Enterprise Board roadshow to highlight the vibrancy of local SMEs
Thu, Oct 11, 2012
Coming to a town near you — Galway County & City Enterprise Board is marking SME Week October 15-21 with a major roadshow around Galway county and a series of events which will provide information and inspiration to individuals with business ideas and also to established businesses. The roadshow arrives in Galway on October Thursday 18 from 1pm – 2pm in the City Council Chambers, College Road.
Read more ...Former West IDA manager becomes chair of SSE
Thu, Oct 11, 2012
Jim Murren, Former IDA Regional Manager, West Region, has been appointed Chairman of Specialised Sterile Environments SSE.
Read more ...Immunotec — delivering health and wealth the world over
Thu, Oct 11, 2012
Delivering natural health benefits and generating wealth opportunity for ordinary people worldwide, Immunotec is now open for business in Ireland.
Today’s world has many problems, but without a doubt, the two greatest challenges facing all of us are health and wealth. Your health is not your doctor’s responsibility. Your future and your family’s future wealth is not your Government’s responsibility – its yours.
Read more ...Work-finding website set up by Galway businessmen
Thu, Oct 04, 2012
Two Galway businessmen, Tom O' Connor and John Herterich are the third generation in their family to take over a thriving local enterprise, and each business has over seventy years of success behind it. Unlike many of their acquaintances, neither of them ever had to leave Galway to find employment.
Read more ...Engineers Ireland – providing support for engineers at all levels of their career
Thu, Oct 04, 2012
Engineers Ireland membership supports engineers at every stage of the career ladder. From the student; career starter; early career, mid-career to pre-retired and retired engineers Ireland provides support at every step of the way for engineering professionals.
Read more ...Finding business solutions in cloud computing and digital media
Thu, Oct 04, 2012
Cloud Computing and Digital Marketing are the Buzz words in today’s business community. An opportunity to demystify cloud technology and digital media is being offered on October 11 in Pillo Hotel Galway from 8am – 11am. This free event will include a networking breakfast at 8am
Read more ...TecSupport — the reliable partner for your IT needs
Thu, Oct 04, 2012
Is your business looking for a reliable IT partner to manage their IT setup and day to day IT issues?
Read more ...Seven job-searching tips that might make the difference
Thu, Oct 04, 2012
Be active. It never fails to surprise us the amount of people who are simply not doing enough on the job-searching front. We are not advocating wild and unfocused activity, but, yes, we do feel you should be doing something every day to advance your campaign to get a job.
Read more ...Major players to have presence at NUI, Galway ‘Graduate Jobs Fair’
Thu, Oct 04, 2012
Major organisations from business and industry will feature at the NUI Galway ‘Graduate Jobs Fair’ on Monday, October 8, from 12.30- 4pm in the Bailey Allen Hall. This free event will showcase graduate employment opportunities from all disciplines, with a diverse number of fields such as accountancy, consultancy, education, engineering, IT, law, science, retail and many other sectors represented throughout the day.
Read more ...Local B&B owners get Failte Ireland web masterclass in promoting their business
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
As part of a series of Fáilte Ireland web supports for the industry, a web conference for B&B operators - “Optimise Your B&B Business on the Web” was held at Galway’s Carlton Hotel this week. The conference is the first in a series of targeted supports which Fáilte Ireland is promoting to the B&B industry in the West, as part of a deliberate effort to revitalise the Irish home B&B sector.
Read more ...Building strong business community brands through festivals and events
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
When businesses come together in their community they create an opportunity to build a strong community brand. This has been done with great success over the past number of years by the businesses in The Latin Quarter and The West End. Both of these areas have succeeded in building up a strong image through their unique online branding, business participation and mini festivals throughout the year.
Read more ...Eight tips for job interviews
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
— Think and talk through beforehand what you’d like to say, but avoid any temptation to learn answers off by rote. Rehearsed answers will lack passion and authenticity, and create a new pressure for you on the day as you try to remember what you’ve learned. Trust that your natural flow will click in and serve you much better than learning off your answers.
Read more ...RTE Galway moves into GMIT under new costcutting partnership
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) has entered into a new partnership with RTÉ involving the GMIT Centre for the Creative Arts & Media (Cluain Mhuire campus).
Read more ...Toy website to play host to new jobs
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
A Galway-based Irish bootstrap start-up business has announce the creation of 10 new jobs nationally over the coming months.
Read more ...Three Galway businesswomen to fly the western flag at Network Business Awards
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
By Sinead Farrell
The annual Network Ireland Business Women of The Year Awards are scheduled for September 10 this year. Among those attending will be three award recipients from the Network Galway awards which was celebrated in May.
Release your inner business child
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
Have you ever came up with a great idea that got you all excited and enthusiastic to the point that it felt like you won the lottery, and that was before you even told somebody. Then, with the time, the idea became deflated until eventually it got buried away with all the other great ideas that could have been the greatest thing since sliced bread.
When you get a creative idea for your business, dive right in and just go for it. Let your creativity and sense of adventure explode. Release your inner business child.
Read more ...Rude employer yawned during my interview
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
Q: I did a job interview last week. Two of the interview panel were fine, but one of them was downright rude. If he wasn’t looking out the window, he was tapping his biro on the desk. I’m pretty sure I caught him suppressing a yawn at some stage. I nearly asked him if he didn’t mind concentrating, but I resisted the temptation. I got the Dear John letter two days later. I regret now not giving him a piece of my mind. (Mary, email).
Read more ...Tax on Rental Property - Top Tips
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
In this article, we highlight some key areas of tax that property owners should be aware of in order to comply with their responsibilities and also to give you some top tips.
Read more ...Researchers from across Europe to attend gender and employment conference at NUI, Galway
Thu, Sep 06, 2012
Leading researchers from across Europe will discuss findings from the latest research into aspects of gender and employment at a conference in NUI Galway today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday) Sept 6 and 7.
Read more ...Swedish media sample the culinary delights of Galway
Thu, Sep 06, 2012
Ten influential journalists and an acclaimed cookbook writer from Sweden enjoyed a gastronomy-themed visit to Galway earlier this week, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Bord Bia.
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