Voting open to award Galway’s best

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

With 186 business entries to choose from in the inaugural Galway’s Best Awards, voting has now opened to the public allowing you to determine who really is Galway’s best! Customers are encouraged to log onto the Galway’s Best website, www.GalwaysBestAwards.com, and vote for your favourite in each of the categories.

Health issues focus of social marketing conference

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

NUI Galway will hold its second annual Social Marketing Conference entitled Making it Happen – Changing Behaviours and Changing Policies tomorrow Friday, 4 June in the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics. In these demanding times, insights into enabling, encouraging and supporting human behaviour from Social marketing provides new ways to successfully tackle social and public issues in, for example, health, the environment, the community, and policy formulation.

Social marketing is the application of marketing concepts and techniques to achieve specific behavioural goals for a social good. Social marketing has already had considerable success in tackling issues such as obesity, smoking, cancer screening, recycling and road safety in countries including the USA, Canada, Britain, France, New Zealand and Australia. For example, Social marketing underpinned the recent Get Your Life in Gear Safefood intervention to tackle male obesity for truck drivers in a work setting across Ireland, resulting in positive behavioural change around food choices and physical activity.

Women must be better represented in business and politics says Harkin

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Two women TDs from Fianna Fail and Fine Gael came in for criticism at the presentation of Business Women of the Year Awards in Mayo this week.

Talent Fusion — Innovating your talent to achieve success

Thu, May 27, 2010

In these challenging times finding the ideal job, progressing in your current career, or ensuring that your employees have the skills they need to flourish is more important than ever before. Talent Fusion training and career transition consultancy, based in Deerpark Business Centre, Oranmore, was established in 2002 with the aim of helping individuals and companies achieve excellence through innovative customised career development and training solutions.

New west of Ireland Democrats Abroad group to meet in Galway

Thu, May 27, 2010

The new west of Ireland chapter of Democrats Abroad will meet on Saturday, May 29, at 2.30pm in Flannerys Hotel, Dublin Road, Galway.

DERI researcher gets key role at top IT event

Thu, May 20, 2010

Dr Edward Curry, an eBusiness Researcher at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), NUI Galway will join senior executives from around the world as a featured panellist at the 2010 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, the premier international event for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and senior IT executives to become better business leaders.

Dr Curry will be speaking about Enterprise 3.0 and is one of more than 50 presenters from a wide range of industries, as well as leading academics from the MIT Sloan School of Management. As a technology driven event the Symposium informs technology vision and discussion on better ways to advance technology leadership and enhance business performance for enterprises.

Top ten online marketing tips for SMEs

Thu, May 20, 2010

The digital marketing revolution has truly arrived and the internet is now helping us find information, goods, and services not just globally but locally, quickly, and easily. Here is a 10 tip overview of top online actions for SMEs; for existing website owners to enhance their visibility for their websites and drive revenue online, and Web 2.0 strategies for non website owners, that don’t incur any cost, just time.

Bank of Ireland launches its second National Enterprise Week in Galway

Thu, May 20, 2010

Bank of Ireland has launched its second National Enterprise Week which will feature more than 60 tailored advice seminars along with showcasing opportunities in branches for business owners, taking place across its retail branch network from Monday May 24 to Friday May 28. The week long initiative, which is open to both customers and non-customers, is being held as part of the bank’s ongoing commitment to actively support business recovery in the SME sector by providing them with the necessary financial support and practical advice during the current challenging trading environment.

Galwayman beats high street costs by opening Subway kiosk

Thu, May 13, 2010

A Galway entrepreneur who opened his first Subway store over five years ago is now employing more than 40 people having brought a new concept for selling subs to the people of the city.

CPC hits the 10,000 mark in new drivers trained for business

Thu, May 13, 2010

CPC.IE, Ireland’s CPC specialists have now trained 10,000 drivers in their “nationally acclaimed” Driver and Transport Management CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) courses. Kerry-based CPC.IE have been delivering Transport Training Courses for 25 years at 30 venues throughout the country.

All professional truck and bus drivers must now attend a one day training course per year and according to Tony Hynes of CPC.IE, whilst a lot of drivers were hesitant and sceptical about the course initially, the feedback has been brilliant. The 10,000 drivers who have attended the Driver CPC modules with CPC.IE are extremely enthusiastic about the course and have praised the practicality of the content. In the current economic environment operators have been very impressed with the cost savings which can be applied to the bottom line.

Entrepreneurship Forum 2010 — one stop shop for emerging entrepreneurs

Thu, May 13, 2010

The 2010 Entrepreneurship Forum, aimed at new innovative companies and individuals with business ideas, will be held in the Galway Technology Centre on Tuesday May 25 from 4pm to 7pm.

Seedcorn fund of €280,000 is open to companies

Thu, May 13, 2010

Local entrepreneurs could get a huge cash boost for their businesses thanks to a prize fund of €280,000 being offered by InterTradeIreland’s All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2010. The competition is the largest on the island in terms of the prize fund available and in the past has helped give fledgling firms a ‘lift-off’.

New digital system can transform bus service

Thu, May 13, 2010

Bus Eireann has just launched a new digital media initiative which it claims is the first national service of its kind in Europeand which will make bus travel much more attractive to hundreds of thousands of bus users nationwide.

Andrew McLindon, PR manager for Bus Eireann says, “We really think that this will persuade people to get out of their cars and get onto the bus.” The service which is called whensmybus.ie enables commuters who wish to use the bus, to receive instant up to the second text and online information for arrival and departure times covering 330 national routes, and more than 700 road passenger fleet nationwide. Mr McLindon adds, “As far as we are aware this is the first national system in Europe of this degree. Other systems that you see in other European countries are city by city systems.”

Passport developer opens door for new jobs in Connemara

Thu, May 06, 2010

Leading electronic passport developer HID Global, is to make substantial investment in expanding its Connemara plant, it was announced this week.

Galway and Belfast to be linked by air 18 times a week

Thu, May 06, 2010

Galway is be linked by air to Belfast up to 18 times a week from this July, it was announced this week. Designed to stimulate commerce and tourism between the two cities, Manx2.com is to operate a twice-daily commuter service most weekdays, re-opening air links between Belfast and the West of Ireland.

Secret Millionaire star to speak at Galway female entrepreneurship seminar

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

Serial entrepreneur, author and women in business expert Margaret Heffernan, who recently featured in Channel Four’s Secret Millionaire, will speak next week at a seminar in Galway on female entrepreneurship being organised by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). The seminar will take place at the Clayton Hotel on Thursday May 6 at 6.30pm.

The bestselling author of How She Does It - how female entrepreneurs are changing the rules for business success, will discuss the psychology of women as entrepreneurs, what drives them and how their motivation contributes to their success.

GMIT offers fast track option for business graduates to obtain ACCA membership

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is now offering full-time tuition for the internationally recognised Association of Chartered Certified Accountants qualification, commencing in September.

This is the first time this course will be available on a full-time basis in the west of Ireland. The ACCA is recognised as the largest and fastest-growing global professional accountancy body with 493,500 students and members in 170 countries. ACCA Ireland has more than 20,000 students and members.

Abú Media wins major international award

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

Abú Media’s historical documentary series Mobs Mheiriceá, which was broadcast on TG4, beat off international competition to take the Factual Series award at the Celtic Media Festival 2010.

Craft beer festival hits Galway

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

Galway’s first craft beer festival will take place this May Bank Holiday weekend. The Brewers on the Bay Festival will bring craft brewers from microbreweries all over Ireland to Salthill for the first event of its kind in the west.

Public meeting on trade and aid with Third World

Thu, Apr 29, 2010

Subsidies for and trade agreements with the Third World will be examined and discussed at a public meeting in the Galway One World Centre in the Bridge Mills on Tuesday at 7pm.

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