South American travel in a nutshell
05 September 2010
By Nicola Cooke
South America has become a destination of choice for those seeking a holiday with a difference, and Nuevo Mundo was established by Henri and Marian Assen to tailor packages for this purpose.
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Beauty academy with an eye on the future
05 September 2010
By Martha Kearns
Make-up artist Jacinta Fay may have been working in the glamorous world of theatre and television, but her dream was always to set up her own beauty school.
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Company Matters
05 September 2010
How to draft an effective and lasting succession plan for your business
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Bringing boutique opulence to dentistry
29 August 2010
By Carol Hayes
Having first crossed paths in 1995, it was another ten years before dentists Tom Linehan and Edmond O’Flaherty joined forces to establish their boutique-style dental practice: Seapoint Clinic in Blackrock, Co Dublin.
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Smart childcare with a difference
29 August 2010
By Cheryl O’Sullivan
Friends Laura Brady and Michelle Hartin took a risk by leaving their secure childcare jobs to set up a Montessori school.
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Blisard of burritos blows into Dublin city centre
08 August 2010
By Nicola Cooke
Amid concerns about the possible implosion of the US mortgage industry, John and Karen Blisard left Philadelphia in early 2007 to fulfil a desire to live and become business-owners in Ireland.
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Making travel more sociable
01 August 2010
By Michelle Devane
Like many entrepreneurs, Laughlin and Fergal Rigby, the founders of Travelshake.com, got the idea for their business when they ran into a problem that they wanted to see solved.
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Audiovisual devices for all occasions
25 July 2010
By Dick O’Brien
When the National Convention Centre opens its doors in central Dublin shortly, Barry Redmond expects to get a big boost for his business.
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Making a splash in business
25 July 2010
By Nicola Cooke
When Dave Goulding was made redundant from a large telecoms firm earlier this year, he decided on a complete change of direction in his career.
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Keeping track of loved ones made easier
25 July 2010
By James Enright
As a former 2FM DJ, Adrian McGibbon knows a thing or two about communications. Fascinated by the ever-increasing popularity of mobile phones and other gadgets, McGibbon found a niche for a new device that lets people keep track of their children or vulnerable relations.
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Company Matters
25 July 2010
This week’s expert is Elma Fox, trustee manager at the Independent Trustee Company in Dublin
I am the human resources director of a medium-sized technology company with 70 staff. We are completing the takeover of another company, which will add 40 people to our operations.
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Fifty years of work bear fruit
18 July 2010
By James Enright
When Pat Clarke grew a small plot of strawberries on his family farm in 1960, he never expected to become a leading fruit supplier to supermarkets in Ireland.
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Turning claims into a business
18 July 2010
By Ian Kehoe
Help is at hand for insurance claimants, many of whom may be unaware of the service that exists.
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Company Matters
18 July 2010
This week’s expert is Barry Kennelly, a associate director of Astons Wealth Management in Dublin
Protecting your personal assets
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