That Great Business Show

35 years a banker, then all change.

His company, IrishTrees.ie is planting trees to save the planet. He's helping businesses do that. This is a tangible exercise in greening the planet. You can go see, touch, feel your trees in the Naul in North County Dublin or at Dunsany in Meath. You can make a day of it, bring your staff, your clients of family to see 'your trees'. He'll plant one, a thousand or then thousand trees for you. Long after you and your business is gone those trees will be standing. A brilliant legacy. This is business doing good.

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Buying a bottle from a New York Airport vending machine can cost $6. Now they want you to add a 20% tip for buying from a machine. Irish startup Strikepay has tipping by the scruff, they're already profitable, gone international, funding again, and with co-founder Oli Cavanagh's track record, they could be huge. A business based on the humble tip. His 'hire in a heartbeat'? Louise Phelan

Bob Hamilton is a BIG supporter of That Great Business Show. He joined us when the podcast was in its infancy to talk about his Irish Urns business. The 35 year veteran of Bank of Ireland now has a 2nd successful business on the boil. He's planting trees to save the planet and to help businesses show they really want to save the planet. His IrishTrees.ie will plant a single tree, or thousands of trees (they plant a tree for every episode of That Great Business Show for us). They have the land and the know-how. This is business doing good.

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If you've a brilliant new product but don't know how to get it made give John O'Connell of CW Applied Technology a ring.

Following his participation on the Bord na Mona Accelerate Green Programme he's decided to build a team of experts that will take your idea and make it happen.

His business model is based on the hugely successful start-up studio, Idea Labs in California.

He's funding and he's looking for €2 million in smart funding to get this idea to take off.

Go for it. Get that better mousetrap built. The world will thank you for it.

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If you have an Irish business, based outside Ireland, maybe in Toronto, New York, Savannah, Chicago, Sydney, Melbourne or Dubai, publisher

Bobby Power, founder of Go Wild magazines, wants to know you. And he wants to feature your business.

He's defying publishing gravity by growing his numbers when so many others are failing. Listen to Business Bites E34 to find out how he's doing it.

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Bobby Power, founder of Go Wild magazines, talks about his latest magazine title, 'The Irish Abroad - Vancouver', celebrating successful Irish business founders. He has plans to bring similar publications to other major cities including Toronto, New York, Savannah, Chicago, Sydney, Melbourne and Dubai - AND he wants to hear from really interesting businesses in those locations.

He also explains how he keeps his production team together, though they're also scattered across the world, from Dublin, the UK, Spain and Canada.

He says he's become a serious phone salesman and has some top tips on how to sell over the phone.

His 'Hire in a Heartbeat'...everyone's favourite beard, Richard Branson

Think of the opening sequence of the TV series, Mission Impossible, when the 'good guys' picked a top team to take on the mission 'if you choose to accept it'. That's what John O'Connell of CW Applied Technology is doing following from his participation in the Bord na Mona Accelerate Green Programme. He's looking for marketing specialists, financial advisors, business development experts, all to bring his big idea, based on the hugely successful start-up studio, Idea Labs in California, to fruition.

He's funding so he's looking for €2 million in smart funding to get this idea to take off.

And John's choice for 'hire in a heartbeat' is Idea Labs founder Bill T. Gross to help him bring this great idea to Ireland.

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Fergal Lawlor, founder of Laois gem, Alpha Wireless makes antennas for the world. Employing 100 and recruiting, they're busy in Ireland, the UK, the US, Australia, Canada and Israel. Next they're hoping to grow more in the Middle East and/or South America, so they're planning on funding for growth, later in the year.

Private networks is a big, big growth area for them.

Huawei's problems in the US are an opportunity Alpha Wireless.

Fergal explains what we'll see next from 5G (and then, later, 6G...)

Alpha had a major contract with US mega-firm Sprint, which was great until Sprint was taken over and their contract terminated...and that wiped out half of Alpha's business. So they had to regroup. Quickly.

Enterprise Ireland have been huge supporters and he has tips for people using their services, including how best to engage with the Development Adviser (DA's)

His 'hire in a heartbeat', Paddy Lawlor.

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ChatGPT may be about to transform your business. In seconds. But you have to give it the right prompts (yes, you're new buzzword du jour), and Maryrose Lyons, Brightspark Consulting, is on hand to explain everything your business needs to know about ChatGPT that will save you a bucket load of time and shedload of time...all in just 20 minutes. Thanks to Done Deal Motors.

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Jason Bradshaw, Partner with JPA Brenson Lawlor, won last year's Deal of the Year. He is recognised as one of the top M&A experts and here he shares that expertise with us, explaining how to make your business more valuable when selling, and what to look out for when buying.

On Business Bites #32 he puts his spotlight on community pharmacies.

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Avril McCarthy, general manager, Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists is part of the management team looking after a team of 2,000 (yes!) but wants to hire more. How does one manage that many, across the country, and what are they doing to hire more...

Peter Leonard, barrister and co-presenter of The Fifth Court podcast, following the near $800 million settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News, explains how a court can put your business out of business

With thanks to Done Deal Motors

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E135 That Great Business Show

Viva Green, started 25 years ago, headlining at Glastonbury. Sold worldwide including distribution by John Deere in the US they now want support from some of the Irish multiples who are not all listing their green products. Viva Green's Sean O'Haire makes his plea.

Jason Bradshaw, partner at JPA Brenson Lawlor, highlights the nationwide shortage of pharmacists, how that impacts on profitability and possibly pushing some community pharmacists to sell up.

Maureen McCowen, Soft Skill Success, says living on the edge makes you a better communicator and that in turn could lead to promotion and business success.

With thanks to DoneDeal Motors

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