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'You need to confront customer complaints. The more aggressive they get, the more polite I am'
Francis Brennan
10 Feb 2017
477
'I got kicked out of my office, couldn't afford my rent and moved home – but I knew I'd start again'
William Jenkins
9 Feb 2017
535
2
'You need to confront customer complaints. The more aggressive they get, the more polite I am'
9 Feb 2017
4.1k
'I got kicked out of my office, couldn't afford my rent and moved home – but I knew I'd start again'
William Jenkins
7 Feb 2017
171
'In the US, prospects assume you're being truthful. Here they're far more skeptical'
Tony Corrigan
5 Feb 2017
47
'I took courage from taking control of my health issues – that washed a lot of the fear away'
Fora Staff
4 Feb 2017
118
6
'Our company had debts of €250,000. We were days from ringing the accountants'
Kevin Buckley
3 Feb 2017
1.2k
10 ways to make sure your business gets paid on time
Stephen Curtis
2 Feb 2017
21
'I took courage from taking control of my health issues – that washed a lot of the fear away'
David Wallace
2 Feb 2017
90
'Our company had debts of €250,000. We were days from ringing the accountants'
Kevin Buckley
2 Feb 2017
308
1
'I took courage from taking control of my health issues – that washed a lot of the fear away'
David Wallace
31 Jan 2017
148
'There was a culture here that people didn't like paying for stuff. Thankfully, it's mostly gone'
Michael Kelly
26 Jan 2017
373
'There was a culture here that people didn't like paying for stuff. Thankfully, it's mostly gone'
Michael Kelly
24 Jan 2017
83
'I knew nothing about the taxi industry and dipping my toes in there cost me dearly'
Brendan Kavanagh
22 Jan 2017
810
27
'Rural pubs were hesitant to chase the hen and stag market. Now we need it'
Fora Staff
21 Jan 2017
395
15
'I knew nothing about the taxi industry and dipping my toes in there cost me dearly'
Brendan Kavanagh
20 Jan 2017
165
'When I started out, everyone said "no, you'll be getting married" or "we don't have ladies toilets"'
Margaret Reilly
19 Jan 2017
712
'Rural pubs were hesitant to chase the hen and stag market. Now we need it'
Fergal Quinn
19 Jan 2017
146
'Rural pubs were hesitant to chase the hen and stag market. Now we need it'
Fergal Quinn
17 Jan 2017
98
'When I started out, everyone said "no, you'll be getting married" or "we don't have ladies toilets"'
Margaret Reilly
13 Jan 2017
309
'Hunting for premises was the hardest. Agents weren't keen to lease to a small business'
Kevin Johnstone
10 Jan 2017
135
Here were the most searched-for Irish celebrities on Pornhub last year
9 Jan 2017
5.7k
5
Video: How a small cider-maker in west Cork bagged a deal with a global drinks giant
8 Jan 2017
3.4k
'It's great to have your name over the door. The flip side is that you bring a lot of your work home'
Claire Price
6 Jan 2017
252
'Setting up a business doesn't take superpowers - anyone can sell something'
Jack Parsons
3 Jan 2017
140
7 things we learned about the O'Donovan brothers from the 'Pull Like A Dog' documentary
28 Dec 2016
14.4k
3
'Running a startup is a bit of a selfish move. Every relationship sort of takes a backseat'
Evan Gray
23 Dec 2016
137
From Secret Santa to office parties, 11 ways to avoid getting a lawsuit for Christmas
Ian O'Herlihy
20 Dec 2016
131
'There can be a bit of bulls**t in startups – don't get bogged down in what other people are doing'
Sarah Kiely
20 Dec 2016
108
'Humans are now too slow and too costly to handle many routine interactions'
Alan Coleman
19 Dec 2016
43
'It was a struggle at first separating my emotions from the tragic side of what we do'
Jonathan Stafford
16 Dec 2016
1.6k
'Corporate life is so cushioned, it doesn't prepare you for how tough startups are'
Aisling Teillard
13 Dec 2016
264
'Being an entrepreneur is lonely. It's a bit like surfing - instinctive and solitary'
Ashleigh Smith
11 Dec 2016
230
3
'Never do business with your friends. You end up losing them'
Mike Heary
9 Dec 2016
105
'Being an entrepreneur is lonely. It's a bit like surfing - instinctive and solitary'
Ashleigh Smith
6 Dec 2016
148
'Tourist bodies don't want us to be seen as a leprechaun country. I found that interesting'
Tom O'Rahilly
4 Dec 2016
565
18
'When it’s your name over the door, you tend to take things personally'
Martin McElhinney
2 Dec 2016
340
Chasing cross-border debts? Brexit means now is the time to act
Jason Harte
30 Nov 2016
2.0k
'Tourist bodies don't want us to be seen as a leprechaun country. I found that interesting'
Tom O'Rahilly
29 Nov 2016
124
The single most important thing you can do to negotiate better deals
Gina London
27 Nov 2016
233
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