Tagged: Entrepreneurs & News
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Wayra Dublin start-up accelerator makes last call for new entries News
21.05.2013 Entrepreneurs seeking financing, mentorship and workspace have only a few days left to apply for a spot on the next round of Wayra Dublin, Telefónica’s start-up accelerator. -
Work permit reforms have led to €10.5m in additional investment News
17.05.2013 In the past year, new work permit schemes in Ireland have brought in an estimated €10.5m of investment in terms of the creation and retention of 270 jobs in ICT, recycling and... -
100 entrepreneurs challenged to launch start-up ideas within 48 hours News
26.04.2013 The Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin will throw down an interesting gauntlet for 100 entrepreneurs at its Launch48 weekend in June – devise and launch a start-up idea within... -
#DIF13 – Open governments can make their nations more entrepreneurial (video) News
19.04.2013 By embracing open data and providing citizens with fair and equitable access to knowledge, nations can empower a new generation of entrepreneurs, Emer Coleman told this...Categories: Software & Web Development, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Government, Database, Data Management, Apps -
Google Ventures teams up with Andreessen Horowitz and KPCB to fund Glass projects News
11.04.2013 Vice-president of Google Ventures Bill Maris has announced that Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) will join the venture capital investment arm of...Categories: Investments, Development -
Masterminding European tech mergers and acquisitions News
02.04.2013 Because of the size of Silicon Valley and the volume of money raised and numbers of companies being bought and sold every week, Europe doesn’t often seem to be as exciting a... -
Final call for entries to Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 News
25.03.2013 Entrepreneurs with a remarkable story to tell and a track record to match are being encouraged to enter the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, which is making its final... -
Neelie Kroes gathers Leaders Club to help foster more European start-ups News
21.03.2013 Vice-president of the European Commission and commissioner in charge of the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes is leading a group of nine successful entrepreneurs that will meet... -
Social entrepreneur network Archipelago scoops Ben & Jerry’s award News
19.03.2013 For the first time an Irish company called Archipelago is to appear on tubs of Ben & Jerry’s new ice cream Clever Cookies after being one of four companies to win the Join Our...Tags: Innovation, Entrepreneurs, -
Dragons’ Den’s Cisco kid to advise start-up hopefuls at Exponential event News
13.03.2013 NUI Galway students, as well as members of the public, will be able to get the scoop on all it takes to start a business at an event in Galway City featuring Barry O’Sullivan,... -
Crowdfunding a new kind of industrial revolution News
12.03.2013 Across the world people are beginning to invent new products ranging from games consoles to watches and thermostats, raise finance by asking the public to support their... -
Running a small business from a smartphone (infographic) News
28.02.2013 Leading apps in the management space can help entrepreneurs get things done while on the move. A new infographic takes a look at some apps that enable productivity in the palm... -
Microsoft invests €6m in plan to change future of 30,000 Irish youth News
21.02.2013 Software giant Microsoft is to invest €6m to empower 30,000 youth to change their futures over the next three years through education initiatives, software donations to... -
Ireland is getting with the program – interview with Datahug’s Connor Murphy News
20.02.2013 Connor Murphy left the US to launch his software firm Datahug in Co Kerry, Ireland, and he says the country is ideal for start-ups. -
Enterprise Ireland reports highest jobs gain since 2006 – 3,804 jobs during 2012 News
03.01.2013 Enterprise Ireland export companies increased employment by 3,804 jobs in 2012 – the highest net gain for Irish companies in six years. Total employment in Enterprise... -
Irish entrepreneurs generated 12,600 new jobs in the past 12 months News
20.12.2012 Entrepreneurs among Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Alumini were responsible for creating 12,600 new jobs in the past year and collectively these entrepreneurs employ...Categories: Software & Web Development, Online Business, Investments, Funding, Financial, Enterprise, Economy, Digital Business -
10 geeks you should know (infographic) News
15.12.2012 Geeks, once looked down upon for being ‘uncool’ are now being revered - just look at TV programmes like The Big Bang Theory or The IT Crowd, hipster style (geeks wore it... -
Cisco SVP Barry O’Sullivan and IT headhunter Peter Casey enter Dragons' Den News
13.12.2012 Barry O’Sullivan, a senior vice-president at internet and communications giant Cisco who divides his time between Silicon Valley and Ireland, has been added along with Claddagh... -
HBAN publishes Entrepreneur Guide for early stage companies raising equity News
13.12.2012 All-island umbrella group for angel investors HBAN is today publishing a step-by-step Entrepreneur Guide aimed at demystifying the process of raising business angel investment. -
RTÉ's Dragons' Den seeks applications from start-ups with killer ideas News
22.11.2012 Entrepreneurs in the tech space are being encouraged to apply now for the next season of Dragons' Den to present their killer ideas and persuade the 'dragons' to invest in their...