What does the future hold for Shannon Airport?

Thu, Sep 26, 2013

Mary Considine, Director at Shannon Airport, will address members of the Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) and business leaders from Galway and surrounding counties, at a dedicated evening briefing on Thursday, October 3 2013, in the Connacht Hotel, Galway.

Three for free with Galway Executive Skillnet

Thu, Sep 26, 2013

Galway Executive Skillnet (GES) is hosting three events over the coming weeks. Managing Finance is the first of these events on Oct. 2 with Susan Hayes, the positive economist. Ms Hayes is an experienced financial trainer and entrepreneur and shares her knowledge with others in a practical and easily implementable format. Finance is the lifeblood of every business. However, sometimes SMEs find themselves trying to organise chaos coming up to accounting deadlines, suffering lumpy cashflow situations and feeling at the mercy of the bank account balance.

This half day free event will cover three critical key performance indicators to measure your financial health. It will also cover three ways to grow your top line, Three ways to increase your bottom line, three strategies to manage cashflow optimally, three systems to put financial management on autopilot, as well as finding external funding sources and dealing with banks. Pre-booking is essential for this event which will take place in the Pillo Hotel from 9.30 – 1pm.

Former Iarnrod Eireann man to address Ballybane Enterprise Centre seminar

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

Local businesses looking for the fastest most cost effective way to differentiate their businesses from the competition will be interested in the September Business Seminar in Ballybane Enterprise Centre on Thursday September 26.

Strong interest from unemployed in new training

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

City & Guilds in conjunction with the Irish Centre for Business Excellence (ICBE) is offering an innovative Customer Service Skills programme in Galway which offers a fresh start to people who have been unemployed for 12 months or more.

Medtronic opens new Customer Innovation Centre in city

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

Medtronic this week opened a new Customer Innovation Centre in Galway, Ireland, providing state of the art facilities for physicians and Medtronic engineers to work together on developing new therapies that will improve clinical outcomes, provide economic value and increase access to quality healthcare for patients around the world. The Centre was opened by EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research and Science Ms. Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.

Strong interest in new training programmes

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

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People want results

Thu, Sep 19, 2013

Our most recent WIN Session presented facilitator – James Martin, a personal development specialist and digital business mentor. At this WIN workshop James provided a great insight into coaching and the wonderful career opportunities that flow from it. As an international trainer with Anthony Robbins (global personal and business growth expert) James has been immeresed in the coaching and training business for the past fourteen years. Through his company TeamLife Training he has trained hundreds of individuals in Ireland in the core foundational coaching skills gaining the nationally recognised FETAC Level 6 certification.

Expansion for Claregalway stocktaking firm

Thu, Sep 12, 2013

A Galway based stocktaking company is set to double its workforce by the end of this year as it expands its Irish operations. Headquartered in Claregalway, Stocktaking.ie employs four full time staff and an additional 90 part- time staff throughout Ireland. The expansion plans will see the number of full time employees double to eight as the company increases its market share in the retail and the food and beverage industry.

Virtual business at Level One

Thu, Sep 12, 2013

Level One – the serviced office provider based in the Liosban Industrial Estate and Parkmore in the city – has just launched their new Phone Answering and Virtual Office Service, allowing businesses to project a corporate image and provide an exceptional service whilst working from a home office.

WEEE Ireland concerned over ‘non-authorised’ collections and recycling

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

WEEE Ireland, the Irish compliance scheme for electrical and battery recycling have today raised their concerns over the increasing number of ‘non-authorised’ collections and recycling of WEEE being carried out across Galway and the whole the country.

Virtual business at Level One

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

Level One – the serviced office provider based in the Liosban Industrial Estate and Parkmore in the city – has just launched their new Phone Answering and Virtual Office Service, allowing businesses to project a corporate image and provide an exceptional service whilst working from a home office.

Local med device company boosted by seed capital investment

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

The AIB Seed Capital Fund, co-managed by Enterprise Equity Venture Capital, and the Western Investment Fund, managed by the Western Development Commission, has completed an equity investment in Galway based medical device company Syncrophi Systems Ltd.

SuperValu invested €27.7 million in Galway economy last year

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

Keeping and spending money locally is essential to sustain the Irish economy and guarantee growth in the years to come. SuperValu retailers in County Galway invested over €27.7 million in the local economy in 2012.

This was delivered through staff wages, direct sourcing from local suppliers, contracts with local businesses such as trade and professional services firms, and contributions to local charitable causes.As one of the country’s largest employers, SuperValu is dedicated to supporting local jobs and last year alone the 15 retailers in County Galway spent over €18 million on wages, employing between them 1,118 local people and making them collectively a significant employer in the County.

Born does the double at JCI Friendly Business Awards

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

On Thursday August 15 last, Born Clothing was presented with two prestigious awards at the second annual Friendly Business Awards 2013. The awards took place in AIB Lynch’s Castle Galway and were hosted by the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Galway.

Ulster Bank launches new initiative for money-wise parenting

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

TV presenter and mother of two, Lucy Kennedy, has launched a new initiative for parents called ‘Ulster Bank MoneySense at Home’ – a free online platform, developed by Ulster Bank, which provides parents and families with financial guidance and learning tools.

Printing with confidence at A&T printing

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

A&T printing can provide the solutions to all your printing needs, with offices in Athenry and Galway they provide a complete service to all their customers.

Galway businesses fifth slowest in Ireland to pay their bills

Thu, Aug 15, 2013

Businesses in Galway are the fifth slowest in Ireland to pay their bills, averaging 28.44 days beyond terms in the first quarter of the year.

August Bank Holiday passenger numbers up by 10 per cent at Shannon

Thu, Aug 15, 2013

The Chief Executive of Shannon Airport, Neil Pakey, has today stated that the 10 per cent increase in Bank Holiday passengers through the airport this weekend over the same period last year is further evidence of the recovery in the tourism market here and abroad.

Athenry images to be beamed to audience at Liverpool v Celtic

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Images from the town of Athenry, will be beamed across the screens at the Aviva Stadium during the upcoming Liverpool v Celtic game this weekend. Both teams supporters use the iconic anthem The Fields of Athenry written by legendary songwriter Pete St John.

Take advantage of toll holidays, transport companies are told

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Following the announcement that there is to be a one-month ‘toll-holiday’ for heavy goods vehicles in November 2013, the Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI) has told its members to take advantage of the opportunity which should save them money.

Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s Minister for Transport has proposed the removal of the toll fees in order to ‘coax truckers off the back roads’, saying “I want to find out if trucks will start using our motorways more often if we change the current tolling regime.”

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