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# Startups

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# Startups
'Some jobs I did for free just to get experience - I just wanted to work'
Vanessa Power quit her job in web design – to launch her sign-painting business, Signs of Power.
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May 28th 2017, 6:00 PM
# Startups
Bono-backed Bizimply says there's only so far you can trade on a famous name
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the growing Dublin-based company.
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May 28th 2017, 12:00 PM
# Startups
After a year under wraps, an Irish startup backed by heavy-hitters is ready to unseat LinkedIn
Eamon Leonard has unveiled Cohort – an app that makes it easier to ask for a favour.
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May 28th 2017, 6:30 AM
# Retail
How Cork's Market Hub was taken over by a €400m French labelling giant
Roy Horgan recently sold a majority stake in his four-year-old company.
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May 27th 2017, 6:00 AM
Voices
'The company was surviving, but after 10 years I'd already let go emotionally'
This founder spent a decade building his business and nearly sold it twice before closing the doors.
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May 25th 2017, 4:21 PM
Voices
'I was six months pregnant during my chef training. Nothing was going to stop me'
This biscuit-company founder dabbled in stockbroking and radio before starting her business.
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May 25th 2017, 4:19 PM
# corlytics
This Irish fintech startup is helping banks wade through an 'Eiffel Tower' of regulation
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Corlytics.
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May 25th 2017, 3:17 PM
# Startups
A decade after selling his first company, EntAnon's head just quit - to start another one
Silviu Preoteasa is leaving the group and his job at Hostelworld to launch a travel tech business.
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May 25th 2017, 3:16 PM
# cohort
After a year under wraps, an Irish startup backed by heavy-hitters is ready to unseat LinkedIn
Eamon Leonard has unveiled Cohort – an app that makes it easier to ask for a favour.
807
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May 25th 2017, 3:15 PM
Voices
'I was six months pregnant during my chef training. Nothing was going to stop me'
This biscuit-company founder dabbled in stockbroking and radio before starting her business.
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May 23rd 2017, 7:00 PM
# Funding
Ireland's largest crowd lender has been given the green light to trade in the UK
But Linked Finance says it’s ‘very much focused’ on the Irish market.
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May 22nd 2017, 10:15 AM
# Startups
After a year under wraps, an Irish startup backed by heavy-hitters is ready to unseat LinkedIn
Eamon Leonard has unveiled Cohort – an app that makes it easier to ask for a favour.
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May 21st 2017, 6:00 PM
# Startups
A decade after selling his first company, EntAnon's head just quit - to start another one
Silviu Preoteasa is leaving the group and his job at Hostelworld to launch a travel tech business.
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May 20th 2017, 6:00 PM
Voices
'The shop was too reliant on me. If I was away, people would come but wouldn't buy anything'
After being let go three times in two years, this former phone shop owner is back running his own business.
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May 20th 2017, 4:00 PM
# Financial Services
This Irish fintech startup is helping banks wade through an 'Eiffel Tower' of regulation
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Corlytics.
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May 20th 2017, 12:00 PM
Voices
'The company was surviving, but after 10 years I'd already let go emotionally'
This founder spent a decade building his business and nearly sold it twice before closing the doors.
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May 19th 2017, 6:02 PM
# your smile direct
This Irish teeth-straightening startup is opening in Dublin. Next stop, Australia and Canada
As part of our new weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Your Smile Direct.
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May 18th 2017, 5:02 PM
Voices
'I've had two great successes, two modest successes and one catastrophe'
Over three decades in medtech has taught this executive to be careful who he takes funding from.
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May 18th 2017, 4:34 PM
Voices
'I sold over £100m worth of property in 2006. Then MS wiped me out for four years'
This former estate agent battled multiple sclerosis but went on to set up two new companies.
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May 18th 2017, 4:33 PM
# media and arts
Six months after quitting Twitter, Mark Little is cooking up another project
The former RTÉ journalist and founder of Storyful has his eye on the ‘broken’ media model.
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May 18th 2017, 4:29 PM
Voices
'I sold over £100m worth of property in 2006. Then MS wiped me out for four years'
This former estate agent battled multiple sclerosis but went on to set up two new companies.
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May 16th 2017, 6:01 PM
# Startups
'If you thought about setting up a business too deeply, you mightn't do it'
As part of its new weekly Startup Spotlight series, Fora profiles Sligo’s StoryLab.
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May 14th 2017, 5:00 PM
# Health
This Irish teeth-straightening startup is opening in Dublin. Next stop, Australia and Canada
As part of our new weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Your Smile Direct.
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May 14th 2017, 12:00 PM
# Funding
A Dublin startup is trying to stop millennial workers from quickly switching jobs
EngageSmith has raised €400,000 to expand internationally and hire 20 new staff.
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May 14th 2017, 11:00 AM
# media and arts
Six months after quitting Twitter, Mark Little is cooking up another project
The former RTÉ journalist and founder of Storyful has his eye on the ‘broken’ media model.
3.9k
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May 13th 2017, 6:01 PM
# Startups
'Now's the best time to start a company because everyone else is scared s**tless'
Irish founder Dylan Collins thinks Brexit will be a godsend for any entrepreneur with guts.
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May 13th 2017, 6:00 PM
Voices
'I've had two great successes, two modest successes and one catastrophe'
Over three decades in medtech has taught this executive to be careful who he takes funding from.
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May 12th 2017, 5:31 PM
# engagesmith
A Dublin startup is trying to stop millennial workers from quickly switching jobs
EngageSmith has raised €400,000 to expand internationally and hire 20 new staff.
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May 11th 2017, 1:47 PM
# Dylan Collins
'Now's the best time to start a company because everyone else is scared s**tless'
Irish founder Dylan Collins thinks Brexit will be a godsend for any entrepreneur with guts.
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May 11th 2017, 1:45 PM
# storylab
'If you thought about setting up a business too deeply, you mightn't do it'
As part of our new weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Sligo’s StoryLab.
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May 11th 2017, 1:43 PM
Voices
'The shop was too reliant on me. If I was away, people would come but wouldn't buy anything'
After being let go three times in two years, this former phone shop owner is back running his own business.
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May 11th 2017, 1:35 PM
# Startups
'Now's the best time to start a company because everyone else is scared s**tless'
Irish founder Dylan Collins thinks Brexit will be a godsend for any entrepreneur with guts.
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May 11th 2017, 1:01 AM
# Funding
Irish startup funding is expected to come back to Earth after a record-breaking 2016
But investment in high-tech SMEs has been headed in the right direction so far this year.
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May 10th 2017, 11:10 AM
# Funding
A Dublin startup is trying to stop millennial workers from quickly switching jobs
EngageSmith has raised €400,000 to expand internationally and hire 20 new staff.
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May 9th 2017, 1:01 AM
# Retail
Aldi snitched on an Irish shopping-delivery startup for offering non-existent products
The German discounter complained that items listed on Buymie’s app were misleading.
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May 7th 2017, 12:00 PM
# Startups
Hostelworld founder Ray Nolan: 'This is my first real job in six or seven years'
The Irish entrepreneur and investor is adjusting back into CEO life at XSellco.
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May 7th 2017, 10:30 AM
# Startups
'If you thought about setting up a business too deeply, you mightn't do it'
As part of our new weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Sligo’s StoryLab.
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May 6th 2017, 12:00 PM
Voices
'The shop was too reliant on me. If I was away, people would come but wouldn't buy anything'
After being let go three times in two years, this former phone shop owner is back running his own business.
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May 5th 2017, 3:07 PM
# Galway
NDRC has launched its first regional accelerator programme
It will cater for up to 10 young firms based in the Galway area.
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May 4th 2017, 4:58 PM
# xsellco
Hostelworld founder Ray Nolan: 'This is my first real job in six or seven years'
The Irish entrepreneur and investor is adjusting back into CEO life at XSellco.
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May 4th 2017, 4:56 PM
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