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'Setting up a business doesn't take superpowers - anyone can sell something'
Jack Parsons
These are the top Irish companies to watch in 2017
A new Sligo digital hub is looking to keep emigrants back for Christmas at home
'There can be a bit of bulls**t in startups – don't get bogged down in what other people are doing'
Sarah Kiely
An Irish company that gets people cheaper health cover for keeping fit is going global
Why this wealthy Italian startup investor is betting on Ireland
The Dublin agency handling social media for music acts that don't have time to tweet
Why this wealthy Italian startup investor is betting on Ireland
Meet the ex-teacher who wants to make once-illegal poitín the new tequila
The Dublin agency handling social media for music acts that don't have time to tweet
This fintech startup wants to make it safer to lend money to your family and friends
Meet the ex-teacher who wants to make once-illegal poitín the new tequila
Dublin's startup commissioner will step down from the 'passion project' next year
Irish-founded Stripe's European arm saw sales skyrocket to nearly €50m last year
Stripe's European arm saw sales skyrocket to nearly €50m last year
This Sligo brewer is calling out the big beer companies for being 'thieving bastards'
This Sligo brewer is calling out the big beer companies for being 'thieving bastards'
An Irish cinema startup has just won an investment from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba
'Never do business with your friends. You end up losing them'
Mike Heary
Small-business software specialists Enterpryze are on a hiring drive to expand overseas
Bono and The Edge are the latest investors to back this biotech startup
Bono and The Edge are the latest investors to back this biotech startup
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has invested €1.2m in an Irish cinema startup
A young Dublin med-tech firm has snared two pharma giants as its first customers
This group will brainstorm your business ideas for you - and they'll do it for free
This group will brainstorm your business ideas for you - and they'll do it for free
Irish-founded tech startup Qstream raises $15m in a major funding round
The business of 'brand scenting' - or using smells so your customers like you more
The man who brought Ticketmaster to Ireland started off selling tickets in a record shop
The business of 'brand scenting' - or using smells so your customers like you more
Irish-founded tech startup Qstream raises $15m in a major funding round
A €70m fund has been launched for SMEs to lease specialist gear and vehicles
Ireland backs EU proposal to stop companies gouging shoppers based on location
The man who brought online ticketing to Ireland says today's founders give up too soon
The Central Bank's governor is 'open' to regulating crowdfunding
Dublin ranks as one of Europe's best startup hubs - with some of the worst digital infrastructure
Your crash course in... The rise and fall of the 'Willy Wonka' energy firm that claimed to defy physics
The Central Bank's governor is 'open' to regulating crowdfunding
'Startups are of little economic value. It is only when they scale that they create jobs and wealth'
Eoin Costello
Your crash course in... The rise and fall of Steorn, the energy firm that claimed to defy physics