Cork City Council, Cork Smart Gateway and Enterprise Ireland launch €70k Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Challenge to tackle graffiti

Photo: Diane Cusack Photography Cork City Council together with the Cork Smart Gateway initiative launched the €70,000 Small Business Research and Innovation (SBIR) Challenge with Enterprise Ireland today. This seed fund challenge invites applicants to deliver innovative ways to prevent and mitigate against instances of graffiti across Cork City. Through the challenge call, Cork City…

Ireland’s leading digital marketers are coming to Cork

More than 500 digital marketing professionals and business owners are expected to converge on Cork City Hall on May 24, 2018 for the second Amplify Digital Marketing Conference. The conference is focused on providing SMEs, local businesses and tech savvy digital marketers with the knowledge and practical tools to stand out from the competition online, generate…

Conference to discuss innovative ways to finance and accelerate energy projects in Ireland

Ireland must adopt more efficient and green energy. Herein lies an opportunity for businesses and developers in Ireland. Energy Cork will host a one-day conference on April 12 at the Clayton Hotel Cork City, entitled, Energy Finance for a New Era. National and international bankers, investors, energy providers, entrepreneurs and businesses will convene to discuss…

Community and investment are to bring a 10% increase in jobs growth over five years in Cork

More than €700 million is currently being invested in Cork City Centre by private and public sector organisations. The developments, which include a number of multi-functional sites encompassing retail, office, education, culture and tourism, are driving growth and confidence in Ireland’s second city. Matching this financial investment, traders, retailers, hoteliers, city residents and businesses have…

Fitzgerald & Partners target West Cork growth with SME outsource service

CPA firm, Fitzgerald & Partners, are more traditionally known as a successful accountancy practice based in Kinsale, specialising in tax planning, auditing, management accounting and a general business advisory service. However, it is the fairly recent development of their Outsourcing Business Centre that is proving popular with SMEs across the West Cork region, as it…

Transilient Coaching launches new service to help organisations improve employee performance

Transilient Coaching, a Cork-based executive coaching company, today launched a new emotional intelligence training system and service called EQ.ie. “Emotional intelligence is the untapped resource that Irish businesses need to get to grips with unlocking if they are to realise their full potential.” This was the assertion made by Barbara Nugent, Director of EQ.ie, the new…