Congratulations to Joe Greaney, CEO of WESTBIC in Galway, who was recently elected President of the European BIC Network (EBN).

It is that time of year again; time to prepare for InterTradeIreland’s All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2010.

ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, has cautiously welcomed the announcement made by Government, that they will force the banks to release €12bn in SME lending, over the next two years.

YourFireFace is a new product design company supported by South East BIC, Waterford County Enterprise Board and illuminatephotography.ie.

Investment by venture capital firms in Irish enterprises fell by 50 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to the IVCA, the Irish Venture Capital Association.