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We talk to Dr Deirdre Kilbane from the Walton Institute in Waterford about how Ireland landed a major €10m project that will put Ireland at the centre of the creation of quantum communications infrastructure that will significantly improve the security and efficiency of everything from medical devices to phones to the internet of things. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for st...

ThinkBusiness talks to Tekenable founders Nick Connors and Peter Rose talk to ThinkBusiness about their scaling journey and the decisions they had to make to bring the business to where it is one of the most innovative indigenous tech firms. They talk about why ESG matters and why it is going to be a critical pillar of the company’s growth strategy.  Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and su...

Ahead of the Fine-tuning Irish Dairy conference in June, Bank of Ireland’s head of Agriculture Sector Eoin Lowry talks about the challenges the Irish dairy industry faces as it wrestles with sustainability and climate action while remaining viable and innovative.  Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you want to start and grow a business, Thin...

We talk to Ray Hegarty, an Irishman who happens to be one of the world’s leading authorities on intellectual property (IP). He is the author of three IP strategy bestsellers, has managed billions of dollars in patent and trademark transactions and is an entrepreneur and internet of things pioneer who has built five successful FDI start-ups for international corporations in Ireland.  Visit www.thin...

Inspired by an article he read in a business magazine more than a decade ago, Wexford businessman Karl Fitzpatrick has gone on to create one of Ireland’s fastest growing training providers, serving the healthcare, childcare and renewable energy sectors and educating 5,000 students every year. He talks about the future of Chevron College and his ambitions for the business. Visit www.thinkbusiness.i...

Shena O’Brien, the CEO and co-founder of IP Telecom talks about how the telecoms industry landscape is changing and how innovation is the key differentiator. She talks about how IP Telecom is playing a key role in the future of work and how it has created a system that helps businesses smoothly transition to remote and hybrid working. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start...

John Randles, CEO of Galway cybersecurity business Siren, talks about how a business that began life as a PhD research project has blossomed into a business that recently reported 162% revenue growth as well as its first patent. Irish cybersecurity business Siren has raised €12m in backing from the European Investment Back to fight cybercrime. Randles talks about his career at the helm of indigeno...

Wayleadr CEO Garret Flower talks about his entrepreneurial path and his belief that car parks are the greatest misuse of land since golf was invented. He says that if car parks were optimised for their actual usage, land could be given back to the public for housing and entertainment. Counting businesses like Uber, ESB, eBay and L’Oreal as customers, he talks about his scaling journey into the US....

Viatel CTO Eilish O’Connor has played a leading role in completing several acquisitions in the past two years, identifying, closing and integrating these businesses. She talks about how a love of science, technology, engineering and maths, and in particular applied physics, led to her rise in the tech industry and her position as one of the most influential people in cloud in Ireland. Visit www.th...

Bank of Ireland’s head of Agriculture Eoin Lowry says Irish farmers are coming into 2023 in a strong state, with solid margins, positive cashflows and strengthened balance sheets. But it won’t be all smooth as price volatility continues to be a spectre haunting commodities. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you want to start and grow a busi...

Medb Riordan’s can-do attitude has carried her far. She left Dublin for London to make it in the TV and movie business and seized the first opportunity she could get to work at Academy Films. She worked her way from the reception desk to eventually becoming Academy’s managing director and co-owner and working alongside the industry’s top directors. As well as winning multiple awards, including the...

We talk to Alan Donegan, co-founder of the Rebel Business School. Since 2011, Alan and his team have been travelling the UK and other parts of the world delivering Rebel Business Schools, which consist of 5 or 10 full-day sessions supporting people in to self-employment and teaching them how to set up a business for free. Over the past decade, The Rebel School have been able to support over 17,000...

Conor Carmody from the Innovation Exchange talks about his mission to connect large multinational companies with digital challenges with smaller Irish tech companies in a move that raises all boats. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you want to start and grow a business, ThinkBusiness .

The future of advertising in Ireland. Businesswoman Vaunnie McDermott, managing director of advertising agency Connelly Partners Dublin, talks about how the ads industry has changed and how a more human-centric approach merging traditional advertising with digital technology is the way forward. She also talks about her colourful career as an entrepreneur. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news a...

Combining behavioural psychology with academic research, the Peptalk platform led by cousins James and Bernard Brogan is now used by 50,000 employees in blue chip businesses on four continents. James Brogan talks about the Irish company’s move into the US market after raising close to four million dollars. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If...

Brian Murphy, Deloitte’s partner in charge of the Best Managed Companies programme talks about what it takes to be a Best Managed Company. He also talks about the economic outlook for 2023, the war for talent and how successful businesses adapt strategies based on their external environment. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you want to sta...

The current economic climate and tech slowdown may prove to be an opportunity for Irish SMEs and start-ups says Ruth Lyndon, the co-CEO of up-and-coming recruitment business Phoenix. She talks about leaving the life of a big 5 funds lawyer behind for entrepreneurship and offers her perspective on the recruitment landscape in 2023. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups...

Having lit up the internet in recent weeks, ChatGPT signals a new chapter in the artificial intelligence arms race in tech but also portends new challenges for how we work, how we study and more. Bank of Ireland’s head of Tech, Media and Telecoms Paul Swift explains what ChatGPT is and how businesses should be organising themselves around this new epoch for technology. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie f...

The ongoing tech wreck may sound like bad news for the tech sector but the reality, according to Kevin O’Loughlin from Nostra, is that tech is ingrained in every business. If anything the recalibration of global tech giants spells good news for growing and scaling indigenous Irish tech firms on the talent front. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Irelan...

What began as a local initiative to keep business in the town of Letterkenny has spiralled into a success that is the envy of towns across Ireland. ShopLK, Letterkenny’s shop local initiative has achieved more than four million euros worth of local spending. We talk to the CEO of Letterkenny Chamber Toni Forrester and board member Jimmy Stafford about how this local spend could potentially be leve...

At the dawn of a new working year, productivity expert Moira Dunne talks about how to hit the ground running, especially if you are in a hybrid working situation between the home and the office. She talks about how to focus and get into a perfect flow and how to be realistic about managing your time. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you wa...

RedZinc founder Donal Morris has won approximately €40m in EU grants. An entrepreneur from the age of 10, his technology began initially as a way of helping paramedics but founds its real calling helping doctors and nurses during Covid. He reveals his secret to continuous success at winning EU grants. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you w...

The future of computing is quantum computing and an Irishman is at the helm. Joe Fitzsimons’ Horizon Quantum Computing, a business he started in Singapore, is to create 10 new jobs in Dublin over the next six months. He talks about how the quantum computing revolution will overshadow the tech revolution we’ve seen so far.. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SME...

Kealan Lennon, founder and CEO of CleverCards, talks about the changing landscape of the payments ecosystem and the switch to digital cards over plastic cards. CleverCards is an Irish-owned global payments platform that enables anyone, anywhere to purchase online and offline. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you want to start and grow a bu...

An estimated 70% of Irish e-commerce spending each year goes overseas. Bank of Ireland’s head of Tech, Media and Telecoms Paul Swift and the bank’s head of Retail Sector Owen Clifford on how we can bring more Irish SMEs online. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you want to start and grow a business, ThinkBusiness .