‘If a piece is not good enough to hang on our walls, it’s not good enough for our customers’

Inside Track: Julie McLoughlin, Jando

‘You have control over your quality once you manufacture’

Inside Track: Harte Outdoor Lighting managing director Liz Harte

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'I’m hard on myself and sometimes I expect too much from others'

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Audio visual solutions firm’s focus on new tech ensures customer satisfaction

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‘The biggest challenge is changing the traditional mindset’

Inside Track: Paul Cummins, MD, SeaChange

‘Believe in yourself but take advice from those you trust’

Inside Track: Dooley Insurance Group managing director Tim Dooley

‘No one really knows what the consequences of Brexit will mean’

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‘Sourcing quality ingredients is really important to us’

Inside Track: John Murray, Modern Botany

‘There are times you would love if there was a grown-up in the room’

Inside Track: Glencove chief executive Kate Hyde

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Having racked up chef, and hospitality and catering experience respectively, pair set about changing people’s diets

Unique designs and affordable prices key to Jo Harpur Jewellery’s success

Inside Track: Business Woman of Year finalist says managing stock is a challenge as orders grow

'We wanted to create a beautiful moment through chocolate'

Inside Track: sisters Natalie and Karen Keane of Bean and Goose

Inside Track: Evan Talty, Wild Irish Seaweeds

Clare company now sells seaweed to nutraceutical, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries

‘Banks seem increasingly difficult to communicate with one to one’

Inside Track: Studio Donegal believes artisan products will survive Brexit challenge

‘He believed in four guys who knew nothing about running a business’

Inside Track: The Irish Handmade Glass Company

‘We’ve never had to interact with banks’

Inside Track: Rebekah Johanson of Lines and Current

'Our worst-case scenario is a WTO trading environment'

Brexit Proof: Eastcoast Bakehouse’s Alison Cowzer on bracing for a no-deal Brexit

Louth bespoke furniture maker plans further expansion outside of Ireland

Inside Track: O’Connors of Drumleck MD John O’Connor on what sets his business apart from rivals

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