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'I come across as tough and brash - kicking that habit has been a work in progress'
19 Sep 2017
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Andrew Lynch
17 Sep 2017
254
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Secret Millionaire: 'I had many calls in tears with my mum. I thought I'd made my biggest mistake'
16 Sep 2017
52.7k
16
How Irish shoppers' online habits can teach retailers to make more sales
Alan Coleman
16 Sep 2017
214
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'I get annoyed when people say it's a side project. My startup is a second full-time job'
Alan O'Beirne
16 Sep 2017
7.3k
5
'I wanted to make something Irish. What I ended up bottling was the smell of failure'
Karl Murray
15 Sep 2017
1.4k
0
What this 'new luxury' store can teach brick-and-mortar retailers about savvy shop design
Garrett Pitcher
14 Sep 2017
258
0
'I get annoyed when people say it's a side project. My startup is a second full-time job'
Alan O'Beirne
14 Sep 2017
1.6k
0
'I had many late-night calls in tears with my mum. I thought I'd made my biggest mistake'
14 Sep 2017
4.1k
0
'I had many late-night calls in tears with my mum. I thought I'd made my biggest mistake'
12 Sep 2017
9.6k
0
This Irish teen quit school at 17 to launch a talent agency for online influencers
10 Sep 2017
22.4k
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How the seeds for the affordable housing crisis were sown nearly two decades ago
Dave Coakley
10 Sep 2017
175
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The 6 essential steps anyone setting up a new business in Ireland should take
Larissa Feeney
9 Sep 2017
28.0k
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'I get annoyed when people say it's a side project. My startup is a second full-time job'
Alan O'Beirne
8 Sep 2017
283
0
Want your product to stand out on the shelves? These are the secrets to great packaging
Rory Dowling
7 Sep 2017
104
0
'When I left the company I founded, the first thing I did was get a dog'
7 Sep 2017
556
1
'I lost hours of my life commuting on the M50 every day – but it gave me my business idea'
Fora Staff
7 Sep 2017
648
0
This Irish teen quit school at 17 to launch a talent agency for online 'influencers'
7 Sep 2017
894
0
'When I left the company I founded, the first thing I did was get a dog'
5 Sep 2017
1.3k
0
How even small firms can apply the Steve Jobs touch to inspire their staff
Donal Cronin
2 Sep 2017
75
0
'For one of our first events they told us to bring food for 250 people – we sold one burger'
Rory McCormack
2 Sep 2017
27.5k
18
'I lost hours of my life commuting on the M50 every day – but it gave me my business idea'
Ciara Garvan
1 Sep 2017
355
0
What war rooms and 'prairie dogs' can teach you about designing a better office
Kirk McCormack
31 Aug 2017
139
1
'Let's be frank - often it's been the best man for the job, even if women were more qualified'
31 Aug 2017
427
0
'There's an illusion that entrepreneurs need to work 80 hours a week. I don't believe that'
31 Aug 2017
2.0k
0
'For one of our first events they told us to bring food for 250 people – we sold one burger'
Rory McCormack
31 Aug 2017
1.1k
1
'There's an illusion that entrepreneurs need to work 80 hours a week. I don't believe that'
29 Aug 2017
1.8k
0
'Let's be frank - often it's been the best man for the job, even if women were more qualified'
27 Aug 2017
889
0
A worker sacked over missing cash won €12,000 - here are the lessons for employers
Ger Connolly
27 Aug 2017
643
0
These are the incentives available for anyone starting a new business in Ireland
Cormac Kelleher
26 Aug 2017
742
0
EU workers going cold on the UK could see Ireland as an 'attractive' alternative
25 Aug 2017
345
0
'For one of our first events they told us to bring food for 250 people – we sold one burger'
Rory McCormack
25 Aug 2017
669
0
'When we launched FoodCloud it didn't work at all. We had to go back to the drawing board'
24 Aug 2017
1.4k
0
'I was 41 and I couldn't see myself doing an ad agency job into my 50s'
Grainne O'Driscoll
24 Aug 2017
1.0k
0
'When we launched FoodCloud it didn't work at all. We had to go back to the drawing board'
22 Aug 2017
2.4k
0
'I was 41 and I couldn't see myself doing an ad agency job into my 50s'
Grainne O'Driscoll
18 Aug 2017
339
0
'In the 80s, everyone wanted to be in a band. Now they all want to be in a startup'
Ian Lucey
17 Aug 2017
88
0
'I find risking other people's time and energy much harder than risking my own'
17 Aug 2017
298
0
'I thought I knew better than the next guy, but I still lost millions in property'
Killian Whelan
17 Aug 2017
849
1
'I find risking other people's time and energy much harder than risking my own'
15 Aug 2017
617
0
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