In this week’s article Kehlan looks at the issue of women in business and why it should concern men too.

In this week’s Q&A, Kehlan talks with Maushmi Arun co-founder of Twisted restaurant in Kinsale, Co. Cork. Working alongside her co-founder Christoph Moreau, Twisted has quickly gained a reputation as one of Ireland’s finest restaurants.

In this week’s column, Kehlan looks at the effect of Brexit on business in Ireland and why all might not be doom and gloom as Britain prepares to exit the EU.

In this week’s column Kehlan writes from Google HQ at Startup Weekend Dublin. He looks at why competition has come secondary to skills and learning.

Kehlan interviews the former CEO of online recruiter Huma, Kevin Holler, who recently announced its closure. He talks about anxiety, the constant search for funding, and how it all took its toll.

In this week’s column, Kehlan attends a startup business conference with difference — on starting a business when you are in your 50s or 60s — and he concludes that age is no barrier to getting a business off the ground.

Kehlan talks with the co-author of the book ‘We Are Market Basket’, Daniel Korschun. Voted one of the best business books of 2015 by Forbes, it chronicles the true story of popular New England shopping chain Market Basket in the US. Its CEO was ousted by his cousin. What followed was an extraordinary fightback by employees, customers and suppliers.

In this week’s Q&A Kehlan talks with the chief executive of pharmaceuticals company EirGen, Patsy Carney. EirGen recently announced a brand new facility in Waterford along with over 200 jobs. EirGen is part of OPKO, a Miami-based pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, which operates the third largest clinical laboratory in the US.

In this week’s Q&A, Kehlan talks with Conor Hyde from Hyde Whiskey. Hyde Whiskey recently won Best Irish Whiskey in the World at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirit Awards. Conor talks about what takes to win such an award and the journey they’ve been on to get where they are now.

In this week’s column, Kehlan writes about the way large companies are trying to learn the secrets of startups. By thinking like a startup, big firms are seeking to freshen up their ideas and company organisations    

In this week’s Q&A, Kehlan talks with Professor Valeria Nicolosi from Trinity College Dublin. Prof Nicolosi and her team have recently been awarded €2.5m by the European Research Council to further the development of a high-technology miniature battery that can be easily hidden, including under the skin.

In this week’s column, Kehlan looks at Dublin’s ongoing problems and wonders whether the notion that the capital is the best place to do business on the island is long gone.    

In this week’s article, Kehlan looks at the games industry in Ireland and why a trip to the Games Fleadh held LIT Thurles showed why more has to be done to support domestic games developers in Ireland.    

In this week’s Q&A Kehlan talks with Dave O’Flanagan of Boxever. Boxever helps travel companies better understand their customers by helping them understand the data their clients generate. It recently raised $12m (€10.74m ) in venture capital funding.

With election fever well and truly upon us, Kehlan looks at what the political parties have pledged for small businesses, and whether SMEs get enough credit for being the real driver behind Ireland’s recovery. Election time is here again.

In this week’s column, Kehlan takes a look at the some of the businesses he talked to in 2015. He explores what drives these SMEs to succeed.    

In this week’s Q&A, Kehlan talks with Shauna McCarney-Blair from Heavenly Organics Superfoods in Co Tyrone. It provides a range of healthy foods for children. To drive growth, the company recently transformed the way it does business, by outsourcing production to third-party suppliers and concentrating on the sales and marketing side of things.

In this week’s Q&A, Kehlan talks to Holly Breen, from Walk Shoes, in Cork.

In this week’s Q&A, Kehlan talks with Tim Minett from CPL Industries, who recently announced 200 jobs for the Foynes area of Limerick.

After last week’s column with Shane McCarthy on growing a startup ecosystem in Limerick, Kehlan talks with Eoin Costello of Startup Ireland about the budget

In this week’s column, Kehlan Kirwan looks at premium products and how they go about differentiating themselves in the marketplace.

In this week’s Q&A, Kehlan talks with John Hunt from Hunt Office Supplies based in Co Limerick, one of Ireland’s largest e-commerce sites that is quickly moving into the British market    

 In this week’s column, Kehlan looks at the industry we should be encouraging our students to get into. People can live without a smartphone, but can’t live without food. 

  In this week’s Q&A, Kehlan talks with James Hogan from Green Business about getting businesses to think green and how to take them up on the free service.    

In this week’s Q&A, Kehlan talks with Mark Regan from private health company 3FiveTwo, the North’s largest private healthcare provider. It has recently purchased St Joseph’s Hospital in Sligo.

In this week’s column, Kehlan examines the minimum wage and why raising it will not lead to vast unemployment. 

In this week’s small business Q&A, Kehlan talks with Bob Murray from Evros Technology. Evros has a 25-year history in IT and computer solutions for business. Bob talks to Kehlan about how it started and how the business has evolved.    

In this week’s Q&A Kehlan talks with Cathriona Rohan from Cathriona’s Hair Salon in Castlegregory and Tralee, Co Kerry. Cathriona talks about branching out into business and how she became hairdresser and stylist to the stars.

In this week’s Q & A Kehlan talks with Pat Keogh from Arema Connect. Arema Connect started out as a call centre, but now involves itself in many other aspects of business for its clients. Pat explains the success and evolution of the business.

In this week’s Small Business column, Kehlan looks at how business is at the forefront of societal change and why social problems need to be at its core.

In this week’s Q&A Kehlan talks to Kevin Giblin from Mercyhurst College Ireland in Dungarvan, Co Waterford. Kevin has worked with the FBI and Nato and heads the Global Intelligence Forum, taking place on July 12-16 in Dungarvan.

In this week’s Q & A, Kehlan talks with Rani Dabrai of Miss Moneypenny, which provides virtual office services for businesses

In this week’s column, Kehlan looks at the Ashers Bakery controversy in Northern Ireland and why it has provided a valuable lesson to businesses and business owners.

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In this week’s column Kehlan looks at the rise and rise of farmers’ markets and how they are becoming the place to be on your weekend mornings.

For this week’s Q&A, Kehlan talks with Sean Mitchell, co-founder of Movidius, which recently achieved one of Ireland’s largest ever venture capital investments at €35m.