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There are so many things to consider when opening a restaurant in Ireland. Like starting any new business though, it is good to get as much information as you can from people with experience of the industry you’re investing your time and money into. Many experts in the restaurant industry come from different perspectives and you can always leverage something from their advice. James McCarty co-founder of Flipdish has experience of talking and working with literally 1000s of restaurant owners over the last few years. For flipdish contact details and the full article check out Inc60.com   As always let us know what you think on facebook/inc60, twitter (@incSixty) or Linkedin.

In this podcast, we chat to Barry Crushell, Employment Law Solicitor with Tully Rinckey International Law Services firm with offices in Dublin. Barry answers important questions for businesses in Ireland pertaining to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).   Barry gives us a clear introduction to the fundamentals of GDPR and also more in-depth detail on customer mailing lists and employee information. We ask him some of the following questions: What is GDPR? Who does it apply to? What information does it apply to? How explicit does an opt-in for correspondence need to be? Where is the best place to start with GDPR compliance? What are the consequences of non-compliance? What policies do employers need for storing employee information? What are the other considerations for business and GDPR compliance? i.e. BREXIT, CCTV etc. For the full article and Barry contact details at Tully Rinckey - Click Here

As an employer in Ireland, you may have lots of questions about employees retirement age.  We chat to Barry Crushell, Employment Law Solicitor, from Tully Rinckey International Legal Services Firm with offices in Dublin. We ask him lots of questions including: Can you have a set retirement age in employees contracts? Can you force someone to retire? How can you protect yourself against unfair dismissal? What’s the best approach to take when it is coming up to an employees retirement age? As always let us know what you think on facebook, twitter or Contact us directly   For the full article and Barry's contact details click here

As an employer, it is difficult to know exactly what you can and can’t do when you suspect an employee is intoxicated at work. We asked the following questions from Barry Crushell an Employment Law expert at Tully Rinckey in Ireland. What process should you follow? Can you ask your employee straight out if they have been drinking? Are you allowed to discipline them in some way? Can you force them to take a drug test? Are you allowed to have random drug tests? What disciplinary action can you take? What are the other things to look out for?   As always let us know what you think on facebook @inc60 and twitter @incSixty or Contact us.   For the full article and Barry's contact details Click Here

We know that it’s tough to grow your business. That’s why we’re talking to InterTradeIreland’s Aidan Gough. He has advice and ideas about how to build your business through innovation and exporting, using the cross-border market on the island of Ireland. A business involved in a cross-border trade is 9% more productive and have over 50% higher turnover in terms of revenue over those that don't. Aidan Gough IntertradeIreland has multiple supports for companies looking to export and innovate. Whatever your maturity as a business whether it is only something you are thinking about or whether you are ready to put a sales person on the ground there is support for your business. Brexit is on the tip of every business person's tongue these days: How will it affect my business? With so many unknowns is there anything really we can do?. Aiden answers all these questions and more in this Inc60 Business Podcast. For the full article and links to InterTradeIreland contact details please see the full article. As always le

In this podcast, Donncha Hughes, business consultant, introduces the concepts and to do's, for people who want to develop an idea into a business in Ireland. An independent perspective is sometimes what you really need. Donncha Hughes He talks about Lean Canvas, a great tool to clearly get to know all the aspects of your business without spending lots of time on a business plan. He shares a wealth of knowledge having mentored businesses in Ireland, he knows the system, supports, and pitfalls intimately. He gives really practical advice on how to proceed if you have an idea and you are not sure of what to do next. Link to FULL Article and References  As always let us know what you think on social media or drop us a line at Inc60.com

Helena Deane from Westbic gives us a great overview of the European grants available to Start-ups & SMEs in Ireland. She particularly talks about Eurostars Eureka & Horizon 2020 SME Instrument Feasibility assessment (PHASE 1), Innovation project (PHASE 2) and Fast Track to Innovation grants. The funding starts at 50K and can go up to multi-million euro grants. Helena uses her vast experience as an Advisor and Project Support Executive at WestBIC has great insights into the process, criteria and eligibility. So if you’re asking yourself any of the following questions, she answers them and more in this podcast: Is my company eligible to apply? Does it matter if we got Irish Government funding before? Is it match funded? Will it take part of our companies equity? What are the biggest mistakes companies make in their application? What costs are eligible whats not? What are the ingredients of a good application? What are the application success rates? Please note as part of the Horizon 2020 SME Instrumen

In this business podcast, Alastair Mc Dermott (Website Doctor) takes us through all the things we can do to increase our website conversations rates. What does “website conversion” mean? Well, it means getting people to take an action you want them to take on your website. From email sign-up to watching a video or buying your product or service. The conversion rate is the percentage of website visitors that take that action. For example, if you have 100 website visitors and two people bought a product then your website conversion rate would be 2%. In this case, buying a product is the action we want them to take and our definition of a conversion. So why don't more people take the action we want them to take? Alastair highlights these most common mistakes calling them the 7 Deadly Website Sins that leads to low conversion rates. After listening to this podcast you will have a practical list of things you can do to help increase your conversion rates on your business website. For downloads and references in th

We're all guilty of doing things just to get the box checked so we can move on with other pressing business matters. Paying insurance premiums for your business is usually one of those things. "That's done, now what next". It's not until something goes wrong that you wish you paid a little more attention. This podcasts really makes you think about your Insurance Policies and the discussions you need to have with your Insurance Agent to make sure your business is adequately covered e.g. Business Interruption Insurance, Property Insurance etc. So take 20 minutes and pop out for a walk with headphones or just put this insurance podcast on in the car when your commuting from the office today. This podcast has a particular focus on property & business interruption insurance. If you found this podcast useful for your business please share it on twitter @incsixty or facebook.com/inc60. We welcome any feedback directly on Inc60.com View Pat's details and the full article on 5 Tips on Insurance Business Policies &

In this podcast, Alastair from the Website Doctor takes us through all the ways to increase the traffic on your website. Another great way of getting referral traffic is writing a guest post for someone. - Alastair McDermott He talks about content marketing as a way of getting traffic to your website and expands on it by and telling us how to decide what channel is good for you to focus on to get traffic relevant to your business. If writing is your thing Alastair gives invaluable tips when creating a blog including ways to borrow an audience and be more effective with your time. If you found this podcast useful for your business please share it on twitter @incsixty or facebook.com/inc60. We welcome any feedback directly on Inc60.com View Alastair's details and the full article on Getting more traffic to your website in Ireland on Inc60.com

Have you ever had that frustrating question again and again? Is your business online? You have been meaning to do something about it and take the plunge but you have no idea where to start. The reasons might be you don't have enough time in the day, your scared or you're just not interested in anything to do with computers. If someone is selling a product shopify might be a good place to start - Alastair McDermott Well, whatever your reason take 18 minutes out, go for a walk, a drive or put your feet up and have a listen to this podcast. The first thing might be just to get your head around what it means to have your business online. Alastair McDermott (The Website Doctor) takes us through all the confusing terminology. He also lets us know about ways we can have an online presence pretty quickly and painlessly. For further links and information about this podcast visit Inc60.com. Please let us know your thoughts and experiences on facebook, twitter or contact us directly on Inc60.com

Noreen Coyne from People Matters discusses all forms of termination of contracts in this HR Termination of Employment Podcast. She takes us through Fixed Term Contracts, Redundancy, Retirement, and gives us great insight into Dismissals. As an Irish employer, you may find yourself in the unpleasant situation where you have to terminate someone's employment contract. It is never an easy place to be in, whether it's redundancy of a position or firing someone due to gross misconduct. It's good to know more about employment legislation in Ireland and the right approach to take. Noreen Coyne is an experienced HR specialist who gives very practical advice within the context of employment legislation in Ireland. If you found this podcast useful for your business please share it on twitter @incsixty or facebook.com/inc60. We welcome any feedback directly on Inc60.com View Noreen's details and the full article on Termination of Contracts in Ireland on Inc60.com

Well, a validating statistic is that 78% of companies in Ireland now have a remote working policy in place. Are you surprised? We were! Shauna from Operate Remote gives us a great introduction to Remote Working in this management podcast especially the considerations when setting up a remote team. Shauna Moran talks about the challenges, advantages including selling points to get top talent, and also tools that will help maximise communication. Operate Remote works with organisations and individuals to maximise their opportunities and overcome their challenges when it comes to remote working.   For the full article, check out Inc60.com

Do you employ people in Ireland or are you thinking of employing people? If the answer is yes then this foundational podcast is for you. "THERE IS A VERY SPECIFIC SET OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU HAVE TO GIVE EMPLOYEE WITHIN 8 WEEKS OF THEM STARTING EMPLOYMENT" - Noreen Noreen from People Matters gives information for Employers as to what required of them when they employ people in Ireland. She tells us about what you can and can’t ask in an interview, employment contracts and discusses the functions of the Workplace Relations Commission. Noreen takes us through some policies as well as the best way of presenting them to your employees e.g. Bullying Policy.   To see the full article, along with Noreen from PeopleMatters contact details, check out Inc60.com.

Dr. Niamh Shaw is an Irish engineer, scientist, and performer. She excels at telling the human story of science, in this business podcast she tells us her human story of going from a stable job in a University in Ireland to dedicating her life to get to space. Yes, we said SPACE! For more information about Niamh and her upcoming engagements she is speaking at check out this Inc60 Article As always please let us know what you thought on facebook, twitter or drop us a line.

When you think of a brand I bet the first thing you think of is your company's logo. The truth is when it comes to brand that’s only a very small part of it. One of the biggest mistakes companies or individuals make is rushing straight into the “fun” part of creating a visual identity when the reality is without a clear brand strategy you may waste significant investment and furthermore hold your business back from really reaching its full potential. To read more, check out the full article on Inc60.com   As always let you know what you think via email, twitter or facebook. Thanks for listening!

Sometimes the biggest difficulty is where to start when you want to advertise your business. You have a product or service you want to sell, you know you have to do some advertising but you're not sure what to do first. Above all, you know you want to get value for money. In this business podcast, we ask Fergal O'Connor The CEO and founder of BuyMedia to walk us through the steps a business should consider taking when spending money on advertising. As always let us know what you think on facebook, twitter @incSixty or contact us directly. All the notes for this show can be found here: Inc60.com.

We had the pleasure of talking with Sabina Trench of South West Mayo Development Company about Leader Funding for businesses in Ireland.  She takes us through questions like: What is Leader funding? Who is eligible? What types of projects are funded? How much money can I get for my business? What's the process? Many businesses throughout Ireland are eligible for Leader funding for their business, have a listen to the podcast and see if it applies to your business. List of LEADER contacts across Ireland http://ildn.ie/about-irish-local-development-network/members/ List of projects funded under LEADER 2007- 2013 This example is from Co. Mayo http://www.southmayo.com/index.php/downloads-a-resources/199 As always let us know what you thought @incSixty, via Facebook or contact us directly www.inc60.com/contact   Here is a link to the full article in Inc60.com

People are everything to a business. They can be the ones causing all the problems and equally, they can be the ones creating all the solutions.  Choosing the right person to join your organisation is one of the most important things for any business owner and the first step is trying to attract top talent. See how you can attract top talent to join your business, we talk to Stephen Flanagan of Talent Attract of practical steps you can take to make it happen! To find out more about this podcast, read more As always let us know what you think on Inc60's twitter, facebook or email. If you found it useful please share it with other employers in your network.

A business is nothing without its people. Whether you employ or manage one person, one hundred or even a thousand. Research suggests if your employees are engaged in the workplace you can expect a 19% increase in operating income over a 12 month period.  Find out more about this and other business podcasts on Inc60.com As always let us know what you think on twitter @sixty, facebook or contact us directly.