I came across Nellie R. Akalp, CEO & Founder of Corpnet.Com Incorporation Services through her blog writing. Not only writing for her own company she also guest posts for Mashable and Small Biz Trends. Nellie seemed a dynamic and fascinating character, running her own successful business and a family life with four young children so I was intrigued to know more. In this interview Nellie tells me how she enjoys her work life with tips on how to separate it from home life plus how she stays…
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Furniture Designer Leo Scarff talks about his motivation, methodology and secrets to surviving in an industry that has been hit hardest by the Recent property crash and economic recession. If you are in the Property, Architecture, Construction and Furniture sectors – all of which have suffered the most fallout from our recent Recession here in Ireland, you would be forgiven for thinking a new product launch was inviting trouble. You would be consolidating your resources and trying…
Showbiz insider tips that will add Charisma and Charm to your next presentation. If there’s one thing showbiz people know how to deal with, its captivating an audience, overcoming stage fright and getting applause. Want some trade secrets? Here are some pointers from a former Burlesque and Cabaret Dancer on how you can bring stage presence, charm and charisma to your next business presentation, next speaking engagement or even that next face-to-face selling opportunity. Background: In a…
The Tannery Restaurant in Dungarvan is quite a famous landmark attracting people from far and wide to sample the lovely dishes created by Paul Flynn, the local celebrity chef. Everything about the Restaurant, Cookery School and Townhouse is meticulously perfect and seems so simply done. But I’m sure this is sometimes like a Swan – beautiful and serene above water but a hell of a lot of paddling going on underneath. So I wanted to know more. Behind the scenes of the Tannery is Paul’s…
Unless online business advocates and marketers begin to deliver profit to the corporate sector, the main reason for business participation online – social media are in danger of becoming irrelevant, a meaningless trend. Why Irrelevant? If social media marketers fail to prove the cash question, business will become cynical and take the view that social is unproductive. Terms such as social capital, social authority and social ranking do not lead directly to monetization. Business is not…
Every year, on St Patrick’s Day, the whole world seems to get a little bit greener. The global roll call of locations taking part in the festivities grows ever longer, as St Patrick’s celebratory events take place from Shanghai to Sydney and even in Scottish fields. In this interview with Niall Gibbons of Tourism Ireland, I look at how the business of fun is so successfully managed in Ireland and what tourism means to Irish business. Niall is chief executive of Tourism Ireland, the…
On St Patrick’s Day we celebrate all things Irish. But not just the Irish and not just in Ireland do we celebrate. With the recent “shout out” from Enterprise Ireland about it being the best place for Start-Up businesses and RTE’s “How to be Irish” on St Patrick’s night I thought it would be interesting to chat to a few people from different walks of life and different nationalities about Ireland and the Irish. And being Welsh myself I got a say too Rick O’Shea of 2FM…
A major agreement between leading cleantech organisations in Dublin and Silicon Valley was signed in San Jose this week. The agreement between The Green Way – Dublin’s Cleantech Cluster and the Environmental Business Cluster (EBC) in San Jose, will lead to a dramatic increase in R&D, business development, commercialisation and investment opportunities for Irish and San Jose companies looking to access U.S. and EU cleantech markets respectively. According to the ‘Expert Group on…
Last year, Fred Caballero, one of the founders here at Bloggertone put together a post about the 10 reasons to join Bloggertone in 2011. Keeping with tradition, I thought I’d examine the reasons why you should now consider joining Bloggertone in 2012. # 1. Our Community Bloggertone is all about our experts and contributors. We are now one of the most respected and effective online small business communities in the world. Our business blogging family creates great content, helps each other…
I am firm believer that the only social media strategies worth considering – are those that will yield a measurable business return. While fans, followers and other social analytics can be part of this process – they should never be the end game. But how do you get started, here’s how: The foundation to any effective online/social engagement strategy will be based on traditional business metrics: inquires, customers, research, customer service improvements, new products…
