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Money & Business News | Thursday, March 11, 2010

Ballina early birds mean business

They say ‘the early bird catches the worm’. Certainly business people attending the weekly BNI meetings in Ballina leave nothing to chance, clocking in at 6.45am for the Thursday morning business chin wags, writes David Dwane.  more >

Galway firm comes out top national innovator

The west had just one winner in the SFA National Small Business Award 2010, presented by An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen at a ceremony in the Trinity College Dining Hall, Dublin last week.  more >

Increase in company formations in Mayo

The number of new companies formed in Mayo in the final quarter of 2009 reached 47, an increase of 2.2% (from 46) on the previous year.  more >

Small businesses key to economic recovery

The 6,699 redundancies reported for January will come as no shock to observers of the current economic crisis, writes David Dwane.  more >

Income protection insurance takes plunge

The recession has initiated a fundamental reassessment of lifestyle choices for many people. One area of household spend that has been affected is insurance with 13% of people having cancelled income protection insurance policies in the last year.  more >

Bootcamp for small businesses

Castlebar and Sligo will be two of the 18 nationwide stops for the Better Business travelling roadshow later this month.  more >

Mayo company court judgements hit €.5m

There were seven court judgements awarded against Mayo companies for the recovery of unpaid debt during the final quarter of 2009, valued at €219,919, writes David Dwane.  more >

SuperValu confirms long term price reductions

SuperValu, which operates more stores in the west than any other supermarket group, is to spend €230m on long-term price reductions, writes David Dwane.  more >

105 new businesses formed in Mayo

Mayo ranked the 16th most popular location in the country for business start-ups during 2009, at 195.  more >

Bite size business opportunity

Business people need every opportunity to maximise sales activity these days, and networking is one of the cheapest ways to help achieve this, writes David Dwane.  more >

Property decline in West not as bad as the national average

While property prices in the Connacht region were down by an average of 19.3% last year, there is already some evidence of a pick up in activity in the market.  more >

Lifetime mortgages remain popular with older Mayo people

Will the growing use of Lifetime Mortgages by older people erode the inheritance value of the family home for their offspring?  more >

Scrappage scheme may be a lifesaver for dealers

MAYO’S dismal year for the motor industry may have reached its nadir with the sale of just one new car last month – or at least that’s what motor dealers around the county are hoping.  more >

‘We will survive downturn’ - Knock airport chief

THE managing director of Ireland West Airport Knock has said the airport is well placed to weather the economic downturn, despite a bleak warning from transport minister Noel Dempsey.  more >

Sustainability increasingly important for food industry

Food sector entrepreneurs from Mayo gathered in Castlebar recently to hear about new developments and trends in the food sector, writes David Dwane.   more >



 

 

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