Work placement programmes from FAS and IBEC
These programmes from FAS and IBEC appear to be similar except for the branding. The IBEC Gradlink is open only to companies who are IBEC or SFA members. Whilst the FAS scheme is open to all companies and offers a work placement programme for non graduates as well as graduates.
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.
Advice on where to do business in the UK
Working actively in the business support sector in the UK for over 10 years I am interested in how enterprise activity is monitored both there and in Ireland – and the usefulness of research in assisting companies in deciding where to do business.
“MEET THE CONSTRUCTION BUYER” OPPORTUNITY AT THE CROWNE PLAZA, NORTHWOOD SANTRY From Dublin Chamber of Commerce “Meet the buyer” events are usually worth attending, and are a place where introductions are made to several potential customers in one day says Billy …
Read more →“MEET THE CONSTRUCTION BUYER” OPPORTUNITY AT THE CROWNE PLAZA, NORTHWOOD SANTRY From Dublin chamber of commerce “Meet the buyer” events are usually worth attending, and are a place where introductions are made to several potential customers in one day – Billy …
Read more →SFA “offers best business investment in 2010”! These events are styled as a Bootcamp for small businesses but they’re far from it – “Ireland’s leading brands” are being given an opportunity to sell to the small business sector. In …
Read more →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.
Read more →“Business opportunities in 2009” Incite no. 67 From the excellent Inc.com website I present a list of the best industries for starting a business in 2009 (in the US). This article is aimed at • those in business who wish …
Read more →The right way to implement a CRM system Wouldn’t it would be great if we could just buy a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system, switch it on and find that it does everything that we wanted it to without changing …
Read more →What! Writing about sales letters in this era of digital marketing? Advice for Irish SMEs Yep, the art of writing sales letters still has value – a targeted well thought out and customer specific letter stands out from instantly disposable …
Read more →Celtar Update – Enterprise Ireland’s Current Support It’s not the best of times for Enterprise Ireland, the Irish state’s lead body for supporting businesses from SMEs to prospective Irish MNCs. Rightly there is a focus on support for exporting companies, …
Read more →Billy Linehan of Celtar the leading firm of business advisers comments “we welcome measures from Enterprise Ireland that will stimulate economic growth. This measure will be judged on it’s accessability to companies AND how well it is designed to meet …
Read more →A year of challenge This year will be a challenging one for many of us; in fact survival will be the objective of many small businesses. Here I have gathered ideas and approaches – which are being implemented by …
Read more →I have selected an article on business trends from USA Today to share with you. Written by Steve Strauss his analysis of business trends (and opportunities) are for the American economy AND I suggest have relevance and interest for us …
Read more →They say hunger is the best sauce, and hunger was foremost in the minds of web developers Ciara Traynor and her Canadian business partner Anthony Kauffmann when they found themselves working late into the night on a project a …
Read more →I have come across the company 37signals several times over the last few years, via recommendations from developers, clients and an article in Time magazine. They demonstrate a refreshing approach for smaller companies who successfully compete with corporates in technology …
Read more →“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 …
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