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Ireland needs growth plan
“Ireland needs a new plan for growth,” Congress General Secretary David Begg said on Thursday (27th October).
Speaking at the launch of Growth is the Key – the Congress Pre-Budget submission – David Begg said: “The most important deficit facing Ireland is the deficit in the demand for labour. That needs to be tackled as a priority. [Read more…]
Enterprise Award
The search for nominees begins today in the ‘Most Promising Start-Up,’ ‘Business Growth,’ ‘Female Entrepreneur,’ and ‘Best Networker’ categories, as part of an annual awards initiative for small local businesses. [Read more…]
ResMed acquires BiancaMed
esMed (NYSE: RMD and ASX: RMD), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of medical equipment for treating, diagnosing, and managing sleep-disordered breathing and other respiratory disorders, today announced the acquisition of BiancaMed Ltd (“BiancaMed”), a leading Irish medical technology company. ResMed has acquired all of BiancaMed’s shares for cash. [Read more…]
Frank Gannon
Frank Gannon has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Chartered Accountants Leinster Society for 2011 – 2012. The Society provides both educational, professional networking and social event services to its members which today number over 9,000 Chartered Accountants. [Read more…]
This week, Ireland joins other E.U. countries, such as Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium by offering an Enterprise Exchange Programme for new entrepreneurs.
Irish Start-ups link with Europe
Funded by the E.U. Commission, the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme enables ‘new’ entrepreneurs in Ireland, who are in the early stages of business development, to be matched with experienced entrepreneurs abroad.
To date, over 530 new entrepreneurs from various European countries have travelled to another European country for up to six months to learn management skills from ‘experienced’ small business owners, who run established businesses. The same programme, to be launched in Ireland today, will also enable new business start-ups from abroad to travel to host entrepreneurs in Ireland, exchanging skills and market knowledge. [Read more…]
Enterprise Ireland
Research and innovation, involving collaboration between businesses and knowledge providers, and utilising EU funding, is one of the motors that will drive sustainable development in Ireland. This was the clear message given by a panel of industry practitioners, Enterprise Ireland, and an eminent academic from the University of Strathclyde at a research and development-themed seminar held in Intel Shannon last week. [Read more…]
An estimated 300 jobs have been created by graduates of the ‘Start Your Own Business’ programme since 2008, according to a local Enterprise Board in North Dublin.
Enterprise Graduates
The enterprise-focussed training programme in Fingal produced 483 graduates over three years, resulting in an estimated 303 jobs.
So far, 81% of those graduates surveyed have either started or are about to start their own business locally.
The part-time ‘Start Your Own Business Programme’ is delivered by the Fingal County Enterprise Board several times a year and is targeted at those people seriously considering starting their own company. Participants are taught about effective business planning, finance, marketing, sales, legal issues and funding sources.
The research findings, carried out independently earlier this year, have shown that 40% of businesses established are currently exporting, or have potential to export. Remarkably, 99% of those surveyed were happy with their decision to set up a business.
Speaking at the publication of the survey results today, Oisin Geoghegan, CEO with the Fingal County Enterprise Board said: “These job creation figures clearly show that dedicated enterprise supports do work, but only if planned and delivered directly to those who need it, at a local level.”
Over the past two years, the Fingal County Enterprise Board has also reported a surge in demand for its mentoring, networking and financial assistance services.
Geoghegan added: “In reality, self-employment will become more popular in the years ahead and we must continue to have resources in place to encourage and support people who are setting up their own businesses and creating jobs”.
Hibernia Evros Technology Group, the Irish owned managed services company, has implemented a new IT infrastructure worth €250,000 for Netwatch Limited, the technology based asset protection company.
HiberniaEvros
Netwatch is an award winning provider of remote visual monitoring services worldwide and has pioneered some of the biggest advances in video transmission technology.
The company’s unique technology allows highly trained Intervention Specialists in the Netwatch Emergency Response Centre to watch in real time any intrusion at a client premises and more importantly, speak directly to the intruders, clearing them from the site thus preventing theft and damage to property.
“We moved to a new HQ recently and needed to implement a suitable IT system to meet the demands of a growing customer base,” commented Adrian Norton, General Manager, Netwatch Limited. “We needed a partner who had experience in delivering a project on time and on budget.”
Following a tender process Hibernia Evros Technology Group was selected to deliver a virtualisation solution using shared storage.
“Our professional services team carried out a capacity planning exercise using the VMWare capacity planning tool,” added John Kennedy, Sales & Marketing Director, HiberniaEvros. “The team then designed a solution based on Microsoft and HP technology.”
The new IT infrastructure, which was implemented in three weeks, involved the deployment of virtualistation, data replication, MSA 2012i storage, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft licencing. Hibernia Evros also provided training support.
BNI Galway
Proving that ‘bucking the recession’ in more than just a sound-byte – the Tribesman Chapter of Galway BNI has broken the million-euro mark in referred business. Given that the group is made up of 30 members, that puts a value of over €33,000 on each seat around the table – and that value grows with each business deal completed! [Read more…]
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