'It's tough turning away customers - we can’t be all things to all people'
Gerard Forde of Bizimply talks about self-starters and competing with big multinationals
Retail and services
Festive spending took a hit and retailers have pointed the finger at... Black Friday again
New figures from Visa show overall spending by consumers fell last month.
Over two years after a Brexit scare, forklift maker Combilift is forecasting double-digit UK growth
The Monaghan giant previously said duties could prompt it to move manufacturing to the North.
Stores warn a tax hike on food supplements is 'completely inconsistent' with health policy
Lobbyists wrote to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe over incoming VAT increases.
Louis Copeland's family wants to create the next Avoca of the Irish crafts market
The family recently launched the Made of Irish online store selling items like candles and pottery.
Ikea rival JYSK has scouted 20 locations for its entry into Ireland
The Danish homewares retailer aims to open 15 new stores in the Republic.
From Orla Kiely to Jo'Burger, here are Ireland's highest-profile company collapses of 2018
Several well-known names disappeared from the streets over the last 12 months.
After opening a raft of new cafés, the firm behind Costa Coffee in Ireland banked a record profit
The owners of the franchise have plans to double down on the Irish market even further.
An Post made not one but three Christmas ads this year. Here's how - and why
The postal service looked around the globe to try find ‘authentic’ Irish festive stories.
These are the counties that have spent the most - and least - on Christmas decorations
New data show how much local councils earmarked for festive trimmings for the last three years.
Major concert promoters will hike ticket prices under incoming tax changes
Restaurants and hotels have lost their special 9% VAT rate – but so have some event organisers.
'I’d love to lie and say I’ve got great work-life balance, but the truth is I don’t at all'
Jenny Huston talks about giving up a career in radio to start her jewellery business, Edge Only.
Retailers blame ‘alarmist’ weather warnings for a decline in December shoppers
But Retail Excellence says 2018 Christmas sales in Ireland will still be in line with last year.
Online gifting platform Clevergift is gearing up to go live with dozens of retailers in the new year
The company expects to roll out with 45 merchants in 2019.
'A field day for the black market': Docs reveal what the minister was told after the budget VAT hike
Hospitality firms and hairdressers wrote to Paschal Donohoe to say they will be forced to shut up shop.
Here’s what you need to know about making staff redundant.
As it fights to keep a café open, Dunnes argues it hasn't made a Starbucks-style violation
The retailer was ordered to close its Café Sol outlet in Liffey Valley by the local council.
'One day I had all the perks of a tech company and the next I was doing flyering on the street'
Gym + Coffee’s Niall Horgan talks about giving up his job to start his athletic clothing business.
Industrial lights are really dull - and that's given birth to a whole new industry
Lighting-as-a-service is tipped to balloon into a multibillion-dollar industry by the mid-2020s.
‘Dawson Street was a fifth of our sales. When we closed we thought it would be a disaster’
From 3am starts to make juices to opening restaurants, Jack Kirwan talks about setting up his business.