We salute ten entrepreneurs who either enjoyed bumper gains on business sales or tapped investors to fund the expansion of their enterprise Andrew Dewdney and Jamie Casey have carved out a niche with Flashy website design The launch of Rock Bingo in Cork has been stymied by legal problems Shareholders have parted with over €20m to keep Adaptive Mobile going The introduction of water charges should benefit Clonmel-based Temetra and its parent Hanley Controls The stories behind Auction Xchange, Drombeg Liqueur, 2PaperDolls and other startups Eight go-getters participating in the Endeavour accelerator programme explain their challenges in starting a business John Loughran, owner of the Sandymount Hotel, says that state interference in the hotel industry has had disastrous consequences Claire Doyle who spotted a niche in offering bespoke clothing for female professionals who want skirts that go below the knee A new business opportunity came Sean Hannick's way at a time of life when most people are contemplating retirement Girls love make-up and Lorraine O'Neill had the bright idea of teaching them to do it properly at the LA Make-up Academy Following two decades of steady growth, Citypost has hit the accelerator as Ian Glass positions the firm as an An Post alternative The millionaire Kerry entrepreneur tells Graeme McQueen why he's confident that his ambitious graphic design application Tweak will find a global user base After licking her wounds following the demise of her sandwich company, Jenni Timony has decided to have a second crack at running a business Fusion Nutraceuticals wants to be a player in the market for sugar substitutes but Shane Delaney needs more equity to fulfil his ambitions Piero Tintori was wary of seeking venture capital for his software company TerminalFour. Now he is glad he did Focus on 40 Irish entrepreneurs born after 1970. Most ventures are smal businesses though there are some real growth stories too