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John Paul O'Connor
17 Mar 2017
1.5k
'Free bars are great - but meaningful work is the top motivator for job candidates'
Rossa Mullally
16 Mar 2017
99
'As a child, my father had me handing out leaflets in a shopping centre. It was a business lesson'
Fiona Gratzer
15 Mar 2017
97
'We compete with huge multinationals, but we're just two girls in Galway who had an idea'
Vanessa Creaven
15 Mar 2017
185
'We compete with huge multinationals, but we're just two girls in Galway who had an idea'
Vanessa Creaven
15 Mar 2017
153
'There's no right and wrong now for work fashion. A tracksuit and hoodie may be perfect for you'
Brendan Courtney
12 Mar 2017
348
14
'How you shake hands sends a message. Every interaction communicates something'
Gina London
12 Mar 2017
43
'As a child, my father had me handing out leaflets in a shopping centre. It was a business lesson'
Fiona Gratzer
10 Mar 2017
203
'There's no right and wrong now for work fashion. A tracksuit and hoodie may be perfect for you'
Brendan Courtney
9 Mar 2017
65
'There haven't been bumps in the road – there have been mountains in our path'
Paul Gough
9 Mar 2017
2.2k
'I literally had to write my dad a letter to apply for a job in the family business'
Jude O'Meara
9 Mar 2017
693
'I literally had to write my dad a letter to apply for a job in the family business'
Jude O'Meara
7 Mar 2017
97
'I had to come to terms with the fact that at my age, I was unemployable'
Fora Staff
5 Mar 2017
655
16
'Sometimes a side project can grow into something much bigger'
Louise Lonergan
5 Mar 2017
55
All you need to know about how to sculpt a compelling online pitch
Sandy Sheerin
4 Mar 2017
66
'There haven't been bumps in the road – there have been mountains in our path'
Paul Gough
3 Mar 2017
665
'If you're coming up with a brand name, don't brainstorm on a Friday'
Pat Kinsley
2 Mar 2017
94
'I had to come to terms with the fact that at my age, I was unemployable'
Gerry Molloy
2 Mar 2017
198
'It's not about the money any more. If it was, we wouldn't be in the ice cream business'
Jonathan Kirwan
2 Mar 2017
465
'I had to come to terms with the fact that at my age, I was unemployable'
Gerry Molloy
28 Feb 2017
117
Here's exactly what you need in place to deal with (and avoid) workplace conflict
David Bell
27 Feb 2017
86
'The traditional lines between PR, marketing and advertising are blurring beyond recognition'
Jack Murray
26 Feb 2017
77
The five excuses people use to talk themselves out of launching a business
Paul Teahan
25 Feb 2017
50
'It's not about the money any more. If it was, we wouldn't be in the ice cream business'
Jonathan Kirwan
24 Feb 2017
878
The 'gig economy' is here to stay. This is what businesses need to know
Melanie Crowley
24 Feb 2017
134
'Going down the crowdfunding route was a case of eating our own dog food'
Oli Cavanagh
23 Feb 2017
355
'I got into property because I thought it was easy money. But there is no such thing as easy money'
Louis Copeland
23 Feb 2017
2.0k
1
'People ask if I'm ever at home. I'm a dedicated businesswoman, but I'm a mother first'
Sonia Deasy
23 Feb 2017
4.2k
'People ask if I'm ever at home. I'm a dedicated businesswoman, but I'm a mother first'
Sonia Deasy
21 Feb 2017
187
'Add as many bean bags as you like, if people don't like what you stand for you've already lost'
Peter Cosgrove
20 Feb 2017
38
'Put down your phone and chat': What food producers should do to make it at the markets
Margaret Hoctor
19 Feb 2017
52
'I got into property because I thought it was easy money. But there is no such thing as easy money'
Louis Copeland
17 Feb 2017
180
'A happy, clappy company blog won't cut it - readers aren't stupid'
John Collins
16 Feb 2017
189
'I'm entirely self-taught in business, but that’s not necessarily the best idea'
Bronagh Conlon
16 Feb 2017
964
'In Ireland, your CV doesn't matter - personal connections are the most important thing'
Raj Gosal
16 Feb 2017
79
'A startup needs to find the fastest route to being a viable business. Nothing else is as important'
Alan Coleman
16 Feb 2017
161
The days of a job for life are long gone - so is staff loyalty now just about the money?
Joanne Foley
15 Feb 2017
37
'In Ireland, your CV doesn't matter - personal connections are the most important thing'
Raj Gosal
14 Feb 2017
110
'A startup needs to find the fastest route to being a viable business. Nothing else is as important'
Alan Coleman
12 Feb 2017
101
'I'm entirely self-taught in business, but that’s not necessarily the best idea'
Bronagh Conlon
10 Feb 2017
181
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