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Irish businesses are sitting on vast hordes of hidden wealth in the form of unused data. Deirdre Purcell, area vice-president of Salesforce in Ireland talks about how businesses can unlock the value of that data. 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 .

KJ McGowan is a young Irish entrepreneur who has built a new business called Krezzo, which operates between Toronto and Boston. He talks about how the young business will do for OKRs what Salesforce did for CRM. 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 .

CEO of fast-scaling Irish business Each&Other, Brian Herron, talks about why user experience (UX) principles are becoming fundamental to the business world and how Each&Other is expanding in Germany. 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 .

John Tuohy is the founder of Nightline and Parcel Motel, which he sold to UPS for €30 million in 2017. He has since started a new smart parcel locker business called OOHpod, investing €1m of his own money in the business. 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 .

In many ways broadband is baked into our lives, or you would think so in late 2022. Pure TelecomCEO Paul Connell talks about how the broadband picture is far from perfect in Ireland. 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 .

Greta Dunne, founder and CEO of Marker Content, a global content marketplace that is in effect the Shutterstock for written words, talks about starting her business in Dublin and the future of content marketing. 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 .

Bank of Ireland’s head of Motor Sector Stephen Healy on the post-Covid recovery of the sector, what Budget 2023 taught us and how the sector is shifting gears for a roaring start to 2023.  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 .

Digital transformation player Auxilion says it is on course to grow its revenuesby 25% by the end of 2022, compared to 2021, driven by the transformationof Irish workplaces post-pandemic. This will see its revenues surpass €48mthis year. CEO and founder Philip Maguire talks about the future of tech,future-proofing Irish businesses and his attitude to why one should “neverwaste a good recession.” V...

A ground-breaking new programme at Technology University Dublin aims tohelp people with disabilities become entrepreneurs. Professor ThomasCooney points out how self-employment helps people with disabilities toparticipate socially and economically; allows them to choose their own hoursor work remotely, and provides more flexibility than can be found in paidemployment. He points out that flip-side...

Accenture Ireland’s security lead Jacky Fox talks about how vulnerable Irishbusinesses are to a cyberattack. She points out how a lack of budget,training and security talent is making organisations vulnerable. 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 .

We talk to farmer Kevin McGarry about the valuable work of Embrace Farm, which provides a caring and supportive network for all those affected by farm accidents in Ireland. Kevin lost both legs in a farm accident but won’t let this hold him back as he focuses on growing his own farm. The Bank of Ireland Begin Together Fund is supporting Embrace Farm in its work to help farmers and their families o...

ThinkBusiness reports from the ploughing where we talked to farmers,farming experts as well as innovative young agri and agritech businesses. 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 .

Founded in Athlone in 2013, Sidero currently employs 150 people and buildsmission critical software for some of the most successful Irish and globalcompanies. Co-founder and CEO Carmel Owens talks about her vision forthe company, narrowing the tech skills gap and enabling businesses todigitally transform. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If y...

Cork native Robert Fenton’s decision to move his Dublin tech start-up Qualio to San Francisco was pivotal in the company’s acceleration and more than 260% year-on-year revenue growth. Backed to the tune of $50m by Tiger Global, Fenton reflects on how the company has grown to 300 customers across the globe, spanning the medical device, pharmaceutical and biotech industries.  Visit www.thinkbusiness...

Founded by Irish entrepreneurs, Intercom is one of Ireland’s greatest indigenous tech success stories and is one of several Irish unicorns worth more than $1bn each. The business is focused on growing its revenues from $200m to more than $1bn in the coming years. Leading this endeavour is software industry veteran Sanj Bhayro who talks about how to scale to revenues of more than $1bn and what Iris...

Having recently raised €514,000 via a crowdfunding campaign, emerging Irish whiskey brand Foxes Bow is on a mission to disrupt the traditional world of Irish whiskey. We talk to co-founder Alice Carroll about why Irish whiskey is the world’s fastest-growing spirit, the realities of crowdfunding and building a brand from her native Limerick.  Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports fo...

€5.5m has been invested in the Future Mobility Campus Ireland in Shannon, the country’s first full-scale development centre and test-bed for mobility technologies. CEO Russell Vickers talks about how the research at the campus will put Ireland in the driving seat for the next revolution in mobility.  Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you wa...

Started by childhood friends and having recently raised €2m from Terry Clune’s Clune Technologies, Gradguide CEO Mark Hughes talks about how it figured out that through mentorship, there is a better way for more students to follow that path and for tech companies to hire young talent. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you want to start and...

Ed Rossiter, founder and co-CEO of Phoenix Search, talks about the young recruitment firm’s rapid scale-up journey by redefining how recruitment is executed. The business was established in 2018 and will grow to 250 employees by 2025.  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 .

Andrew Fleury from Luna talks about the future of transport and how the company’s technology will make the arrival of e-scooters safer on our streets by combining artificial intelligence with computer vision.  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 .

Aislinn Mahon, general manager of Huckletree D2, talks about how the switch to more home working following the pandemic will cause an increase in inclusivity issues within the workplace and reveals how employers will be challenged to make sure everyone’s performance is recognised whether they are in the office or not.  Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in...

 Stephen McNulty, founder and CEO of Irish environmental start-up Ambisense, talks about combining the internet of things with analytics to drive critical decision-making that protects people and the planet.  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 .

Supply chain issues means that it is  harder for people to buy new cars with all the bells and whistles. Bank of Ireland head of Motor Sector Stephen Healy explains what’s going on and how the rest of the year is shaping up for the sector. 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 .

Positioned on the western edge of Europe, Ireland has the potential to power itself and export electricity to nations across the continent using offshore wind turbines. However, unless the country moves fast the window of opportunity will close warns Adam Cronin from DP Energy. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you want to start and grow a...

Ray Ryan from the Noledge Group has developed technology that enables businesses to streamline their operations. He talks about how he has grown his scaling business and why blockchain will have its day yet. 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 .