Having spent most of the past 20 years in China, furniture designer Frank Carroll saw his company Alfrank Designs face insolvency last year. Aged 71, he was asked: “Do you still want to do it?”
Ireland’s start-up and scaling ecosystem has never been more vibrant but for founders, choosing the correct funding at the optimum time can often prove difficult. There are many options out there.
Over the past year, we have published hundreds of interviews with business leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians and policymakers. Here is a selection of 24.
Investor Eamonn Carey is battling serious illness. As he begins his recovery in Portugal, a host of leading figures in the tech community pay tribute to a generous and empathetic man who has helped countless people.
There are several very straightforward ways in which company owners can fully exploit the post-tax value of their asset. However, they must be carefully planned and executed to make use of the available tax structures.
Echelon Data Centres founder Niall Molloy says global tech giants are making decisions now on the location of the computing power needed for the AI revolution – it is a big opportunity if Ireland can overcome "extreme zealotry" in policymaking.
Dragons' Den contestant Noelle O’Connor is breaking into the American beauty market with a range of products that are ultra green and guilt-free.
IDEATE is a unique competition for students who want to be entrepreneurs. Conor Killeen, the chairman of Key Capital, explains why his firm is backing it and how the State could make it easier for young people to become shareholders in Irish companies.
On the day loved ones and colleagues bid farewell to the late energy entrepreneur, a look back at his interviews with The Currency highlights his constant willingness to challenge established wisdom.
Budget Day was initially disappointing, with red tape keeping tax measures intended to support start-ups accessible only to large corporations. But amendments to the Finance Bill show the mood music is changing.
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