by Aisling Hurley | Sep 2, 2014 | Be Yourself Mistakes and All, Branding, Craft/Artists, Events, Inspirational Entrepreneurs, News, Rural Enterprise & Farming, Uncategorized
This past weekend saw 41000 Electric Picnic fans descend upon the town of Stradbally. What is normally our sleepy laid back community, where the odd farmers still drive to town on their tractors, became a riot of colour and happiness. The normal wellies were replaced...
by Aisling Hurley | Aug 27, 2014 | #femaleentrepreneurs, Business Tips, Craft/Artists, News, Rural Enterprise & Farming, Uncategorized
We’ve had lots of fun trying out different Apps for you to try that are actually useful for your Business. If you’re bamboozled by the amount of Apps on offer it can be daunting to figure out which ones are worth the download. We think you’ll find these 5 Apps will...
by Aisling Hurley | Aug 11, 2014 | Branding, Business Tips, News, Rural Enterprise & Farming, SEO, Social Media, Uncategorized
As Business Owners/Entrepreneurs we never seem to have a minute to ourselves, let alone managing our social media brand. We’ve been trying out some new social media add ons and applications that will help you become more efficient, productive and ultimately more...
by Aisling Hurley | Jul 31, 2014 | Craft/Artists, News, Rural Enterprise & Farming, Social Media, Uncategorized
As you will know we recently ran a competition on our Twitter page for a blog post feature. It was a great opportunity to get to know our new community members businesses even more. As always, we had some amazing entrants but the one we felt deserved to win the blog...
by Aisling Hurley | Jul 29, 2014 | Branding, Business Tips, Craft/Artists, Events, News, Rural Enterprise & Farming, SEO, Social Media, Uncategorized
Earlier this month the government launched the National Digital Strategy for Ireland. In 2012 less than ¼ of our small companies were selling online. This means we have an online trade deficit where 70% of our online spending is going outside the state. The Digital...
by Aisling Hurley | Jul 18, 2014 | Business Tips, News, SEO, Social Media, Uncategorized
Social media is changing the ways that SMEs are networking with other businesses, and we were intriqued to read the latest research from The Open University Business School as it provides some interesting insights. The findings are based on a survey carried out of...