November 20th 2017
SMEs across the entire island of Ireland are already feeling the impacts of Brexit according to the latest inaugural AIB Brexit Sentiment Index for the third quarter 2017. The quarterly index of over 700 SMEs in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern Ireland (NI) has been designed to measure and track the impact of […]
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November 10th 2017
New research commissioned by Netwatch has found that more than half (58%) of Irish people worry about a data breach resulting in their personal information being leaked by a company. The research was undertaken by Coyne among 1,000 participants and found that 55% of Irish people have concerns about how Irish businesses are handling their […]
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November 09th 2017
An Tánaiste yesterday published a Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation Paper, “Building Stronger Business: Responding to Brexit by competing, innovating and trading”. The Paper sets out work underway, and planned, by the Department and its Agencies in response to Brexit. The Paper is focused on the current needs of companies as many firms are […]
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November 01st 2017
More than one third of businesses in Ireland have experienced a cyber attack so far in 2017. This is according to the latest Dublin Information Sec 2017 survey of Irish businesses released today. A further 54% expect a cyber attack on their business before the end of the year, according to the survey which comes ahead […]
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October 26th 2017
An estimated 22,000 secondary school students from 620 Irish schools are learning about the world of business by setting up their own enterprises through the Student Enterprise Programme with the Local Enterprise Offices, it was announced yesterday. The programme is the biggest enterprise education initiative of its kind in the country. The Minister of State […]
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October 25th 2017
It was announced today that Cork County Council, endorsed by Enterprise Ireland and Health Innovation Hub Ireland, has unveiled its ground-breaking partnership with MassChallenge TM, the world’s largest not-for-profit no equity start-up accelerator based in Boston, Massachusetts, with the launch of the first ever Bridge to MassChallenge partnership in Ireland, entitled Bridge to MassChallenge Cork […]
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October 24th 2017
New joint research by retail and technology experts, Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse, finds that two thirds of Irish adults claim to be very tech savvy and 3 in 5 consider themselves ‘early adopters or adopters’ of the latest tech. According to the research, men aged 25-34 claim to be the most tech savvy […]
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October 13th 2017
A lack of proficiency in digital skills is a major concern for Irish and European employees, with 33% worrying they will soon be out of a job. The Ricoh survey was carried out by Censuswide among 3,600 employees from across Europe, including 250 in Ireland. It found that while workers want to use more innovative […]
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