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Innovation Talk: Today’s entrepreneurs are modern missionaries

Jerry Kennelly knows that to make it in business, you have to put in the hard hours

Thu Oct 13 2016 - 05:24

How to entice emigrants home

More is needed in our armoury to tip balance in overcoming skill shortages – it should be within our collective capacity to identify it

Mon Oct 10 2016 - 00:00

Ireland's 'dirty little secret' when it comes to start-ups

Absence of software engineering strategy is State’s ‘dirty little secret’

Thu Oct 06 2016 - 14:45

Me & My Money: David Walsh, Netwatch Systems

‘I learned to haggle watching my father in action at cattle marts and street fairs’

Tue Jul 12 2016 - 09:15

Entrepreneurs are made not born so let’s get training

Only barrier blocking creation of start-ups is the attitude and ability of entrepreneurs

Mon May 16 2016 - 01:00

Bizimply raises €2m in funding round to fuel growth plans

Dublin-based tech firm closes funding round led by Causeway Capital and 500 Startups

Wed Apr 06 2016 - 13:53

High earner: ‘It’s got that feeling of 1982 all over again’

Meet the Voters: ‘Crime has festered while politicians sit on their hands’

Thu Feb 18 2016 - 01:00

Cantillon: Kenny trumpets jobs boost – but who will fill vacancies?

Chanelle likely to have to go abroad to fill most of higher-qualified roles on offer

Sat Feb 13 2016 - 01:00

High earner: ‘Multinationals are being sold a lie about skilled employees’

Meet the Voters: Jerry Kennelly sold two stock photography firms for $135m in 2006

Thu Feb 11 2016 - 08:46

‘Irish Times’ innovation award winners have a huge impact in their field

Ahead of the launch of this year’s Irish Times Innovation Awards, we look at the success of some past winners

Mon Jan 11 2016 - 09:00

Collison brothers earn their stripes with top EY award

Online payments platform Stripe was recently valued at $5 billion

Fri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00

Cog Notes: Primary school start-ups have teachers’ approval

More than 10,000 primary school children took part in the Junior Entrepreneur Programme last year

Tue Sept 15 2015 - 00:00

Netwatch opens its doors in Boston to Irish companies

Technology company offers free office space to three Irish firms

Fri Sept 04 2015 - 09:30

Putting you in the picture: capitalising on growing demand for online images

PicHit wants to make photographs cheaper and help photographers make money

Mon Jul 13 2015 - 01:50

Former innovation awards finalists: how far have they progressed since?

Ahead of next month’s event to announce the winners of this year’s ‘Irish Times’ InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards, we look back at some of the past finalists

Mon Mar 30 2015 - 01:56

Devised in Galway – Game Golf has made its way to the belt of President Obama

The evolution of John McGuire’s shot tracking system for golfers is well remembered by its inventor

Mon Oct 20 2014 - 01:55

Can entrepreneurs bring back prosperity?

Working together, government, industry and academia can build an environment for entrepreneurship to flourish

Fri Oct 11 2013 - 01:00

Tapas bar taps into business community

Former Fianna Fáil minister Mary Hanafin is part-owner of the business

Wed Sept 25 2013 - 01:00

Forum to examine digital jobs agenda

Speakers include Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte and renowned film-maker David Puttnam

Mon Jun 17 2013 - 01:00

Coding is still struggling for time in the classroom

Ireland needs to move more quickly to get IT and coding lessons on to the school curriculum

Thu May 02 2013 - 06:00