Dear Vicki: My business is doing well and now I want to hire my first employee – what needs to be done?

[ad_1] A A large percentage of companies do not survive their first year, so congratulations on getting your business successfully through the last 18 months. Before starting on recruitment, make…

Delivery firm DPD sees profits drop as Covid effects fade

[ad_1] An upsurge in online sales during the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in record revenues of €220.65m at Interlink Ireland Ltd trading as DPD Ireland in 2021 resulting in pre-tax profits…

Wolfgang Schaeuble, veteran of German politics, dies at 81

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Then-German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble gestures as he attends a meeting in Berlin, December 2, 2014. The former finance minister has died at age 81. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File…

‘The world of business and the world of arts are necessarily and tentatively linked’ – Gabriel Byrne collects Business and Finance award

[ad_1] Speaking to the Irish Independent recently when he was picking up the Business and Finance award for outstanding contribution to public life, the Excalibur, Usual Suspects and In Treatment…

‘Every euro in the till means the lights stay on’ – small business owners’ plea to shoppers to buy local this Christmas

[ad_1] As shoppers splash out on presents this year, struggling local businesses are asking locals not to forget them Irene Gahan runs Academy Books Southgate in Drogheda. Photo: David Conachy…

Canada revives post-war process to boost housing supply

[ad_1] Opposition Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has attacked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (pictured) for housing shortages, and has opened a commanding lead in opinion polls ahead of the 2025…

Italy looks to take control of key subsea cables

[ad_1] Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni. Photo: AP Daniele Lepido and Chiara Albanese Today at 03:30 Italy is reviewing options for gaining control of a key Telecom Italia unit which…