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10 social entrepreneurs get €700K from Arthur Guinness Fund News
23.05.2012 Ten social enterprises are set to receive financial and business support to the value of €700,000 from the 2012 Arthur Guinness Fund. The Minister for the Environment, Community... -
Government rolls out cloud computing standards for Irish firms News
21.05.2012 New standards for helping large and small firms move to the cloud have been published today by the Irish Government. -
Vodafone launches ‘landline number for your mobile’ service News
16.05.2012 Vodafone has introduced a new unified communications technology it calls One Net that provides small and medium-sized businesses with a landline number for their mobiles. -
75pc of economic growth by non-ICT firms attributed to internet News
16.05.2012 Noting a recent report for the European Commission by McKinsey which states that 75pc of economic growth attributed to the internet relates to traditional non-ICT sectors,... -
New competition for start-ups to win €50,000 package News
14.05.2012 Business mobile service Blueface is teaming up with Carphone Warehouse to launch a new competition for start-ups and those with business plans to pitch their ideas. Seven... -
TechBrew event to spur on start-ups in southeast News
24.04.2012 Technology Cluster South East will be holding its first free networking and innovation event TechBrew on Wednesday evening to promote tech start-up activity in the southeast. -
Public consultation opens for EirGrid’s €500m electricity grid link News
12.04.2012 Public consultation is starting today on EirGrid’s planned €500m Grid Link Project to upgrade the electricity grid. It is proposing the construction of a new power line linking...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Private Irish Business, Government, Funding, Engineering, Engineer, Energy -
Irish start-up creates cloud-based software for call centres News
05.04.2012 Sentient, a start-up based at the Guinness Enterprise Centre, has come up with a new cloud solution called Scorebuddy that’s targeting the call centre space so that team leaders... -
Startup Awards open for entries for €50,000 prize fund News
03.04.2012 Early stage ventures and sole traders have until 12 April to get their entries in for the 2012 Startup Awards, which have a €50,000 prize fund up for grabs.Categories: Private Irish Business, Funding -
InterTradeIreland opens €1.2m Acumen programme for SMEs News
02.04.2012 InterTradeIreland today has launched the latest phase of Acumen, its sales and marketing programme that targets SMEs. In all, €1.2m in funding will be given to qualifying SMEs... -
Science Council urges Govt to seize €80bn innovation opportunity News
29.03.2012 The Advisory Council for Science Technology and Innovation (ACSTI) has today called on the Irish Government to come up with a strategic and focused approach to secure a... -
SEED Enterprise Investment Scheme to launch in NI in April News
20.03.2012 The new SEED Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is aiming to incentivise a new wave of business angel investing, as well as spurring on new start-ups, in Northern Ireland when...Categories: Tax, R&D, Private Irish Business, Investments, Government, Enterprise, Education, Economy, Careers and Employment -
Dublin and Silicon Valley clean-tech clusters to team up News
12.03.2012 A major clean-tech agreement between Dublin’s clean-tech cluster The Green Way and San Jose’s Environmental Business Cluster has just been signed in Silicon Valley. The aim of...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Private Irish Business, Green Tech, Green ComputingTags: Clean Tech, Silicon Valley -
Ireland is one of the best EU bases for start-ups, argues IT expert News
08.03.2012 Ireland is one the best environments in Europe for start-up industries, but the country still needs more strategic thinking and cross networking. That’s according to Dr Mícheál... -
Self-starters to talk female entrepreneurship at seminar News
06.03.2012 Against the backdrop of this Thursday being International Women’s Day, entrepreneurs, including Lauren Fisher of Simply Zesty and Gráinne Barry of Anotherfriend.com, will be... -
Dublin’s Acquirer Systems opens North America office News
05.03.2012 Payment testing solutions company Acquirer Systems has opened a new North American office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The move will help support its growing customer base in...Categories: Mobile, IT Organisation, Financial, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, CIO, Private Irish Business -
Engineers call on Govt to increase trade links with BRIC nations News
02.03.2012 Ireland needs to significantly invest in trading opportunities with the BRIC countries in order to build sustainable future employment opportunities, as well as expanding...Categories: R&D, Private Irish Business, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Economy, Careers and Employment -
New cloud start-up launches, creating six jobs News
29.02.2012 Cloudstrong.ie is a new Galway start-up that is focusing on the burgeoning cloud computing space. Now employing six people, the company offers automated cloud management... -
Gabriel Scientific gleans top innovation accolade News
29.02.2012 Life sciences company Gabriel Scientific has won the overall ‘Innovation of the Year’ Award at the Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards. The Dublin-based firm has... -
#TrendingInTech weekly roundup News
26.02.2012 A roundup of the top trending news stories this week from SiliconrepublicCategories: Upskilling, Social Media, Security, Private Irish Business, Phones, Games/Entertainment, Education, Digital Business, Deals Done, CIO, Consumer Tech