Knowledge Transfer - The key to Innovation?
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Alan Morrow - Operations Manager Innovation Programmes |
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At a time when innovation is a key driver of sustainable growth, productivity, profitability and jobs in Ireland and Northern Ireland, Alan Morrow, Operations Manager at InterTradeIreland discusses why technology or knowledge transfer between academia and industry has never been more relevant.
In this article Alan explores the benefits & challenges, shows you how to get started and outlines some of the supports available.
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Give me a template any day!
Did you know that NIBUsinessinfo have a number of templates that you can use for your business to help you save time?
They are easy to download and you can save them to your computer or print them off.
Sample templates available include those for Business Plans, Contract of Employment, Website design, Export marketing plan, Performance reviews , job descriptions and so on...
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Small Business Advice Programme
This is a voluntary response by the business community to the challenges that small business face across the country.
They have assembled a panel of people, with significant business experience, who are volunteering their time to give practical advice to small businesses. Over the past four years, they have heard and dealt with all the problems and challenges SME owners encounter while they keep their business going. Recently with improvements in the economy, the problems are positive ones – how do I grow my business; how do I market or promote my business, can a business coach come and review my business and give me some practical advice to help me improve as an owner?
If you are based n the Carlow, Cork, Clare, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow areas why not check them out.
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Dee’s Wholefoods Launches In 300 More UK Stores
County Cork based Dee’s Wholefoods, founded by veggie entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den graduate Deirdre Collins, has launched its 100% vegan sausages in 300 Holland and Barrett stores across the UK.
Dee’s Wholefoods, acknowledged as an InterTradeIreland Ambassador in 2014, saw an outstanding 82% growth year-on-year export sales in the 2013-2014 and the trend is continuing with more outlets and markets coming on stream in 2016.
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Grab a cuppa - The Untold Story of the Most Hated Workplace Clichés
by Mark Strauss Senior Science Correspondent at National Geographic - Article in MEL magazine
I came across this article recently and it made me laugh- and that in itself is a compliment! I say laugh because I know I am guilty of saying a few of these and can name a few of my colleagues who are also equally guilty. But finding out the origins of the sayings makes for some interesting reading...
So take five minutes out, grap a cuppa and read on.... Enjoy!
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