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# SMEs

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Inside this iconic family business... and what keeps it going after 43 years
SME book club: The joys of building a business monopoly (for making money, that is)
This old-school chipper wants to tap its customers to help it grow
How to: Kickstart business by stepping back from social media... and picking up the phone
Dublin coffee shops are banding together to do an alternative to 12 Pubs
Irish businesses could cut the state's €8.5 billion spending bill
What I Learned: Turning a buck as a 'born-again Mexican' in Ireland
This young entrepreneur beat over 1,100 others to be crowned Ireland's best
Business Poll: So this year's coming to a close - but how is 2015 looking?
This young entrepreneur thinks her idea can help fix Ireland's flawed health model
SME book club: How one bull-headed businessman built the 'everything store'
This Irish company has produced the new 'gold standard' in medical technology
Ireland's economy might be picking up, but workers' earnings are still going backwards
What I Learned: Why there's no 'secret sauce' to cooking up an e-commerce juggernaut
These young food entrepreneurs want to change how you think about butter
It's no longer just big export companies that are recruiting more staff
'You wouldn't see this on Father Ted' - Why bad broadband is hurting rural Ireland
The Big Idea: Saving shoppers time... and hopefully lots of money
Poll: Clicks or bricks, how do you decide where you're going to shop?
Been knocked back for a business loan? Well, here's some good news
These are some of the things TripAdvisor is cooking up in its new Dublin office
Online or bricks and mortar? This is how most Irish shoppers spend their money
One of these 5 Irish startups from the Web Summit could be the Next Big Thing
A tiny number of 'super' small businesses in the UK had a massive effect on their economy
No time for Web Summit? Here's 17 startup pitches... in less than 2 minutes
Big business and governments need to 'step up' and support startups as customers
Forget multinationals... Why the real future is in 'very small business'
What does this Irish rugby star want with 'big data'? Plenty, apparently...
This Dublin-designed probe is much smaller than a hair... and it could help cure cancer
This Dublin shop will clean your suit for free if you have a job interview
SME focus: Everything you need to know about the Budget and essential money matters
SME book club: Surviving a family business... with your sanity and relationships intact
How to: Get blood from a stone... or at least a loan from a bank
Film lovers, you've one less place to go to find classic movies
Why the state's new investment bank will do little to help Irish SMEs
The Big Idea: Why switching their homepage is the first thing all owner-operators should do
'Sack the gobshites'... And a few other things one entrepreneur has worked out so far
Here are a few things businesses can learn from Google's Consumer Barometer (for free)
Jordan Casey is expanding his tech start-up - right after he does his Junior Cert
There are too many second-rate colleges in Ireland with 'Mickey Mouse courses'