Small Office / Home Office business network in South West Ireland

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Get The News

Get The News

Image by photopia / HiMY SYeD via Flickr These days there’s a flood of information available to us; so much so that it’s often difficult to keep up with it all even before you get onto the Internet! The Internet has such a wealth of data available that trying to get round all our favourite sites Full Article

Lord Puttnam calls for action on broadband at SOHO Solo conference

This press release was issued to local media organisations earlier this week in the wake of the SOHO Solo conference last Friday (CJ). Lord David Puttnam, the renowned film producer and entrepreneur, has called on the Irish Government to take urgent action to remedy woeful broadband connectivity in rural areas across the country. He pointed to Full Article

Why is ‘technical’ seen as a by-word for ‘complicated’?

Why is ‘technical’ seen as a by-word for ‘complicated’?

Image via Wikipedia I’ve been working with information technology for over 24 years now, so in lots of ways I’m comfortable with it because I know what it can do. On the other hand, I’m also quite sceptical about the claims made for technology (especially software) since I also know what it can’t do. As someone Full Article

Selling online: user experience is key!

Selling online: user experience is key!

Image via Wikipedia For many SOHO Solo’s the web plays an important part in marketing their businesses. Their website is a fundamental part of their operation — the hub of their online marketing endeavours and one of their main opportunities to attract and engage with customers who are often geographically remote. If you’re Full Article

Starting your own business: no time like the present

Starting your own business: no time like the present

Catching up with my feed-reader after three weeks of forced internet abstinence, I stumbled across a great post by Damien Mulley called simply “And?”. It’s an interesting piece that challenges the Irish tendency to focus on excuses when it comes to starting a business. Its true… both here and in Britain we’re not short Full Article

Business Continuity

Business Continuity

Image by eschipul via Flickr If you’re anything like me then you have a very hectic life trying to run a small business and run a family at the same time. We’re often so busy that we don’t take the time to reflect on what might happen to our business if something unforeseen occurs. Sure, we Full Article