New venue for Mayo coffee club
Fri, Oct 29, 2010
The next meeting of the Mayo Open Coffee Club (MOCC) will take place in a new venue at the Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar, on Wednesday November 3 next, facilitated by Liam Horan from Slí Nua Communications & Careers (www.slinuacommunications.com ) and Mark Stephens from Mark Stephens Architects (www.markstephensarchitects.com) who will explain how to use social media in business.
Read more ...Hotel industry being hit by local authority rates and NAMA
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
As Chairman of the Irish Hotels Federation in Mayo and General Manager of the McWilliam Park Hotel in Claremorris, Fergal Ryan represents the county and its 40-plus hotels at a national level, attending monthly meetings with other representatives from around Ireland.
Read more ...New €1 million fund for social entrepreneurs
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
The Arthur Guinness Fund has opened for applications from social entrepreneurs around Ireland, with up to €1 million available to those who have projects that are innovative, influential, and sustainable.
Read more ...New Boston network to connect friends of Ireland
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
As the emigration trend continues to draw young and old from our shores, new networking groups to connect Irish people abroad are coming on stream.
Read more ...New on-line resource for entrepreneurs from retired experts
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
A new on-line mentoring service offering expert advice from retired people was launched this week, in the form of www.Silentknowledge.eu - “an online community of retirees contributing to the business landscape by imparting their expert knowledge and know-how to a younger generation of up and coming entrepreneurs.”
Read more ...Adults need to supplement State pensions
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
Research conducted for AIB by RED C Research shows that 73 per cent of adults without a private pension say they would need to supplement the state pension to maintain their current lifestyle, while 54 per cent of adults who are saving for a private pension have no idea what income this is likely to provide.
Read more ...New Bright Spark awards for best young business minds in Connacht
Fri, Oct 15, 2010
Secondary school students are being given a chance to shine with the launch of the first Supermac’s Bright Spark Awards which is seeking to identify the best business minds in Connacht. The entrepreneurial competition is a bid to find some of the best budding business minds and ideas in local schools and the competition is open to all senior cycle students including transition year, fourth year, and Leaving Certificate students.
Read more ...Study trip to the Caribbean to be won by enterprising students
Fri, Oct 15, 2010
A study trip to the Caribbean is up for grabs by Institute of Technology and National College of Ireland students from this week.
To bag the prize the enterprising students will have to win the fifth annual Newstalk 106-108 fm Student Enterprise Competition designed to develop an understanding of business management and promote early-stage entrepreneurship among third level students. Using a case study format, the competition, just launched this week, encourages participants to research companies and, as part of a team, devise solutions to real-life business scenarios.
Read more ...Ireland West Airport Knock plays cupid to ‘Cheeky Girl’
Fri, Oct 15, 2010
A chance meeting for one half of the celebrity ‘Cheeky Girls’ twins who flew into Ireland West Airport Knock recently has resulted in a new love affair.
Read more ...Mayo businesswoman wins national Employee Award
Fri, Oct 15, 2010
Mayo businesswoman Lynda Foley of the Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar, Co Mayo, has beaten off stiff competition to win the national Employee Award at the Network Ireland Conference Awards held in Galway over the weekend.
Read more ...Calleary welcomes progress on Anglo Irish Bank investigation
Fri, Oct 15, 2010
Mayo Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for State, Dara Calleary has reported that some 100,000 documents have been analysed as part of the ongoing Anglo Irish Bank investigation. Dep Calleary received details of the ongoing extensive Garda enquiry into Anglo Irish Bank after questioning Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern on the issue in the Dáil recently.
Read more ...Retail businesses anticipate ‘bleak’ future but construction sector remains optimistic
Fri, Oct 15, 2010
A worrying trend showing a drop in confidence regarding future business performance among small and medium enterprises, particularly in the retail sector, has just been recorded. Interestingly, workers in the construction sector are hopeful of a more vibrant market.
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