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IRISH entrepreneurs will have to be more innovative in their thinking than ever before and challenge existing business models by differentiation and lower cost if they are to build successful businesses in the face of the global economic downturn.

Since 2003, Pure Sales, based in Castlebar, has been mentoring and training micro-enterprises and small SMEs with one simple aim — to help local owner-managers grow their business.

The Fine Gael spokesperson on Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Michael Ring has called for a review of the Artists’ Tax Exemption in light of the burden being carried by all other workers. Deputy Ring went on to say: “We are now in very difficult economic times, we can no longer expect exemption for artists, some of them making a lot of money. They should now pay their fair share to the economy like everybody else. I am calling on the Minister for Finance to immediately review this scheme and make a swift decision on this.”

During Fairtrade Fortnight, which runs until March 8, Bewley’s master coffee roaster Paul O’Toole said that “Mayo coffee drinkers can make a real difference for communities in developing nations if they choose coffees that are Fairtrade certified, with Westport and Castlebar already ahead of many other cities and towns throughout Ireland as they have designated Fairtrade status.”

The much anticipated auction season will commence tomorrow (Friday) when O’Donnellan & Joyce will place three properties up for sale by public auction. According to Colm O’Donnellan of O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers all three houses have been extremely keenly priced to sell and there have been excellent viewings during the marketing campaign over the last five weeks.

Unit 66, Slí Gheal, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarra, offers a unique opportunity for someone looking to start a business without the need for a large investment.

The Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis, recent opinion polls, and normal political activity are all being overshadowed by the perilous state of the economy. I have always believed that politics follows economics – to coin Bill Clinton’s phrase “It’s the economy, stupid”.

The Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis, recent opinion polls, and normal political activity are all being overshadowed by the perilous state of the economy. I have always believed that politics follows economics – to coin Bill Clinton’s phrase “It’s the economy, stupid”.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland stated on Thursday that four closure orders and one prohibition order were served on food businesses during the month of February for breaches of food safety legislation pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998, with one of these closures being made in Belmullet.

The Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis, recent opinion polls, and normal political activity are all being overshadowed by the perilous state of the economy. I have always believed that politics follows economics – to coin Bill Clinton’s phrase “It’s the economy, stupid”.