Traders in Cork city have been urged to buy-in to a ‘customer service charter’ initiative which has helped Leeside be crowned Ireland’s friendliest city.

Nearly all of the damaged vehicles which can be removed from the multi-storey car park at Douglas Village Shopping Centre have been taken out of the building, but some remain in the section which will be demolished.

Low Earth orbit satellites have the potential to provide broadband at gigabit speed globally, and they could also play a role in Ireland’s National Broadband Plan.

ARQ has a technology to help keep wind turbines and other machinery working, writes Trish Dromey.

MaREI marine research institute, in UCC, is hosting an event entitled ‘Collaboration Opportunities for a Thriving Maritime Economy’ on Thursday, May 2, in the UCC Centre for Executive Education, 1 Lapps Quay, Cork.

Local Enterprise Offices have supported the creation of 18,640 jobs in their first five years.

The Local Enterprise Office for Dublin City have released a report outlining how they have provided over €2 million to tech companies in the capital since it was established in 2014.

Four female entrepreneurs share the secret of their success to mark National Women’s Enterprise Day, which aims to help women in business to take their ideas global, writes Helen O’Callaghan

Over 100 new jobs have been created across nine businesses in the Mid-West.

Enterprising women are showing the way in West Cork in launching and expanding small businesses.

A new co-working space for start-ups and entrepreneurs in the heart of Cork City will help grow the city “from the inside out”, the Tánaiste has said.

PowCow, a frozen yoghurt product, took inspiration from the Batman TV show, says

Once the preserve of athletes, protein bars are going mainstream and Kerry-based Origin Bars are capturing market share, says Trish Dromey.

Almost 260 jobs were created by small companies in Co Cork last year with the help of more than €1m in grant-aid.

Limerick start-up, the Irish Artisan Charcoal Company, is ambitious to expand beyond Ireland, writes Trish Dromey.

Looking at the parties’ actions, it is a near certainty we are facing into an early general election by next summer, with the race to lead the next government on in earnest, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell 

BBQ for a great cause: Sage Restaurant in Midleton will host a Summer BBQ on Monday (July 24) as a fundraiser for the Time for Tilara fund. 

Businesses have been urged to avail of a Government fund worth €3.4m to become Brexit-ready.

Zen (noun): A state of uber coolness only attained through a totally laid-back type of attitude.

Microfinance Ireland, the State-backed SME lending vehicle, has announced a 1% cut in the interest rates it charges borrowers.

WHETHER the aim is to earn a side income from home or open up a whole new business career, many of us are drawn to the idea of starting our own business, writes Grainne McGuinness

Peter O’Dwyer casts an eye over the nominated firms in the emerging category in the Cork Company of The Year Awards 2016.

Corporate social responsibility isn’t always seen as the most exciting aspect of business but one young company harbours serious aspirations to change all that.

From crowdfunding, bank loans and venture capital to feasibility funds and innovation vouchers, there seems to be an abundance of options for startups and business owners.

Cork County Council has helped create 240 jobs in the past 17 months through its work with Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs).

Take one celebrity chef, several local food producers, a handful of food start-ups, add a sprinkling of major retailers and the public to taste — and mix.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will make a significant jobs announcement in Cork this morning as recruitment firm Oxford International unveils a major expansion.

COLÁISTE na Sceilge face a tough task to be crowned All-Ireland Ladies SAF champions as they face holders St Leo’s College Carlow at Croagh, Limerick, today (2pm).

JUSTICE Minister Dermot Ahern says the speech Michael O’Boyce didn’t deliver at the Garda Representative Association (GRA) annual conference last Tuesday crossed the democratic line– yet conference delegates gave O’Boyce a standing ovation.