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Practical marketing skills will be the order of the day when the An Post Driving Success Roadshow arrives in Galway next Wednesday June 30 with business guru, Bobby Kerr of Insomnia and The Dragon’s Den, and some of the country’s top marketing experts sharing their experiences and business tips with local and regional SMEs.

Practical marketing skills will be the order of the day next Wednesday (June 30) when the An Post Driving Success Roadshow arrives in Galway with business guru, Bobby Kerr of Insomnia and The Dragon’s Den fame, and some of the country’s top marketing experts ready to share their experiences and business tips with local and regional enterprises.

Galway-based medical device developer Crospon this week announced that its drug delivery technology platform has been spun out into a distinct company, Janisys, as a result of the continued development of the product prototype.

Galway-based medical device developer Crospon this week announced that its drug delivery technology platform has been spun out into a distinct company, Janisys, as a result of the continued development of the product prototype.

A survey conducted by the Small Firms Association and released earlier this week, shows that 51 per cent of businesses have been victims of crime on at least one occasion in the past year.

The Small Firms Association (SFA) has called for the establishment of a €600 million fund aimed at providing grant aid to the small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector as more companies struggle with rising business costs.

Home Instead Senior Care Franchising, which has an independently owned office in Galway, was recently announced as the Small Firms Association Outstanding Small Business of the Year. An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, TD, presented the award at a ceremony in the Mansion House in Dublin to Colman and Heather Gately, owners of Home Instead Senior Care in Galway.

The Mullingar Chamber recently met with the Minister of State for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Billy Kelleher to discuss access to bank credit for businesses. With the closure of many local businesses in recent months it is clear that is a critical issue, which is affecting the ability of business owners to keep their staff employed, and their doors open.