Small Business

Small Business
‘This business was founded on passion and is ending on pragmatism’ – Brewery owner blames licensing laws for closure
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Michael Healy-Rae’s property firm linked to housing Ukrainian refugees records €840,000 profit in two years
Small Business
Jenny Melia appointed CEO of Enterprise Ireland
Small Business
Waterland eyes €150m of Irish deals despite Trump tariff uncertainty

Only six firms have been given funding under SMEs digital grant
Sun 18 May 2025 at 18:50
Euro’s surprise strength against the dollar has created a new set of challenges for Irish exporters
Thu 24 Apr 2025 at 03:30
‘The Irish insurance system is stacked – and it’s everyday policyholders who bear the burden’
Sun 13 Apr 2025 at 03:30
Co Wicklow boutique owner speaks out after Instagram account with 90,000 followers suspended
Tue 08 Apr 2025 at 07:14
Theft, assault, misogyny, racism, threats and a fear of being sued – retailers under siege from shoplifters
Tue 08 Apr 2025 at 03:30
The EU will respond but a trade war will damage everybody
Mon 07 Apr 2025 at 17:34
‘We learned our lessons from the Van Gogh experience’: Gleeson brothers to open €3m ‘interactive playground’, Dream Point
Sun 06 Apr 2025 at 03:30
‘We will miss you all dearly’ – Iconic Galway shop closes after nearly 150 years in business
Fri 14 Mar 2025 at 16:16
Dear Vicki: How can I tell one of my employees that they have an issue with body odour?
Mon 10 Mar 2025 at 03:30
Hospitality supplier Conaty plans acquisition spree as it snaps up Bray-based firm
Mon 03 Mar 2025 at 03:30

Small Business

‘This business was founded on passion and is ending on pragmatism’ – Brewery owner blames licensing laws for closure

Michael Healy-Rae’s property firm linked to housing Ukrainian refugees records €840,000 profit in two years

Jenny Melia appointed CEO of Enterprise Ireland

Waterland eyes €150m of Irish deals despite Trump tariff uncertainty

Only six firms have been given funding under SMEs digital grant

Euro’s surprise strength against the dollar has created a new set of challenges for Irish exporters

‘The Irish insurance system is stacked – and it’s everyday policyholders who bear the burden’

Co Wicklow boutique owner speaks out after Instagram account with 90,000 followers suspended

Theft, assault, misogyny, racism, threats and a fear of being sued – retailers under siege from shoplifters

The EU will respond but a trade war will damage everybody

‘We learned our lessons from the Van Gogh experience’: Gleeson brothers to open €3m ‘interactive playground’, Dream Point

‘We will miss you all dearly’ – Iconic Galway shop closes after nearly 150 years in business

Dear Vicki: How can I tell one of my employees that they have an issue with body odour?

Hospitality supplier Conaty plans acquisition spree as it snaps up Bray-based firm

Belfast juice chain says low Irish taxes and 9pc Vat rate led it to expand into Dublin

Last orders for courgette bread and Red Velvet cake — High costs force Galway’s famous Goyas bakery to turn off ovens after three decades

Revealed: How much shoppers are expected to splurge an hour in post-Christmas sales from today

Christmas tree-seller warns effects of climate change are starting to impact growing conditions and could cause shortage next year ​

Restaurants Association of Ireland CEO Adrian Cummins to contest Seanad elections

Olive oil price inflation puts a squeeze on Happy Pear profits

‘I’m hesitant to put up my prices, but some weeks I can’t pay myself’ – Dublin salon owner

Three new awards up for grabs in the Innovation Arena at the Ploughing Championships

Ireland’s tax system isn’t attractive to entrepreneurs – here’s how to improve it

‘Markets put me on the map’: How stalls across Ireland are sustaining small craft businesses

Waterland-backed Net Zero adds two more green construction services firms in push for scale

Demand for Irish bomb disposal robot soars since Russian invasion of Ukraine

New payments scheme will allow farms, firms and community groups become small-scale electricity producers

Taoiseach Simon Harris promises to prioritise small businesses before likely March 2025 general election

Have a bright idea and buckets of ambition? EI’s New Frontiers early-stage founders programme is the smart place to start

Killarney Brewery and Distillery Co hopes US investor roadshow will help it complete €7m fundraiser target

Eight Degrees brewed €2.8m debt to Jameson producer ahead of sale to founders

Irish start-up ResHub bought by UK social care tech group PCS

Nephin Whiskey appoints two new Ukrainian directors in boardroom shake-up after husband and wife co-founders quit roles

‘My only interest is taking market share from the pillar banks’ – Capitalflow CEO Ronan Horgan on his plans to transform the SME lending landscape

‘This is like Armageddon for businesses’ – Merchants of Ennis under siege from streets revamp

Cork grinds school Bruce College sold in second deal for UK’s Duke Education

Companies Registration Office has 32,000 firms in sight as enforcement ramps up

Brian O’Connor: Months ahead will tell whether reform of personal injury awards actually works to cut insurance claims

Provisional liquidators appointed to building firm working at Dublin Airport, Mountjoy Prison and Dundrum apartment scheme

Start your energy-efficient engines: Europe’s flagship mobility event brings the roadshow to Dublin

Delivery firm DPD sees profits drop as Covid effects fade

Finance house Elkstone says Irish business savers can get 4pc on deposit in challenge to banks

Scrumdiddly’s ice-cream chain needs Scarp rescue

‘There are sleepless nights worrying about how we’ll pay these increases’ – Joy meets despair amid upcoming minimum wage hikes

Scarp has saved hundreds of jobs – so why don’t more companies use it?

Gina London: Discipline – not motivation – is what pushes you forward in a storm

Public sector tenders in Ireland and the EU can prove lucrative for SMEs

Gina London: Managers need to move beyond the ‘tell and sell’ approach with staff

Traditional sectors say Budget 2024 has left them behind

High Court orders winding up troubled fit-out firm Mac Interiors after failed examinership scheme

Call for ‘robust’ business supports in Budget 2024 as insolvencies on the rise

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HealthBeacon puts an €11m question to its brave investors

Enterprise Ireland: Irish cybersecurity are firms making a big global impression

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