NDRC Inventorium and IIA initiative to accelerate 20 SMEs into online trading
NDRC Inventorium and IIA initiative to accelerate 20 SMEs into online trading NDRC’s Inventorium programme and the Irish Internet Association (IIA) are to engage directly for free with 20 small Irish businesses to transform them into online retailers with new export and jobs potential over five weeks. Applications for the new Clicktailing programme are now being invited through www.clicktailing.com. Clicktailing is an intensive retail accelerator scheme, which will run in five-week bursts. It brings together online retailing experts to provide hands-on support for participating businesses with web design services, payments systems, product photography, logistics advice and marketing skills, at no cost to the participants. The Inventorium and IIA partnership will…
Read MoreRyanair’s former COO and deputy chief executive Michael Cawley joins airline’s board as NED
Ryanair’s former COO and deputy chief executive Michael Cawley joins airline’s board as NEDPictured: Michael Cawley Former Ryanair deputy CEO and chief operating officer Michael Cawley has today been appointed to the airline’s board. Cawley worked for Ryanair for 17 years until he retired in March 2014. He is also a non-executive director of Paddy Power and Kingspan Group and chairman of Failte Ireland. “I am delighted that Michael has accepted our invitation to join the board of Ryanair,” said Ryanair chairman David Bonderman. “His experience, skills, and in-depth knowledge of the industry will be of great benefit to the board and we all look forward to working closely with…
Read MoreLondon 2012 Olympic Sponsorship: The Impact on Games and Athletes
Games on: London 2012 sponsorship As the clock ticks towards London 2012, brands are upping the ante to become as globally visible as possible to consumers, writes Grainne Rothery. As the opening ceremony for London 2012 edges closer, the €4.5bn battle for the hearts and minds of consumers is set to be cranked up a few notches as the official sponsors of the Games – and no doubt a few gatecrashers to the party – jostle for position. A recent analysis by consultancy company Onside Sponsorship reveals that Irish consumers could potentially receive Olympic-branded communications from more than 65 brands during the Games run-up. This comprises official Team Ireland sponsors,…
Read MoreGoogle is Ireland’s #1 Exporter with €17bn in Top 250 Report
Google is Ireland’s #1 exporter with a turnover of €17bn in top 250 reportSimon McKeever, chief executive of the Irish Exporters Association with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie Flanagan and Aisling Dodgson, head of treasury, Investec Google Ireland has been named the No 1 exporting company in the Top 250 Exporters in Ireland and Northern Ireland report for 2014, released by the Irish Exporters Association in association with Investec. Moving up one place from its previous year’s ranking, the internet giant recorded a 36.5pc increase in export turnover to reach €17bn this year. Google was followed by Microsoft Ireland (with an export turnover of €15bn), Johnson & Johnson (with €10.5bn); Dell…
Read MoreNational CSR plan launched
A new national plan on corporate social responsibility over the next three years was launched today by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton. According to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, the new plan – Good for Business, Good for the Community – supports one of its key objectives, which is to make Ireland the best small country in which to do business. Specific measures in the plan include: Establish a stakeholder forum to support the development of CSR in Ireland, in the first half of 2014;Establish a baseline of CSR activity in Ireland, through the National Standards Association of Ireland;Work with stakeholders to raise awareness of CSR and support best practice CSR;Explore how…
Read MoreMinister proposes changes to JLCs
Weak start to year, but signs of renewed economic momentum – Ibec The mechanisms for setting wages for up to 190,000 workers in the services sector may be changed following proposals by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation. Richard Bruton said the measures he had planned would make the system fairer for the lower paid workers who work across various sectors. They include restaurant staff, hairdressers, contract cleaners and other services employees. Last month, a High Court ruling found that the JLC system was “unconstitutional” so Bruton said there was an urgent need to reform the area. The Minister said the new system proposed would help job creation but added that…
Read MoreAbbott wins Chambers Ireland CSR award for 2009
Multinational pharmaceutical company Abbott, which has seven operations across Ireland, has been awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) award from Chambers Ireland for 2009. The award, which recognised a firm’s sustained excellence in the execution of their CSR programme, is given to the company that has most clearly integrated CSR into its business philosophy. Abbott Ireland’s Human Resource Director John McAteer accepted the award presented by Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs John Curran TD at the Chambers Ireland 2009 President’s Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility held in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin last night. “Abbott is honored to have received this national award in recognition…
Read MoreDesi Dobreva – The Branding Queen (Must Follow)
Desi Dobreva – The Branding Queen Desi Dobreva is a professional creative, specializing in content creation, social media, PR and helping your business reach rock star status. She can be found on a plane, writing the night away, standing up for animal rights or hugging her sloth. Business and Leadership sat down with “The Branding Queen” to talk about being an entrepreneur, growing a team, and fighting mediocrity and creating big wins for her clients’ businesses. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up and in what ways does that relate to what you do now? Words and stories have captivated me ever since I…
Read MoreThree ‘New Frontiers’ companies to pitch for €10k prize in March
Tony Staunton of Propertygate, Kevin Ryan of Pura Light and Tim Schmidt of Simply Connected are to compete for the title of ‘Best investment proposal 2014’ and a €10,000 prize at the Docklands Innovation Park Enterprise Awards. All participants on the Enterprise Ireland-funded Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) Hothouse New Frontiers programme (past or present), the finalists will pitch their investment proposals and be questioned by a panel of judges on their business plans on 6 March. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Dublin, Propertygate is designed for large-scale asset managers who require a single platform to provide instant transparency of their portfolio. In July 2013, the company won the…
Read MoreTaxback.com scoops international entrepreneur title
Irish firm Taxback.com has won the International Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the 2010 European Business Awards, sponsored by HSBC. Terry Clune started the tax recovery business Taxback.com as a student sideline over 13 years ago and has transformed it into a global business with over 650 employees and offices in 21 countries. He was the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009. There was a diverse group of entrants to the HSBC sponsored awards, ranging from fish farming to renewable energy and light aircraft to skincare, with a combined turnover higher of over €766 billion and employing over 3.5 million people. A tough bunch to please Adrian Tripp, CEO…
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