Another busy Bottom Line under the belt …..
Tom Molloy reckons that the two things that people abroad most associate with Ireland are Guinness and ……. Ryanair’s flamboyant Boss Michael O’ Leary. This fascinating claim came as we discussed the news that Ryanair are poised to ink a deal with Boeing that will see the Irish based airline buy a whopping 200 jets worth in the region of €18billion. Wow. That’s an ambitious expansion. 
Speaking of ambitious expansions and companies that are doing well in international markets we came closer to home to hear about Callan Bacon, the company named by Deloitte as one of Ireland’s best managed companies. Paul Walshe the Business Development Manager for the Callan company, which is one of Kilkenny’s largest employers, spoke of how they have doubled their turnover in the last three years and how the company has great potential for expansion in the years ahead.
Carlow CEB’s Kieran Comerford
Thinking of starting a business? Carlow CEB Acting Chief Executive Kieran Comerford reckons that the mix of ingredients for a successful entrepreneur is 60% passion and 40 technical ability. The CEB are staring a “Start Your Own Business” course for potential entrepreneurs in April. Contact the CEB on DETAIL if you are interested in taking part. If you have just started a business we’d love to hear from you and talk to you on the programme. Get in touch with me or the programme Producer Edwina Grace. You’ll get us at 1890 90 96 96
ISME’s Mark Fielding
And finally an issue that could be called perennial except that it comes up with far more frequency! ISME the organisation representing hundreds of small and medium sized enterprises has just released its quarterly review of the availability of credit. Despite what the banks claim ISME say that the availability of credit from the country’s banks in inadequate. What do you think ? Have you been given credit for your business or have you been dissatisfied with the experience of applying for credit? We want to ehar the good and the bad. Contact the Bottom Line in strict confidence if you’d like us to follow up on this important issue which is key to helping businesses to grow. You’ll get us on [email protected]
