Here’s a fantastic guide to dealing with the media. Its a Publicity Guide for community and NGO activists published by the European Anti Poverty Network (Ireland) – people who do great work with little funding. However this guide can also be applied to small businesses. It’s very useful for people and organisations with little or no experience in publicity work, to give a basic grounding in how the media works, and how to best interact with it. The guide mediaguide is broken up into the following sections: Creating a Media [...]
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Enterprising students put through their paces at ‘Winners’ business bootcamp
19 award-winning students, who beat off competition at the National Finals of the Student Enterprise Awards, have secured places at the first ever “Winners’ Bootcamp” in the Nexus Innovation Centre at the University of Limerick this summer. The inaugural four day business bootcamp runs from 4th to 7th June and is sponsored by Ulster Bank. The group of teenagers will receive mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs, as well as critical feedback from peers and experts. Sessions range from advice on delivering a business pitch that’s got the “Wow” factor to business development [...]
Leitrim students with ‘Squeazy’ win Enterprise Awards
A group of students from St Clare’s Comprehensive School in Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim, have scooped the top prize at the Student Enterprise Awards with their product, Squeazy. The Squeazy is a unique toy targeting primary schools but suitable for all ages. Strongly packaged and with an impactful marketing campaign around the characters Drip and Drop, the Squeazy is based on the simple science of pressure and water. Using the concept of Cartesian divers (demonstrating the principle of buoyancy and the ideal gas law), the aim of the game is to [...]
Business Achievers Awards Regional Finalists
Business Achievers Awards Regional Finalists – The Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards celebrate the spirit of excellence and innovation that are the hallmark of our most successful entrepreneurs. Below we profile all the regional finalists. Just click on the relevant link below. Connacht Regional Finalists Leinster Regional Finalists Munster Regional Finalists Ulster Regional Finalists
The Leinster Business Achiever Award winners
Social Enterprise Award – Acquired Brain Injury Ireland, Dublin Established in 2000, Acquired Brain Injury Ireland is Ireland’s leading provider of flexible and tailor-made services for people with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Headquartered in Dun Laoghaire and with offices in Sligo, Galway, Kerry and Tipperary which cover the whole country, Acquired Brain Injury Ireland’s mission is to enable people with neuro-rehabilitation needs to lead meaningful lives in the community by providing personalised rehabilitation and support. Acquired Brain Injury Ireland is a strong advocate for the estimated 10,000 people per year who experience [...]
The Ulster Business Achievers Awards winners
Automated Intelligence Automated Intelligence has developed a ground-breaking approach to information lifecycle management for unstructured data. Our information service software solutions allow organisations to analyse and optimise their existing data holdings, reducing costs and increasing quality. Our technology further enables organisations to exploit their data through managed compliance and increased governance for SharePoint and better connected working through Cloud and mobile platforms. www.automated-intelligence.com Oasam Foodstores Oasam Foodstores limited is a family run business consisting of a Centra convenience store, an adjoining restaurant and a Topaz service station. The business is [...]
The Munster Business Achievers finalists
Woman Led Business – Dooley’s Hotel, Waterford Dooley’s Hotel is a three star family-run hotel which overlooks the waterfront in Waterford City. Purchased by Rita Nolan in 1947 the hotel is currently owned and managed by her daughter June Darrer and her granddaughters Tina & Margaret.With 113 bedrooms along with full bar, restaurant and state-of-the-art conference facilities, Dooley’s Hotel has achieved an impeccable reputation for providing a warm and quality service to its guests. This reputation, along with competitive room rates has provided the key ingredient to sustaining the recession [...]
The Connacht Busininess Achievers
Woman Led Business – P&G Cards, Roscommon P&G Cards design, manufacture and distribute greeting cards and stationery products such as wrapping paper and gift bags to the retail industry. P&G Cards was established in 1988 by Pauline Naughton when she spotted a gap in the market for Irish-made greeting cards. From its inception to the present day, P&G Cards has forged strong links throughout Ireland and supplies to major retailers including Supervalu Centra, Dunnes Stores, Spar and Mace. It also has an online store that offers a next-day delivery service. P&G Cards [...]
The Business Achievers Awards – 96 Regionals Compete!
The Business Achievers Awards this year had almost 600 well thought out and well prepared submissions. The decision to kick off the competition earlier than usual and use the time to promote the myriad of good reasons you should enter seems to have paid off. Feedback throughout the judging process shows that those entering had really thought about their businesses and displayed a very deep understanding of their business models. The messages that went out, especially from this site, about working on the business rather than in it, to focus [...]
All business achievers nominees in one place
This is going to be a long list………. We are not sure how we can do this in another way. From the hundreds of companies that entered, it has now been boiled down to a short list of 8*3*4 (this is a test). It is our opportunity to thank everybody that has entered and congratulate the companies shortlisted. You are all #businessachievers (note the hashtag). In the coming months we will stay in touch with all #businessachievers (note the hashtag) and hopefully meet you at some of our upcoming events. [...]
Business Achievers Awards – After The Dust Settled
As the dust settles on the closing date for this years Business Achievers Awards, we’re looking at a record breaking number of entries. 572 is the final number with every region, sector and business size being represented. That’s 572 businesspeople from all walks of business life on this island that took the time to tell their stories and record their business journeys to date. And if their vision and ambitions for the future are anything to go by, the business community on the island is bullish about the future and [...]
Business Achievers Breaks Records
A record number of entries were submitted for this years Business Achievers Awards. A total of 572! Unfortunately the closing date for entries has now passed. The competition is a celebration of everything that is great about business on the island. We have awards that respond to the vibrancy of new companies and the innovation in the economy. We also have awards that celebrate the traditional strengths that the island has competing in global markets. Women Led Business Category Nearly a third of entries were for the Women Led Business [...]
Spotlight Anne Marie Foran; stop talking about it and just do it!
After many, many years of relentlessly talking about setting up my own PR Company, I finally stopped all the talking and just did it. Back in 2010 I had a successful position as the Head of Irish PR for L’Oreal Luxury, whose brands included Lancome, Armani, YSL, Ralph Lauren and many more. However that ‘old reliable niggling voice’ kept popping up saying, “you have always dreamt of running your own agency”. Business plan After drawing up a business plan, doing an audit of my personal finances, speaking to [...]
5 simple questions, big reward
These are the 5 questions that you need to answer for business achievers: Please describe your business in less than 50 words. Tell us a little bit about your business. When was it started? Why was it started? Who are your customers? How is it better than the competition? What markets do you operate in? (500 words) What are your routes to market. Are you selling direct or through partners? Have you an eCommerce strategy? What’s your pricing strategy? Is there a recurring income element to your pricing? (500 words) [...]
Taoiseach launches Full Health Medical
Full Health Medical is a finalist of the David Manley award. They had the pleasure of meeting Enda Kenny this week. ‘Full Health’ converts medical test results into a personalised report, outlining what the medical test results mean in a simple and easy-to-understand way. The report, which combines medical, family history and lifestyle information with the test results, provides the individual with a personalised set of recommendations and preventative health measures. Developed by a team of doctors at Full Health Medical, the technology is now being introduced by Biomnis Ireland [...]
