Richard Branson has called on Roscommon entrepreneurs to enter Ireland and the UK’s largest pitching competition, Voom Pitch, as the competition takes to the road for the first time ever since its inception in 2011. Over the next six months, the Voom Tour Bus will be travelling across Ireland and the UK in search of …
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Senator Frank Feighan is highlighting the job opportunities which will be on offer to local companies at an event to be held next week in Ballymahon by one of the main contractors on the Centre Parcs development. “Limerick-based Roadbridge Civil Engineering & Building Contractors is the contractor carrying out the infrastructural work on this €233m …
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Picture Credit: Iain White / Fennell Photography Enterprise Ireland’s €750,000 Competitive Start Fund for Female Entrepreneurs will open for applications tomorrow – Wednesday May 3rd. Up to €50,000 in equity funding is available to a maximum of 15 successful female applicants with early stage start-up companies. Last year, one in three companies who received Competitive …
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Workers, businesses, organisations and communities nationwide are invited to mark Workers’ Memorial Day Ireland, on Friday April 28th, with a minute’s silence. Workers’ Memorial Day will be formally observed at a special ceremony involving the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Congress), IBEC, the Construction Industry Federation and the Health and Safety Authority. April 28th is …
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Bank of Ireland are calling on all Roscommon startups to enter the 2017 Bank of Ireland Startup Awards competition ahead of the April 3rd deadline. Now in its sixth year, The Bank of Ireland Startup Awards recognise and reward Irish startups for their success in business across 13 categories including digital, food and drink, retail …
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The Bank of Ireland Startup Awards 2017 were recently launched at an event in the Enterprise Ireland Headquarters in Dublin. The competition, now in its sixth year, recognises and rewards Irish startups for their success in business across 13 categories including digital, food and drink, retail and fintech, health & healthcare and technology. Open to …
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Picture Credit: Meath Local Enterprise Office. Hexafly, led by CEO and Ballaghaderren native Alvan Hunt has won the “Best Business Idea” Award at Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards which were held in Google HQ Dublin earlier. Based in Kells Hexafly aims to “bring an insect farming revolution to the world and find …
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Picture Credit: Roscommon Local Enterprise Office Two local businesses are battling it out with regional winners across the country for one of three Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur titles in Dublin on Sunday. Desmond Dolan won the Best Business Idea Category in the Roscommon-Mayo-Galway region for MistCalls at an event in January. MistCalls is an app …
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The second annual Local Enterprise Week runs from March 5th to 10th and there are a wide range of, mainly free, events being held throughout Roscommon. There are events to suit businesses of all sizes and those who are prior to trading. Advance booking is essential and can be done so here. The activities begin …
Two local businessmen have been named as the Best Young Entrepreneur Award winners in the Roscommon-Mayo-Galway region following an event in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon yesterday. Picture Credit: Roscommon Local Enterprise Office Desmond Dolan, who was named Roscommon’s Best Young Entrepreneur of the year at the County Finals in December won the Best Business Idea …
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The head of the Valuation Services for Ireland, Declan Lavelle will attend an important meeting in relation to commercial rates tonight, Thursday January 26th January at 7p.m. at The Percy French Hotel, Strokestown. All commercial rate payers who are concerned about the recent revaluations that they have received are encouraged to attend this meeting and …
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Businesses throughout Counties Roscommon, Longford and Leitrim are being subjected to crippling rates which is another nail in the coffin of trying to do business in rural Ireland- that’s according to Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy. Eugene Murphy pointed out that the annual rate of valuation or indicative multiplier for County Roscommon for …
Widespread confusion over commercial rates valuations could have been avoided if the Valuation Office had explained the new system to business people throughout County Roscommon prior to the delivery of letters last week- that’s according to Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy. Commenting on the issue Deputy Murohy said “There was widespread anger, frustration …
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Supercrop1, designed and manufactured by Acres Machinery, Athlone Road, Roscommon has been named “Best New Technological Innovation” and “Best Product” at LAMMA 2017. LAMMA is the UK’s leading Farm Machinery Equipment, Equipment and Services Show and is being running in Peterbrough. Supercrop1 is designed to reduce the time and costs involved in the wilting process …
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Staff from the Valuation Office in Dublin will be available to meet ratepayers in the offices of Roscommon County Council, Aras an Chontae, Roscommon later this month. They will be in attendance on Monday, January 30th and Tuesday, January 31st during normal office opening hours. The Roscommon County Council Office hours are 9.30am. to 1pm. …
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