government.
And as a supplier to the county and enterprise boards I am interested in what is going to replace them, and when.
Celtar are proud to be project managing the second Your Business Day event on Friday, 9th of December 2011 in the Science Gallery, Pearse Street.
” We are delighted to be part of this major initiative from Greg Swift, Liam Barry and the team at DCEB” says Billy Linehan of Celtar, “already seeing the lineup it has been called the small business version of the Dublin Web Summit!”
Read more →Celtar client Fit For Life is supporting Positive Aging Week in a very positive manner.
Maintaining fitness as we get older makes a very significant difference to the quality of life of an older person.
Read more →Learn how to use social media to reduce marketing costs by generating more qualified leads
Read more →Keep your feet on the pedal!”
With little cash for job investment the government has made a fairly good stab with the Jobs Initiative announced today.
Read more →It’s been said that if you want to recruit good sales people “hire optimists”. Working with many sales managers over the years, we have debated what makes a “good” sales rep many times.
Here’s a look on the right behaviours for sales people – and the wrong behaviours!
Read more →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.
Read more →Targeting future growth is firmly on the agenda at the capital’s largest free event for small businesses next week.
Read more →No need to mention what times we’re in, but one positive event happening before Xmas is Your Business Day, a day of free advice and information from the Dublin City Enterprise Board
on the 9th of December.
Rewards, ask not what the company can do for me?
A characteristic of motivated companies is how they use remuneration and reward strategies to align the goals of people with those of the company.
At Celtar we observe that in many organisations staff are rewarded for average performance.
King Cody, Kilkenny hurling manager’s road to greatness Learning from winners Malachy Clerkin talks to Billy Linehan and a number of top managers to find out what makes this serial winner so special Excerpt from the Sunday Tribune, 29 …
Read more →Small Giants, how maverick companies have passed up the growth treadmill – and focused on greatness instead, full list below
Read more →Celtar and KDA Accountants support European Enterprise Week – as part of Bank of Ireland’s National Enterprise Week Celtar, the specialist management consultancy firm for SMEs, and KDA Accountants are together holding a free business clinic in Bank of …
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