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'Losing half a million euro changed my life - for the better'
'Moving here from the US, I found Irish businesses are terrified of the next downtown'
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'The notion you can work seven days straight is simply rubbish'
'I was effectively homeless as a teenager – that sort of thing leaves its mark on a young person'
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'I was bleeding heavily while blacking out. I thought I was dying'
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'Setting up a craft brewery in 1996 didn't seem like a major risk. Looking back, it definitely was'
'I was effectively homeless as a teenager – that sort of thing leaves its mark on a young person'
'I was bleeding heavily while blacking out. I thought I was dying'
5 ways you can take the pain out of international business travel
'I talk all the time - a treat for me is to not speak to anybody for a day'
'I asked myself, why should I stay as CEO? The only reasons were control, ego and power'
'I nearly went bust a couple of times - we were totally undercapitalised'
'Letting people go in the recession was really difficult - it was out of everyone's control'
'I sold my home to start Lottie dolls - that was the biggest risk I've ever taken'
'Working Christmas is the norm for me. You just need to find a way to balance work and family life'
10 things I learned from surviving my first year in the food business
Why now (and not January) is the perfect time to start job hunting
'My first business is a haunting reminder of my complete lack of acumen then'
'I sold my home to start Lottie dolls - that was the biggest risk I've ever taken'
'My biggest mistake was thinking that people you do business with will do the right thing'
'In the recession, people asked us to park round back. They didn't want neighbours to see'
How you can start 'future proofing' your business for 2018... and beyond
Why it's time for all Irish firms to start taking new data protection laws seriously
'I shed a few tears that first weekend. We thought it'd be quiet but the restaurant was rammed'
How to make sure your office Christmas party doesn't turn into an HR nightmare
'My biggest mistake was thinking that people you do business with will do the right thing'
'In the recession, people asked us to park round back. They didn't want neighbours to see'
How the 'little things' can help startup founders look after their mental health
'My biggest mistake was thinking that people you do business with will do the right thing'
How to avoid an apathetic workforce by fixing the way you communicate
How to make sure your office Christmas party doesn't turn into an HR nightmare
'In the recession, people asked us to park round back. They didn't want neighbours to see'
How to deal with bad online reviews - and turn the haters into fans
'After 9/11, my business stopped overnight and I had to let excellent people go'
'It wasn't easy coming home to set up a company - even finding a place to live was impossible'