CAROLINE MADDEN SPENDING ON online advertising in Ireland rose by more than 12 per cent in the first half of 2010 to almost €54 million, driven by a rise in the number of internet users. According to the latest study from the IAB Ireland, the trade association for the Irish online advertising industry, and PricewaterhouseCoopers [...] Read More

By Declan Varley The west of Ireland could be on the verge of producing a whole new wave of young entrepreneurs, according to a fresh survey of third-level students. The survey of 200 third-level students revealed that three-quarters of them may start their own business within five years of leaving college. “It was a real [...] Read More

 Ulster Bank will host a free evening event in the Galway City Museum from 6pm to 8pm on Wednesday 10 November to help people who have recently set up or are considering starting up their own business. The Start Up Live Roadshow, run in association with smallbusinesscan.com, will allow the next generation of Connacht businesses [...] Read More

US company Synchronoss Technologies has announced that it is to establish its R&D and Operations Centre at Parkmore Business Park, with the creation of up to 40 jobs. The company, which provides on-demand transaction management software platforms, has said that the development reflects demand for advanced technologies across European communication service providers, retailers and equipment [...] Read More

By Kernan Andrews Galway will join cities like Budapest, Frankfurt, Edinburgh, and Vienna in the tradition of hosting a Christmas market this December, as the Mayor of Galway has now thrown his support behind the idea. Mayor of Galway councillor Michael J Crowe said this week that he was “now fully supportive” of the Christmas [...] Read More

FRANK DILLON GLOBAL FORUM: Get advice and funding to turn a clever concept into a viable business BRIDGING THE funding gap between early-stage investment and the involvement of venture capitalists is difficult – but it can be done, says Johan Gorecki, the founder and chief executive of Globe Forum, which is working to bring sustainable innovation [...] Read More

Much of today’s business happens in traditional offices. A physical building houses workspaces to which employees commute every work day. Customers, suppliers and advertisers all go to that particular location to get or deliver goods and services. While this business model works, it involves much time and effort that can be avoided with a virtual office. [...] Read More

Virtual office services have sprung up over the last five years and are now being used extensively by small businesses to allow them to present a professional image to clients, and provide them with a wide range of support services, such as telephone answering and mail forwarding. Virtual offices can provide an easy way to [...] Read More

Where a business is based is of crucial importance. Whether it’s to attract and retain the right people, portray the right image to customers or be in the best possible place to keep business buoyant. Location and the working environment can be the difference between success and failure. Day-to-day property management is not something that [...] Read More

Amidst all the negative stories in the news charting the “worst recession for over 100 years”, “since World War II”, or “since records began” – delete headline as appropriate – the UK’s small businesses are expected to be worst hit. And yet many are pulling through with the sort of sheer determination and grit that [...] Read More