Women’s Golf Day is a four-hour experience happening globally where women and girls can experience golf for the first time or where current players can play and engage with women interested in golf. It is being hosted at golf courses and retail locations all around the world on the same day June 6, 2017 world-wide….
Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber (4th right) launching Shannon Chamber’s 2017 Golf Classic with event sponsors (from left): Louise O’Hara, the Park Inn by Radisson, Shannon Airport; Gerry Dillon, Shannon Group plc; Gerry Murphy, Ei Electronics; Gordon Ryan, Eirtech Aviation Services Limited and Peter Collins, COO IAC Limited, joined by Shannon GC President Bridget McCaul,…
Ireland moves to 6th most competitive economy out of 63 countries in the IMD Global Competitiveness Yearbook Report Ireland is second most competitive economy within the EU and Euro area The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., today (Thursday June 1st) welcomed the findings of the IMD’s 2017 Global Competitiveness Yearbook…
IDA today welcomed the news that Ireland ranks 6th of the 63 countries benchmarked in the 2017 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook. This means that Ireland has moved up one place in overall competitiveness from last year’s ranking. Ireland achieved top ranking position in a number of important sub factors as follows:- • 1st for…
New opportunities exist for both firms as IoT enables more informed, timely decision-making on when to purchase, hedge on industrial fuel. TORONTO, May 31, 2017 — Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government agency for the promotion of international trade by Irish companies, today announced a partnership between electronic monitoring based Tekelek and fuel technology based Paygo…
Overview of the Regional Enterprise Development Fund In February 2015, as part of an overarching strategy to support regional enterprise development, the Government announced a Regional Competitive Fund with the objective of supporting significant regional initiatives to build on sectoral strengths and/or to better leverage identified resources to improve enterprise capability. This is in line…
Pictured at the Dyslexia seminar (from left): Michelle Kinsella, Dyslexia Association of Ireland; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Connor Flanagan, CEO, Atlantic Aviation Group; and Helen McQuillan, EmployAbility Clare. Photo: Eamon Ward. Fear of discrimination and lack of understanding from the employer or fear of negative response or misunderstanding from colleagues can often prevent…
Skillnets and Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) will host a conference at the DIT Aungier Street Campus tomorrow (May 30) where new academic research on management will be presented to key stakeholders from the SME sector. The research could have a valuable impact for business and improve their bottom line when applied in the right…
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor has announced the commencement of an Act for a certification scheme aimed at inventions developed by SMEs. The scheme comes within the Knowledge Development Box initiative announced in the Finance Act, 2015. Announcing the scheme the Minister said “this is a good day for innovative SMEs…
A global workforce, a virtual workplace, contingent workers and the expectations of millennials are forcing employers to take a more modern, agile approach to the development of the employee value proposition, but, do employers have what it takes to deliver? That’s the question Shannon Chamber will encourage companies in the region to ask when the…
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