The nation’s dysfunctional planning system and the threat it poses to the development of data centres and wind energy is not just an FDI problem. The solution may lie in a Japanese programme to address childhood obesity.
Kevin Canning, the managing director of Quintas, says his EIIS fund plans to invest in up to six Irish SMEs. It has already identified a childcare business to back.
The recent budget was hailed as a giveaway with something for almost everybody but small businesses were the noted exception. The details of the Finance Bill have now confirmed this.
The peer-to-peer platform is raising funds from private investors and a German bank to streamline its crowdfunded business lending activity.
There is a wide range of measures the Government could introduce to help small business grappling with state-imposed costs. Simple but imaginative initiatives could make all the difference.
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.
Domestic trends which showed marked improvement in Q1 this year have carried through to the second quarter, creating a renewed sense of confidence in the Irish economy. Even Taylor Swift played her part.
Experienced business investor Kevin MacSweeny has just bought a 20% stake in Kevin Canning's Quintas Capital. As it launches a new equity investment division for SMEs, Canning and MacSweeny talk strategy, cheque sizes and deal pipelines.
Peter Burke is asking voters to choose between tax breaks for restaurants or middle income earners. As a Fine Gael TD, this makes sense, but as enterprise minister, this is leaving hospitality entrepreneurs puzzled.
From his midlands base as a former journalist, the Independent Ireland candidate for MEP blames the Green Party for the ills of rural Ireland and calls for EU intervention on insurance costs.
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