The lowdown: Company modelsBrian Purcell is president of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland
The lowdown: Even though you don’t have to audit, should you?Who is eligible for the audit exemption, and why?
The lowdown: Data fingers that add valueFinancial ratio analysis is one of the simplest techniques a business owner can use to measure their company’s performance.
Be your own boss: Creating your own PREven if you have a tight budget there are still some things you can do to get your business noticed, writes Brian Purcell.
Determination to succeed is key to survivalThe most arduous job interview in the country finally came to an end last Monday, after 13 tortuous weeks of slog and strife which culminated in a grand launch for the Ford motor company in the Wright Venue.
The skills a candidate needs to succeedThe job interview from hell is almost over, at least for this year. Sorting out the stronger candidates has been quite an arduous task and there have been a few surprises along the way.
Platinum wins with a KISSThe Appleby task produced the shock of the series as one of the strongly tipped favourites bowed out of the competition and took the bulk of the blame for Team Cú Chulainn’s failure in this task to produce a new radio ad, tagline and advertorial for
Confidence key to Platinum’s victoryWeek nine saw both teams going back to basics with a straightforward business-to business selling task for pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.
Team Platinum’s drink unit gadget measures upAll of a sudden it has dawned on the remaining candidates and the viewers that we’re homeward bound. From now on The Apprentice will be like a bloodspots, with all flaws ruthlessly exposed and exploited.
CuChulainn enjoys the sweet taste of successThe setting was a chocolate factory in Coolock that is home to Cadbury. The teams were told to create a new chocolate bar with a strong Irish theme to target a new market segment and to encourage more consumers to buy into the Cadbury brand of chocol
Teams discover that charity is not so sweetProduct development, creativity and innovation, budgeting and price generation, and presentation skills were the requirements needed for the latest task for Spar.
Platinum showed its value in Meteor challengeAsked to make a TV ad for Meteor last week, the candidates were certainly being stretched. Slowly but surely, we are beginning to see some of the stronger candidates ease their way ahead of the weaker contestants.
Team CuChulainn B&Qs it, but Platinum loses shineThis week we entered the stressful world of project management.
Cool CuChulainn triumphLast week’s task for Big Red Book was always going to be a greater challenge than the previous two.