May 23: Doing Business in the UK This interactive and practical morning seminar offers an insight into the practicalities, opportunities and challenges of doing business in Britain as well as an opportunity to meet one-to-one with the speakers. VENUE: Alexander Hotel, Merrion Square, Dublin 2. 8:15 am – 11 am The panel includes UKTI, RSM [...]
05.16.12 | Entrepreneurship | John P. Muldoon
The Irish “elite” has let the country down badly, and disguises its failings by claiming the Irish fight amongst themselves.
09.23.11 | Entrepreneurship | John P. Muldoon
Starting a business is so tricky that most are bound to fail. But failure teaches important lessons and can be managed, according to Colm Lyon (@colmlyon), CEO and founder of Realex Payments. Speaking at the second annual Dotconf (@dotconf) today, Lyon recounted his experiences setting up Realex (@realexpayments) around 11 years ago and gave [...]
06.2.11 | Entrepreneurship, Management, Organisation, Personal Effectiveness, Strategy | John P. Muldoon
The day after President Obama (@barackobama) gave Ireland a shot of optimism, it is worth remembering that plenty of hard work is still needed to pull the country of the mire. Ruminating on an insightful conversation he had with his hairdresser about her business, Harvard Business Review blogger, John Baldoni, said, “Inspiration is useless [...]
05.24.11 | Entrepreneurship | John P. Muldoon
Hopefully that headline grabbed your attention. It might even be more effective on Twitter. It contains many of the keywords designed to hook you on magazine covers, according to Norah Casey, owner and CEO of Harmonia, Ireland’s largest publisher. Casey is also one of the potential investors on Ireland’s version of The Dragons’ Den TV [...]
05.9.11 | Entrepreneurship, Management, Media, Organisation, Social Media, Strategy | John P. Muldoon
