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Hi folks, I’m guessing that you are now well on your way, towards celebrating the holidays with family and friends. But just before you do, I would like to wish you a merry and peaceful Christmas from the team here at Bloggertone. New CEO 2011 was a spectacular year for Bloggertone. We were sad to see Fred and Facundo leave the day to day running for pastures new, but thrilled to welcome Anita on board as our new CEO. Anita’s influence is already starting to reap rewards, with our…

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And now it’s time for the investment pitches on TV3′s Apprentice 2011 show. Who will Bill Cullen choose from the remaining Apprentice contestants? Will it be Joanne Sweeney, Eugene Heary, Maurice O’Callaghan or Noel Rowland? It’s a hard call, isn’t it? Before we see the final four go head to head, here are some tips that can make the difference between making a winning investment pitch or not: # 1. Know “who’s in the house”? Take the time to…

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Best known as a TV & Radio Presenter, ‘Professional Outdoorist’ Lynne Allbutt’s love and enthusiasm of the natural world is inspiring, infectious and utterly uplifting. She is an avid writer and speaker whose humour and energy make for informative and lively talks, walks and interviews on the great outdoors and ‘nature as teacher’. Being self-employed all her life Lynne explains how she faces a recession every year which she calls a “rest-session”, her…

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Samantha Clooney set up The Virtual Office in 2006 and is celebrating her 5th anniversary of trading on Monday 28th November. Having a solid educational start and the drive to make it work no matter what was thrown at her, The Virtual Office has gone from strength to strength with Samantha recently winning Entrepreneur of the Month. In this interview Samantha explains the idea behind the business, her networking prowess and what happens next for The Virtual Office. What gave you the idea to…

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We often hear of success stories where jobs are created, companies are formed through strategic alliances and funds are raised for high potential start-ups (HPSUs).  Some of those successes had solely utilised social media and social networking. I remember a case in 2010 where one tweet resulted in an Irish businessman becoming a Director in an Irish company. Frank Hannigan 2010 was also the year Frank Hannigan became Executive Chairman of Goshido, an Irish Software Start Up company. Frank…

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I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Kate Hyde of Henparty.ie and Kate explained about setting up the business, being on Dragons Den, raising a family whilst running a successful business and plans for the future. How long have you been an entrepreneur ? I launched the very first version of Henparty.ie from my spare bedroom in Waterford in February 2008. I had always wanted to create a business/brand and having been a bridesmaid 5 times I spotted nobody in Ireland was directly…

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Are you a B2B business that remains unsure as to whether or not Facebook has value for your company? Would you like to learn how to leverage it better for your business? Well then, this could be the post for you! Facebook is primarily regarded a B2C social platform and typically not considered as effective for B2B businesses. I’ve always felt that this was not the case, and wanted to highlight companies, big and small using it as an effective B2B tool. The following are my 20 Examples of…

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With jobs being more scarce these days you find more and more people setting up their own business and working from home. I have been working from home for the last 8 years and can’t imagine having to go back to working from an office day in, day out, 9 to 5. I know it doesn’t suit some and maybe the fact I don’t a family makes it easier for me as no interruptions. How to… Some people who work from home use a home office so that work can be compartmentalised and not encroaching on…

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Caroline Casey is a social entrepreneur and founder of Kanchi and the O2 Ability Awards.  Caroline setup Kanchi in 2000 with the aim of  enhancing the relationship between disability and society. In 2004 the O2 Ability Awards were created to establish best practice for the employment and inclusion of people with disabilities within business.  Through theAbility Awards and her growing network of over 100 Ability Businesses, Kanchi has changed the perception of disability. Having reached 20%…

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The Epson Business Council was launched in late 2010 as a platform to provide tips, advice and insight for start-ups and small businesses. The council is made up of four of the top business experts in Europe: UK: Jo Fairley, co-founder of Green & Black’s premium confectionery range France: Alain Bosetti, multi-entrepreneur and founder and President of the “Micro Enterprise Show” Germany: Dr Hasso Kaempfe, former chairman of the board of Mast Jägermeister AG, micro…

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