LimerickIndependent.com Business Feed http://www.limerickindependent.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:42:15 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.limerickindependent.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.limerickindependent.com LimerickIndependent.com Business Feed http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11219&Itemid=88 THE Tánaiste has told the Limerick Independent that an IDA report, published last week on attracting investment into regional unemployment black spots, did not specifically name the jobless areas because foreign journalists attended the launch of the report, which would give other countries an opportunity to hear what companies the Government were targeting for foreign direct investment. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:58:10 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11218&Itemid=88 LIMERICK Institute of Technology (LIT) has been praised by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan, for creating start-up companies that hope to become Ireland’s future business success stories. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:57:50 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11217&Itemid=88 MCDONALDS contributes more than €7m to the local economy in Limerick and the greater southwest region, according to a new report. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:57:32 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11216&Itemid=88 TEN businesses located in Limerick and Clare, have been afforded Green Hospitality Awards for last year. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:57:13 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11215&Itemid=88 LIMERICK businesses have been given positive news that the economy here is ‘stabilising’, according to Ulster Bank chief economist, Simon Barry. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:56:46 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11214&Itemid=88 MORE than €14m in European grants has been made available through Limerick County Enterprise Board to assist former Dell workers set up new companies, purchase new equipment, help with retraining, job placements and so on, the LCEB has told the Limerick Independent. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:56:28 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11213&Itemid=88 LIMERICK man Ciaran A Gloster has been appointed to Managing Director of Adhesives Research Europe, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance pressure-sensitive adhesives, tapes, specialty coatings, films, and laminates. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:56:10 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11212&Itemid=88 THE latest positive results from Connemara Mining’s Stonepark discovery have added further weight to the AIM listed company’s belief that the next world-class zinc mine could be located in Limerick. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:55:47 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11211&Itemid=88 THREE Limerick initiatives are to benefit from €75,000 funding from the EBS as part of the group’s celebrating 75-years of serving its Limerick members. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:55:27 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11122&Itemid=88 CITY traders and members of Limerick City Council are set to go head to head again tomorrow, Thursday, March 4, when they meet to see if the Council has made any leeway on proposals on how to create footfall back into a city centre severely hit by the downturn in the economy. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:12:02 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11121&Itemid=88 THE lights of Thomond Park lit up the night sky recently for a homecoming with a difference, when 300 people including former Taoiseach John Bruton attended Limerickman Brian McEnery’s ACCA (Association of Certified Chartered Accountants) President’s Dinner. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:11:43 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11120&Itemid=88 CONCERNS about the state of Limerick’s economic health have been fuelled by the recent announcement of 50 job losses by mobile phone company O2. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:11:26 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11119&Itemid=88 LIMERICK Chamber has announced the launch of its second ‘referral network’ event for 2010, which will aim to help local businesses and companies increase trade. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:11:11 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11118&Itemid=88 FOR the eighth year in a row, Deloitte, which employs more than 200 people in Limerick and Cork, has been named one of the ‘Best Workplaces in Ireland’, according to a detailed assessment by the Great Place to Work® Institute Ireland. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:10:51 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11117&Itemid=88 LEADING economist John Fitzgerald told a recent seminar at the Kemmy Business School that appropriate fiscal policy could have avoided the damaging housing market bubbles which the Governments of Ireland and Spain failed to tackle through monetary policy. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:10:32 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11116&Itemid=88 RETAILERS in the Mid-West have warned that increased fines of more than €100,000 for smugglers will only work if the fines are issued. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:10:16 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11115&Itemid=88 AS PART of Shannon Development’s commitment to attracting more tourists to the Mid-West, the company recently outlined its tourism plans for the coming year at the Radisson Blu Hotel. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:09:58 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11114&Itemid=88 LIMERICK’S Live 95 FM remains the number one radio station in Limerick City and County, by a distance, according to the latest independent audience figures. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:09:33 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11113&Itemid=88 LEADING economist John Fitzgerald told a recent seminar at the Kemmy Business School that appropriate fiscal policy could have avoided the damaging housing market bubbles which the Governments of Ireland and Spain failed to tackle through monetary policy. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:08:39 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11042&Itemid=88 LIMERICK Institute of Technology (LIT) has launched its annual recruitment drive for the LEAP programme, an intensive 12-month business development programme designed to support entrepreneurs in establishing growth oriented companies, which deliver innovative products and services. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:38:08 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11041&Itemid=88 A LIMERICK-based company is continuing on the road to financial success by focusing on what its managing director calls “lean transport initiatives.” Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:37:28 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11040&Itemid=88 THERE was further concern this week about the state of the local economy in Limerick after mobile phone company O2 announced 50 job losses last Thursday (February 11th). Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:36:32 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11039&Itemid=88 LIMERICK’S Live 95 FM remains the number one radio station in Limerick City and County, by a distance, according to the latest independent audience figures. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:36:06 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11038&Itemid=88 RETAILERS from the Mid-West have welcomed increased fines of more than €100,000 for smugglers but that the new legislation “will only work if fines are issued”, retailers added. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:34:56 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10908&Itemid=88 In this special article prepared for the Limerick Independent, Fine Gael TD George Lee argues that with everyone in our economy taking and making cuts, the banks must face the music as well Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:27:32 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10907&Itemid=88 THE Chief Executive of the Limerick Regeneration Agencies, Brendan Kenny has told Limerick Independent Business that developers and the construction industry have been in talks with the Regeneration team with a view to developing the project, yet investment for the agencies seems to be failing. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:27:01 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10906&Itemid=88 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:26:33 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10905&Itemid=88 MORE than 250 local business people attended BNI’s Big Breakfast 2010 at the Woodlands House Hotel, Adare, County Limerick last week, to hear commercial guru and motivational speaker Rob Brown spell out 140 ways to stand out from the competition and beat the recession. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:25:32 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10904&Itemid=88 MULTI-storey car parks and on-street car parking in Limerick is cheaper and more accessible than in Cork and Galway, according to a new survey. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:25:05 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10903&Itemid=88 MORE than 30 members of the Irish Tour Operators Association (ITOA) were in Limerick last weekend to be briefed on new tourism attractions in Limerick City and County by state agency, Shannon Development. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:24:42 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10902&Itemid=88 BUSINESS between Limerick and the West of the country will be boosted by the official opening of the long awaited Limerick to Galway rail line, which is due to be working next month. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:24:09 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10901&Itemid=88 Paula Keating – www.beautyqueen.ie Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:23:41 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10842&Itemid=88 LIMERICK was just outside the top five Irish locations to start up a new business in 2009, according to new research published last week. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:02:47 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10841&Itemid=88 THE Interim Chief Executive of the Shannon Foynes Port Company, Pat Keating, has told an Oireachtas Transport Committee that the downturn in the company’s tonnage throughput appears to have bottomed out and the company is looking forward to a stronger 2010. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:02:27 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10840&Itemid=88 DEBENHAMS staff in Limerick remain in the dark as to the implications of redundancies being sought across the chain’s 11 stores in the Republic of Ireland. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:02:03 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10839&Itemid=88 THE IDA is to focus on Limerick in particular in a new strategy the Tánaiste told the Dáil last week, Minister of State Peter Power has confirmed to the Limerick Independent newspaper. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:01:39 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10838&Itemid=88 AN economic recovery indicator has shown a positive outlook for the economy. The AIB/Amárach Recovery Indicator experienced its strongest monthly surge in January, reflecting both a changing national ‘mood’ and a possible ‘seasonal boost’. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:01:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10837&Itemid=88 LIMERICK’S tourism authority, Shannon Development, will unveil its 2010 tourism marketing plans at a special Tourism Industry Briefing next week, Thursday, February 11. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:40 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10836&Itemid=88 ONE of the UK’s leading enterprise mobility solutions providers, The Barcode Warehouse, is expanding its operations to the Republic of Ireland with a new office base in Limerick. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:57:45 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10764&Itemid=88 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:35:40 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10763&Itemid=88 SHANNON Chamber says it rose above the economic gloom of 2009 to deliver an action-filled calendar of events to its membership with a total of 16 events that addressed topics of relevance to business, with full and participative attendances at each event. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:35:21 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10762&Itemid=88 COUNTY Limerick firm, Ballyhoura Development Ltd, has a new initiative to help prospective local entrepreneurs set up successful and sustainable enterprises and gain seed capital from investors. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:34:59 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10761&Itemid=88 Dave Brunnock, Brunnock Canine Solutions, Delta Retail Park. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:34:38 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10676&Itemid=88 IN what is widely acknowledged as one of the toughest times to ever face the Irish design and construction industry, there is finally some news designed to put a smile on the faces of the 70 or so architects based in Limerick. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:35:03 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10675&Itemid=88 In the current climate, banks need to see a measured, prudent and realistic approach to business financial planning–these are key ingredients to securing support,” according to Michael O’Connor, Regional Director for Bank of Scotland (Ireland) in Limerick who focuses here on how to prepare your business plan. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:34:35 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10674&Itemid=88 AIRPORT chiefs at Shannon have received a lift as Continental Airlines announced on Monday its intention to increase its presence at the Clare airport this summer by operating four additional services to Newark each week. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:34:09 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10673&Itemid=88 DR VINCENT Cunnane, Chief Executive of Shannon Development, was appointed to the Board of Shannon Airport Authority just prior to Christmas, by the Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:33:48 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10672&Itemid=88 NEW COURT rules have been introduced to extend the current remit of the Small Claims procedure to include certain business claims, the justice minister has announced. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:33:31 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10671&Itemid=88 LIMERICK firm, Pandora Bell is celebrating an end-of-2009 triumph for a new business, having been named ‘Newcomer of the Year’ by Bridgestone, the Irish Food Guide. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:33:15 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10670&Itemid=88 SHANNON Chamber representative Joe Robbins (director of Career Wise Recruitment) was among the judges of the local final of the Newstalk 106-108fm Student Enterprise Competition, held recently at Limerick Institute of Technology. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:32:56 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10669&Itemid=88 Marian Moloney and Joanie Carraig Limerick entrepreneurs Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:32:33 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10568&Itemid=88 AS Limerick City Manager, Tom Mackey and I sit and chat at a table in his office overlooking the Treaty City split in half by the winding River Shannon, suddenly the bells of nearby St Mary’s Church begin ringing out the tune of Ave Maria. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:09:12 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10567&Itemid=88 Michael O’Connor, Limerick Regional Director for Bank of Scotland (Ireland) gives his views on what Munster businesses can do to manage their budget in the year ahead. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:08:14 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10566&Itemid=88 A WATER treatment plant in the Mid-West has become the first-ever Irish manufacturer of chemicals to achieve the country’s Standard Mark for primary water treatment chemicals in relation to three chemicals it supplies to local authorities for purifying drinking water. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:06:50 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10565&Itemid=88 CHORUS NTL has said that its announcement last week of fifty new jobs in Limerick showed the company’s ongoing commitment to Limerick. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:06:10 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10564&Itemid=88 A LIMERICK tourism business has excelled in e-business innovation and has won €1,000 in business supports from Fáilte Ireland. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:05:52 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10426&Itemid=88 THERE has been a very mixed reaction to Budget 2010, announced by the Taoiseach last week, with many local representatives expressing their opinions on its positive and negative points. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:00:28 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10425&Itemid=88 Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan’s goal was to make savings in State revenues of €4bn. As widely predicted, the bulk of this will come from spending cuts rather than extra taxation. John O’Flynn, Tax Partner, Deloitte, outlines the main provisions of Budget 2010 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:00:05 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10366&Itemid=88 PRESSURE is mounting on the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan, to assure the people of Limerick that she has sought clarification from computer firm Dell, of any implications for the remaining Dell operations in Limerick after the company announced the sale of its plant in Lodz, Poland. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:45:23 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10365&Itemid=88 TALKS between Shannon Airport and Ryanair, over the terms of a new agreement concerning future Ryanair operations at the airport, have crashed. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:44:54 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10363&Itemid=88 METEOR in Limerick has announced that it has launched its ‘Broadband On The Go’ service for businesses across the Mid-West, so firms can keep in touch with their clients and family in the run-up to Christmas. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:43:15 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10362&Itemid=88 NEWCASTLE West firm, PSE Power Systems has appointed Fergus Cawley as Business Development Manager. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:42:15 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10361&Itemid=88 Joe Hughes & Barry O’Sullivan Complete Financial Management Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:41:07 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10288&Itemid=88 THE Atlantis Group has confirmed that An Bord Pleanala has upheld a Clare County Council decision to grant planning permission for the development of ‘park-and-ride’ facilities to the Cliffs of Moher, which will create 46 full time jobs. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:53:35 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10286&Itemid=88 A BRAND new online business and events guide for Limerick City and County has been launched this week, with the support of local retailers and business groups. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:50:11 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10285&Itemid=88 ANY possible further increases in commercial rates and water charges in 2010 cannot be justified, because Mid-West region has been severely hit by the economic downturn and falling prices pose significant risks to jobs locally, IBEC Mid-West Director, Chris O’Donovan, has told the Limerick Independent. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:49:09 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10284&Itemid=88 BUSINESSES across parts of Limerick and the wider Mid-West region have been offered advice on flood insurance in the light of the current spate of severe wet weather, which saw the River Shannon burst its banks on Monday. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:48:39 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10283&Itemid=88 CITY accountancy firm BDO Simpson Xavier is celebrating after enjoying 100% success in the Final Admitting Exams for the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland (ICAI). Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:48:03 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10282&Itemid=88 THE Eastern Section of The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Ireland (CILT) is making a final call to companies and industry professionals in Limerick to submit their applications for the 2010 Innovator of the Year Award. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:47:19 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10281&Itemid=88 Claire Curtin - ‘Make Up By Claire’ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:46:38 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10201&Itemid=88 A NUMBER of local businesses located in the County have been awarded for their enterprising successes at this year’s annual Limerick Enterprise Awards, which took place in the Woodlands House Hotel, Adare, Co Limerick recently. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:45:51 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10200&Itemid=88 FOUNDER and owner of furniture shop Instore-Limerick man Oliver Moloney-has received national recognition at the FBD Retail Excellence Ireland Awards after his Instore located at Stillorgan, Co.Dublin was named National Store of the Year 2009 at the country’s largest retail sector awards. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:45:27 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10199&Itemid=88 THREE Limerick stores have scooped the top spots at this year’s Londis Retailing Excellence Awards 2009. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:45:01 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10198&Itemid=88 Limerick’s Live 95FM has maintained its position at the top of the listening charts in Limerick City and County, according to the latest JNLR listenership figures. The audience figures published by JNLR/MRBI last Thursday cover the period to the end of September 2009. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:44:39 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10197&Itemid=88 A NETWORK skillnet manager in Limerick, Dr Ingrid Hunt, has called on the country’s policy makers to ensure that employees have the right skills and competencies to gain employment in these harsh economic times. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:44:13 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10196&Itemid=88 Denis Healy - Quintas Group Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:43:47 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10122&Itemid=88 A ‘WORLD first’ in the pharmaceutical research and development industry has been created at the University of Limerick after the world’s first Pharmaceutical Best Practice Portal www.BPX.ie designed for, and by, pharmaceutical industry and academic institutions was launched last Friday by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:55:02 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10121&Itemid=88 AER Lingus has said that total revenues at the company for the three months to September 30 this year decreased by almost 10% compared to the same time last year. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:54:39 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10120&Itemid=88 THE Plato Midwest 2009-2011 programme commenced last Monday, November 9 with more than 50 companies from Limerick and Clare gathering for a launch ceremony in Dromoland Castle Hotel followed by inaugural group meetings and networking. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:54:13 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10119&Itemid=88 THE organisers of National Women’s Enterprise Day on November 20 have encouraged more women to think about setting up their own business. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:53:47 +0100