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'I learned my first business lesson making stuffed toys at 11 - not even my mother bought one'
Hannah Wrixon
14 Sep 2018
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'You'll find rumours spread during bad times. I've heard people say my business is in receivership'
Paul Walsh
13 Sep 2018
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insights and opinion
'I'd always be answering the phone in the middle of the night. I wasn't getting much sleep'
11 Sep 2018
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insights and opinion
Poll: Should Airbnb hosts be blocked from renting out homes they don't live in?
10 Sep 2018
1.3k
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Voices
'You'll find rumours spread during bad times. I've heard people say my business is in receivership'
Paul Walsh
7 Sep 2018
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Voices
'Money dried up and I was about to lose my apartment. I hit a really low point'
Fora Staff
6 Sep 2018
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insights and opinion
'I've never had a bad job - I was always afraid of having to work for a living'
4 Sep 2018
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Voices
'Ireland's eggs are invested in the foreign multinational basket - and problems lie ahead'
Neil McDonnell
2 Sep 2018
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Voices
'Money dried up and I was about to lose my apartment. I hit a really low point'
Aisling Burke
31 Aug 2018
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jj o'toole
'On my first day, I turned on the computer and went, "Oh my God, what am I doing?"'
30 Aug 2018
994
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retail and services
'On my first day, I turned on the computer and went, "Oh my God, what am I doing?"'
28 Aug 2018
4.9k
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tourism and transport
Poll: Do you think 'Ireland's Hidden Heartlands' is a good name?
27 Aug 2018
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Voices
Want to plug the skills and gender gaps? Then double childcare subsidies
Aebhric McGibney
26 Aug 2018
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Voices
'A car crash nearly ended our business on day one. I was worried we'd be a laughing stock of Galway'
Eugene Greaney
23 Aug 2018
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energy and resources
'The best advice? You can't keep both feet on the ground and kick ass at the same time'
21 Aug 2018
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insights and opinion
Poll: Do you think secondary school set you up well for your working life?
20 Aug 2018
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Voices
'Wake up, Leo: The housing crisis has made recruitment almost impossible'
Paul Hackett
19 Aug 2018
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Voices
'A car crash nearly ended our business on day one. I was worried we'd be a laughing stock of Galway'
Eugene Greaney
17 Aug 2018
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Startups and tech
'I was an oyster farmer, a bouncer, a milkman, a janitor - it all helped get me to where I am today'
16 Aug 2018
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Startups and tech
'I was an oyster farmer, a bouncer, a milkman, a janitor - it all helped get me to where I am today'
14 Aug 2018
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Voices
With Brexit looming, it's time for small firms to start making some hard decisions
Gerard Brady
12 Aug 2018
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Voices
'I woke up one morning and thought: I don't want to be a barman when I'm 40'
Jimmy Sheehan
9 Aug 2018
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insights and opinion
'Dealing with family members on work issues is very tricky because it gets emotive'
7 Aug 2018
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Voices
Why anyone worried about insurance prices in Ireland should care about the 'blue book'
Neil McDonnell
6 Aug 2018
758
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Voices
It's vital that small businesses look after staff health - here's how to do it
Orla Moran
5 Aug 2018
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Voices
'Changing the relationships between banks and customers will take a lot more than slick PR'
Dermot Ryan
4 Aug 2018
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Voices
'I woke up one morning and thought: I don't want to be a barman when I'm 40'
Jimmy Sheehan
3 Aug 2018
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Voices
'I got a call saying the warehouse was on fire. All my stock was gone, it was turned to ash'
Simon Evans
2 Aug 2018
1.3k
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food and drink
Poll: Do you think restaurants should charge customers who fail to show for a booking?
30 Jul 2018
1.7k
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Voices
'I got a call saying the warehouse was on fire. All my stock was gone, it was turned to ash'
Simon Evans
27 Jul 2018
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insights and opinion
'People think it's great when you're in 60 shops - but I'm not pulling a massive salary'
26 Jul 2018
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Voices
'For half of my working life, I hid behind the name of my shop'
Martina Hamilton
26 Jul 2018
1.4k
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insights and opinion
'People think it's great when you're in 60 shops - but I'm not pulling a massive salary'
24 Jul 2018
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