The Small Business Show
By Kehlan Kirwan, Conn Ó Muíneacháin
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Podcast Description
Half hour podcast and radio show from Ireland focused on the SME community.
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Small Business Show: Damien Mulley | Social Media expert Damien Mulley is the keynote speaker at an event titled Harness the Power of the Internet. It’s a free event organised by Clare Local Development Company on Wednesday 30th May in Killaloe, and will include a showcase of successful local enterprises. In the meantime, Damien is our guest this week on the Small Business Show as we discuss the Double Dip; Retail Rejuvenation; S-Commerce; and selling America to the Americans! Download it here, or click the player above! The Small Business Show is broadcast each weekend in syndication on Irish radio. Items from the show are published as podcasts throughout the week on FocuSMEIreland.com. You can subscribe for free to download the MP3s automatically using RSS or iTunes. | 25 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Small Business Show: Company Focus Revisited – Ponaire Irish Coffee | A year ago we talked to Pónaire (Irish for Bean) which was established in 2006 by Tommy and Jennifer Ryan. They import high quality Arabica beans from around the world and hand roast them at their roastery in Annacotty, Co. Limerick. We went back there to see what had changed for the them and what have they learned this past year in business. Jennifer explained why they changed their mind and went back to the government tendering process and how avoiding big name supermarkets has been of great benefit to their business. This was broadcast as part of the Small Business Show on the 19th, May 2012. | 23 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Small Business Show: Pensions & Finance for the Self Employed | Ronan Bray is an independent financial consultant offering broad based professional financial advice with a speciality in pre and post retirement planning. Recently he came into the Small Business Show studio to outline the options for entrepreneurs when it comes to retirement planning. When it comes to pensions, it’s not a case of “one size for all”, especially when it comes to entrepreneurs. For example, many business people may have no interest in retiring at 65. Sometimes entrepreneurs say that they cannot afford a pension when they are building a business, but it’s worth remembering that pension contributions are a tax-efficient way to take money out of your business, and that even a modest contribution can make a significant impact on the final sum. The Small Business Show is broadcast each weekend in syndication on Irish radio. Items from the show are published as podcasts throughout the week on FocuSMEIreland.com. You can subscribe for free to download the MP3s automatically using RSS or iTunes. | 22 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Small Business Show: Referendum Debate | We’ve invited two friends of the Small Business Show to join us this week for a discussion on the upcoming Fiscal Compact Treaty referendum. What does it mean for Small Business in Ireland? Brian Cleary is CEO of Clonmel Chamber of Commerce, which is calling for a Yes vote as is the national organisation Chambers Ireland. Mark McCutcheon is an AITI Chartered Tax Advisor who’s helped us with our Budget coverage in the past. He is opposed to ratification of the Fiscal Compact Treaty. | 21 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Small Business Show: The Great Big Internet TV Network | This week’s guest is Johnny Beirne, online brand expert and co-founder of the Digital Business Institute. Business, he says is about trust, and the growth of online video is bringing us right back to the kind of face-to-face engagement on which personal relationships are built. We discuss the week’s business news: Telefónica’s new startup accelerator; new mobile payments system Payjack; investors team up with farmers; and the online funeral home. The Small Business Show is broadcast each weekend in syndication on Irish radio. Items from the show are published as podcasts throughout the week on FocuSMEIreland.com. You can subscribe for free to download the MP3s automatically using RSS or iTunes. This podcast is sponsored by mailpak.ie – Custom design, print & mail service | 18 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Small Business Show – Company Focus: Shannon Hot Desks | This weeks company focus comes from Shannon in Co. Clare, where we talk to Michael Kearney from Shannon Hot Desks. Michael is a serial entrepreneur and is involved in several businesses. In this interview he talks to Kehlan about what Shannon Hot Desks are and what they do. Michael also explains what he believes makes a top entrepreneur, starting off with being positive! This was broadcast as part of The Small Business Show on Clare FM on Saturday, 12th May. | 16 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Small Business Show: Bachelors & Farmers | Will Humphries of Bachelor Magazine joins us to review the week’s business news. Bachelor Magazine, he explains, started as a blog and has grown to something much bigger, with 9 writers covering topics such as Motoring, Food, Technology fashion and more. Their new initiative is called Pay it Forward, where they cover small businesses who then nominate others for coverage. Stories covered in this week’s podcast include: Independence for Shannon Airport; 9% VAT to be retained; SFA vs. Farmers; and AIB’s €250m agri-investment package. The Small Business Show is broadcast each weekend in syndication on Irish radio. Items from the show are published as podcasts throughout the week on FocuSMEIreland.com. You can subscribe for free to download the MP3s automatically using RSS or iTunes. This podcast is sponsored by mailpak.ie – Custom design, print & mail service | 11 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Small Business Show with Gabriela Avram of 3D Camp | Gabriela Avram is a lecturer in Digital Media at the University of Limerick, and one of the organisers of 3D Camp, which will be held on May 26th. 3D camp, she explains, is about how we interact with computers in the physical world and will cover topics such as mobile computing, augmented reality, geocaching and DIY Synthetic Biology! It’s an informal conference on the ‘Barcamp‘ model, so it’s not only free to attend but participants are invited to shape the agenda, contribute and speak. Also discussed in this week’s business news: Athlone’s planned Chinese exhibition centre; the latest data on new company registrations; free WiFi is launched in Clonmel; and Google bring Streetview indoors. The Small Business Show is broadcast each weekend in syndication on Irish radio. Items from the show are published as podcasts throughout the week on FocuSMEIreland.com. You can subscribe for free to download the MP3s automatically using RSS or iTunes. This podcast is sponsored by mailpak.ie – Custom design, print & mail service | 4 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Small Business Show: It’s All In The Genes – Bovigene Genetics | Based in one of Ireland’s agricultural heartlands, Co. Laois, Bovigene is providing top quality bovine genetics and fertility management services to farmers and breeders throughout Leinster, Ireland and beyond. They source embryos from pedigree herds and export them all over the world. Their services include flushing, freezing and transferring embryos. They can also provide bovine pregnancy scanning and semen evaluation. Founded by Stephen Dowling, their laboratory is in Cloneygowan, just outside Portarlington. We met up with Stephen in Portlaoise, Co. Laois and asked him about the science behind this and how they have big plans to export their top embryos around the world. | 2 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Small Business Show: David Quaid Spills the Beans on SEO | David Quaid runs Primary Position, an agency which specialises in Search Engine Optimisation or SEO. Recently he met Conn for a coffee and an interview for the Small Business Show. David points out that SEO and marketing is the first step in online business. Before you build the site – before you choose a domain name – you need to consider your target audience: who they are, and how they will find you. Content is critically important, he explains. It should be meaningful and useful, in the language of your customers – not of the ‘trade’. Users go online to research solutions to their problems but they may not know the technical terms for those solutions. Good SEO anticipates these searches and responds with meaningful content that draws traffic. Links are important, he says, but they must be relevant, in the context of the text where they are found and in the overall nature of the subject matter or business in question. You can’t fake this stuff – he says. Search engines devote considerable resources to making sure their results are relevant – otherwise they lose trust and, as a consequence, business. Good SEO, he agrees, is about good marketing and good customer relations. The Small Business Show is broadcast each weekend in syndication on Irish radio. Items from the show are published as podcasts throughout the week on FocuSMEIreland.com. You can subscribe for free to download the MP3s automatically using RSS or iTunes. This podcast is sponsored by mailpak.ie – Custom design, print & mail service | 30 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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