Marketing and taxes are biggest start-up challenges, Global Irish Economic Forum told

Marketing and taxes are among the biggest challenges facing Irish start-ups, whether they are based here or abroad, the Global Irish Economic Forum heard yesterday.

Two hundred business people from the Irish diaspora met in Dublin Castle for the first full day of a weekend conference, meeting with senior Coalition ministers, including Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Joan Burton, Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan and Jobs Minister Richard Bruton.

The forum was set up at the height of the financial crisis.