Tagged: SMEs
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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. -
Micro-businesses need support, argues new CPA president News
01.05.2012 Self-employment is an area of “untapped opportunity” in Ireland and needs encouragement and support. That’s according to Niall Byrne of Niall Byrne & Co, who has just been... -
Scientists get €5.4m to develop nanoscope for Alzheimer’s disease detection News
30.04.2012 Scientists at University of Limerick are to lead a €5.4m EU-wide research project to pioneer a nanoscope to screen patient cells and potentially help with the early detection of... -
New Info2Innovate web-based directory for SMEs News
25.04.2012 A new online directory that contains information on innovation supports and services for SMEs has been launched this morning by the Minister for Small Businesses, John Perry, TD.Categories: R&D, Networking, Investments, Intellectual Property, Government, Education, Economy, Digital Business -
IEDR launches €100K fund for SMEs to optimise websites News
24.04.2012 The IE Domain Registry (IEDR) is extending its €100,000 e-commerce website development fund for a second year. Ten SMEs and will get €10,000 worth of services to help ramp up... -
€150m Development Capital Scheme targets medium-sized firms News
12.04.2012 The Irish Government has launched the €150m Development Capital Scheme to address the funding gap for mid-sized Irish businesses. It asked fund managers to signal their interest... -
Scientists pioneer new encryption technology for Google Docs (video) News
04.04.2012 Researchers at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have come up with a new encryption technology called CipherDocs to secure documents that are sent and stored in the cloud via Google... -
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... -
The internet economy is a US$4.2trn opportunity News
21.03.2012 The internet economy will reach US$4.2trn in G-20 economies by 2016 as the world’s internet population will reach 3bn, a new study by Boston Consulting Group claims.Categories: Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Digital Business -
DCU invites aspiring entrepreneurs to free start-up event News
13.03.2012 Entrepreneurs and early stage businesses who may be in need of inspiration and practical advice may want to mark 20 March in their calendars: That's the day of this year's Get... -
Hollywood stars support ConnectIreland's jobs drive (video) News
13.03.2012 Hollywood actor Martin Sheen, Irish actress Saoirse Ronan and Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley have come together to promote the new IDA-backed ConnectIreland initiative. -
Ireland can be the home of big data News
08.03.2012 The art of turning global hordes of unstructured data into decisive knowledge could be a boon for Ireland, according to Jason Ward, country manager at EMC. -
Cloud start-up creates video tool targeted at SMEs News
08.02.2012 NovaUCD has been in the spotlight this week, as it is expecting 300 jobs to be created from start-ups based at the centre over the next two years. VideoCrisp is the latest...Categories: Business Intelligence, Business Software, CIO, Computers, Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Intellectual Property, Internet, R&D, Web 2.0 -
Silicon Valley execs to converge in southeast for Techovate 2012 News
08.02.2012 Senior executives from some of the world’s leading tech firms will be pooling their resources with some of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs at Techovate 2012, a two-day...Tags: Ireland, Microsoft, Facebook, Innovation, IT, IBM, Technology, LinkedIn, PwC, Google, Silicon Valley, Internet, SMEs, Entrepreneurship, -
Ireland is only average, not a leader, in the digital economy News
09.11.2011 If Ireland wants to better its economy and its society and be seen as a digital leader, it needs to up its game in terms of broadband, e-inclusion and skills. A Boston...Categories: Upskilling, Training, R&D, Infrastructure Management, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Communications, Apps