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Ireland an ‘advancing jurisdiction’ for private businesses to flourish

Country placed 14th out of 34 countries in PwC’s Europe Middle East and Africa private business heatmap rankings

Online book marketplace lets authors sell direct to readers

Rachel Drury set up BuytheBook.ie when she discovered her own book was listed as out of stock on Amazon. It is now selling €5,000 worth of books a month

Dublin firm moves to a nine-day work fortnight

Co-founder of engineering consultancy Passive Dynamics says the change has already boosted productivity and enticed new talent to the firm

Tech salaries set to rise by 12%

Executives say in-demand workers can now look for more money as well as hybrid working or flexible hours and other perks

Riley targets further fundraising for UK and European expansion

The Irish eco-friendly period product provider has already attracted several large clients, including Vodafone, Flutter and a number of universities

Irish eco-fashion start-up sews up €250k revenue in first year

Young founders say swift success of Mayo athleisure wear firm Pure Clothing was down to brand awareness through TikTok

Enterprise Ireland head forecasts further growth for Irish firms in Nordic region

Hannah Fraser says the relative robustness of Nordic economies during the Covid-19 pandemic offered many Irish firms a strong sales market

€9.3m in grants awarded to Irish small businesses for online trading

Damien English, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, said the scheme ‘will continue to be a key component in the suite of interventions to assist micro-enterprises’

Foxes Bow shoots for €250,000 to support Chinese market entry

Limerick whiskey company Alt Liquor Co will launch Foxes Bow in coming weeks, aiming at ‘new wave of whiskey drinkers’ with contemporary branding

Comment: Irish SMEs must innovate to thrive

Small and medium sized firms need to adapt to new technologies which can help them face the future with optimism and confidence

Drinks industry veteran’s whiskey bonder raises €2.1m in funding

Chapel Gate Whiskey, founded by Louise McGuane, plans to use the funding boost to get ‘boots on the ground’ in US market

Irish firm’s new anti-Covid spray is launched in US

Capture Coating is 95% effective against coronavirus, according to its makers RDI Systems

Irish-language publisher translates children’s book into Lao

An Féileacán Agus An Rí is part of an EU initiative to promote literacy in Laos as part of a cultural exchange

Crafty investors sink €1 million into O’Hara’s owner

Carlow Brewing Company will use funding from Spanish beer giant and Enterprise Ireland to boost production capacity

Dingle Sea Safari more than doubles profits despite pandemic and Fungie disappearance

The tourism company has outperformed expectations amid a surge in demand among Irish domestic tourists

Irish company to launch CBD skin products on Amazon store

Roscommon-based deDanú has navigated legal hurdles to produce a range of skin products using cannabidiol, a compound found in cannabis that does not produce a high

Scent of progress as Galway apothecary is relaunched

Claire Davey’s America Village Apothecary wellness retreat will offer tours and workshops in rural Connemara

Tycoon Ryan’s foundation seeks to fund community bookshops in every county

The Dublin venture will be the third outlet of Books at One, a not-for-profit model of bookshops

Virtual restaurant start-up completes €1.25m seed round of funding

Hosted Kitchens working on network of kitchens so small and medium-sized restaurants can rapidly expand capacity for online orders

Pestle & Mortar strikes distribution deal with United Drug for latest range

Launch of Essentials line means Irish skincare brand now has 15 products in its portfolio