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Abrakebabra is one of the country's most successful franchise businesses. Now founder Graeme Beere is going for growth by rolling out franchise concepts from the UK
Burgers & Beere
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Gene McMahon's baler company Mac-Fab Systems is expanding fast with assistance from Enterprise Ireland. Now the agency has launched a €60m fund to disburse to growth-minded SMEs
Tapping State Aids
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Refilling print cartridges is a growing sector but Cartridge Green founders Niall McConnell and Nik Healy are determined to carve out a niche
Refills For Greens
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Why Can't Women Be More Like Men?
Men are much more likely than women to become entrepreneurs. Forfás has some ideas as to how to address this gender gap but do they go far enough?
Women In Business December 2007
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Father and son team Peter and Richard Cullen have a global business making jelly beans in Dublin
Aran Candy
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Mobile services are finally moving beyond music and entertainment and into health, thanks to the efforts of a consultant at the Blackrock Clinic
Conor O'Brien - FitFone
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Linda Smith, proprietor of Bijou Restaurant,
tells Business Plus that consumers now want
a different type of night out
Bijou Bistro's Linda Smith
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Tycoon Sheldon Adelson is betting over $9 billion that he can create a Las Vegas clone in Macao
Gambling On Macao
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Gerry Fagan's Oceanico Developments is betting big time that the golf can help sell hundreds of its properties on the Algarve
Major Players
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Executive Coaching Solutions' Paula King; Ciara O'Brien of eTrip Services; Kudos for Orlagh Nevin; and more
Women In Business October 2007
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Young go-getter Domhnall Slattery is planning a pan-European air taxi service, JetBird, using Very Light Jets
Domhnall Slattery: Come Fly With Me
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Joe McBreen, one of Galway's most successful entrepreneurs, sold out recently to French firm Valeo. Business Plus profiles a remarkable success story
Joe McBreen Cashes Out After Setbacks
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Paddy Kelly, his son Simon and partners are trying to create a sort of upmarket Centra convenience store chain
Fresh In The City
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Restaurateur Ronan Ryan hopes that dining out in an industrial estate will become chic in South County Dublin
South Bar and Restaurant
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Suzanne Quinn's Holiday's Home Direct website venture; Ann-Marie O'Sullivan Expands The Family PR Firm
Women In Business August 2007
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Eileen Buckley and Michael Cussen moved from Limerick to Dublin to open a small wine shop in Sandycove
Fruits Of The Vine
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How has a textile manufacturer based in the Liberties in Dublin, founded in 1934, morphed into a global player in its sector?
Niche Focus Rewards Botany Weaving Mill
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Computer integrator Calyx lasted just two years as a plc. Founder Maurice Healy tells Business Plus why he took his company private
Why Healy Shunned AIM For Private Equity
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‘Slow and steady wins the race' could be the motto of IT security firm Renaissance. Business Plus finds out more about a 20-year low-growth success story
Renaissance
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Architect Gar Holohan has a growing sideline
in managing municipal fitness and leisure centres
Opportunity Knocks For Gar Holohan
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Gervaise Slowey named as new Ogilvy & Mather boss; The changing face of secretaries and PAs; Network Ireland's play for women in business, the professions and arts; Mary McKenna's Tour America, from Vegas to Beijing; Networking with Irishbusinesswomen.co
Women In Business May 2007
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David Phelan went up against the big boys with Boru Vodka. Now he's doing it all over again with Coole Swan
Coole Minnows Take On Might Of Baileys
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Turning excess hotel inventory into consumer getaway promotions has proved to be a money-spinner for Dominic Considine
Loyaltybuild Lives Up To Ennis Town Hype
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Brenda Jordan's National Energy Assessors; Executive women like fast cars; Gabrielle O'Malley‘s Splash International offers overseas properties; Rhonda Byrne's The Secret
Women In Business June-July 2007
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Olga Gashi is one of Ireland's most successful immigrant entrepreneurs. But access to funding remains a key issue for others who want to emulate her success
Ethnic Businesses: Immigrant Entrepreneurs
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The Sunday Times and RTE say tycoon Sean Quinn is Ireland's wealthiest man. That may be the case - but he also owes €2 billion
Sean Quinn
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Funded by National Irish Bank, U Store It is on the expansion trail as consumers and businesses become clued into the benefits of self-storage
U Store It
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Guinness sales are on the slide but Diageo knows how to milk a brand
Diageo
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Salmonella scare fallout is crumbs on the table for Cadbury Schweppes
Cadbury Schweppes
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While Novell has been struggling in recent years, chief executive Jack Messman told Business Plus that some of the company's execution missteps were down to lack of focus, but that is changing
Novell
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Symantec is expanding in Ireland but the share price has fallen out of bed
Symantec
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Working close to the cutting edge, Netgear has thrived in a crowded market
Netgear
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Unilever makes profits of €1 billion a quarter but shareholders think it should do a lot better
Unilever
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As it sets about digesting Reebok, Adidas is hoping the World Cup will provide a major boost
Adidas
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The IFRS accounting standard catches up with Vodafone as German splurge comes home to roost
Vodafone
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After being clobbered by Airbus for years, Boeing
is back in the driving seat
Boeing
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AMD is closing in on chip giant Intel and now has its eyes on its biggest customer
AMD
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Pharma firms like Sanofi Aventis buck trend for factories to quit Ireland for lower cost climes
Sanofi Aventis
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'Do no evil' Google faces attack from the zombies as bad guys target the click-through billions
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Pretty soon we'll all be dressing like Spaniards as Inditex de la Coruna pursues relentless growth
Grupo Inditex
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Carphone Warehouse has helped to build Charles Dunstone's (41) fortune to around €640m
Carphone Warehouse
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Apple's fortunes have risen with the iPod, which has shrugged off competition to remain the favourite for consumers
Apple Computer
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Web pioneer Amazon.com is growing turnover - but not profits
Amazon.com
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Willie Walsh can cut costs but can he deliver a fillip to BA's load factor?
British Airways
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The EU Commission is increasingly sceptical about the IDA largesse that funds multinational expansions, such as Bausch & Lomb's, in Ireland
Bausch & Lomb
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Bird flu fears and a lock on the only effective treatment are great news for investors in Roche
Roche
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Fiat's car unit isn't out of the woods yet but it's driving in the right direction
Fiat
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Who'd guessed that you could make a large fortune by rekindling schoolday crushes
Friends Reunited
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Buy & Sell king John MacBain hopes China plunge will seduce internet giants
TCM: Trader Classified Media
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The sky falls in on German investors who bought into Premiere's pay-per-blue
Premiere
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Dot com enthusiasm returns but this time the exit premiums are modest
HotGroup
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Oil factor sinks Carnival shares as cruise giant takes katrina victimson board
Carnival Cruise Lines
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If the Asian Flu ever strikes the UK, count on dignity for a silver lining and first-class funeral
Dignity
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HMV show's that there's life for music and books after the internet
HMV
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Dell's accounts show its home PCs are better value than a year ago
Dell
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Murdoch pays through the nose for a seat at the internet table
Murdoch and Intermix Media
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When's the last time you bought Lego? No wonder the company is in trouble (August 2005)
Lego
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Clear Channel Communications is behind the Gold Circle Live 8 concerts and Clear Channel is reaping in the money
Clear Channel Communications
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Like the iPod, RIM's BlackBerry has a lock on its market and can only get bigger
RIM BlackBerry
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Memo to Bertie: why not sell Dublin Airport to BAA?
BAA
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Abbot finds that there's less hassle in Ireland making its diagnostics kits
Abbott Diagnostics
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It looks curtains for Laura Ashley's frocks as fashion sales take a tumble
Laura Ashley
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As the price of oil soars, Exxon Mobil's turnover now stands at E440,000 per minute
Exxon Mobil
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If Intel makes profits of $20m a day, how come it needs a handout from Irish taxpayers?
Intel
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Yahoo profits explode as the search engine pioneer
takes a leaf from Google's book
Yahoo!
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Satellite of love? Sorry Lou, war and tragedy
feed profits at Inmarsat
Inmarsat
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eBay boosted net profits by 75% through 2004. So how come the share is down 30%?
eBay
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McDonald's is approaching the Big Five O on a
strong growth curve - even in France
McDonalds
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Shareholders should thank Malcolm Glazer. Without the Yank's attention, the share price would be on the floor
Manchester United
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The X-Box loses money by the bucket-load for Bill Gates. But don't feel sorry for him; he still creams you with Office apps
Microsoft
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The Airbus 380 is poised for take-off but what will
the super-jumbo be like for passengers?
Airbus
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The FT is the number one business title in Europe. But it still loses lots of money
Financial Times
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Google billionaires Sergey Brin and Larry Page prove the point that nice guys don't always finish last
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Did you know that 70% of Charlie Bird's salary in RTE is paid for by your licence fees?
RTE
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The sale of IBM's PC unit to Chinese outfit Lenovo show what can go wrong when a big brand stops advertising. The winner from the deal? Michael Dell
IBM
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There's noo light at the end of the tunnel for shareholders in EuroTunnel, the Entente Cordiale's biggest flop
EuroTunnel
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A good economic indicator - 5 series and X3 Beemers are flying out the door
BMW
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It's simple for EA to make big simoleans when they can demand premium pricing for Sims 2
Electronic Arts
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Distillers blame taxation for the high cost of
spirits. But their own margins don't help
Jameson Whiskey
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The pensions hole in Forfás highlights the growing gap between Them and Us
State Pensions
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So you thought you couldn't make a fortune with a
website. Tell that to France's Kelkoo
Kelkoo
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Terry Leahy's Tesco shows sleepy Irish supermarket chains the way to grow a mature business
Tesco
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Olé! How the Luis Figo factor makes Nike the number one football choice with kids
Nike
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Has Donal Geaney got the right investment
strategy for the National Pensions Reserve Fund?
Natonal Pensions Fund
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There has been no magic carpet ride for investors in Dublin procurement software firm Marrakech
Marrakech
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Probably the most successful Irish software
entrepreneur you've never heard of
John O'Connell
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Many successful business people were young when their dad died. Matt Barrett of Barclays Bank is a good example
Matthew Barrett
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Apple can't make enough iPods to meet demand.
It's a different story with computers
Apple Computer
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The aristocrat of the ski slopes is under siege from the cheeky chappies from Quiksilver. But don't expect Laurent Boix-Vives, 78, to roll over
Rossignol
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Only in America can a refugee corn flakes
salesman become Commerce Secretary
















