E220 That Great Business Show We have found a lovely growing business called Tranzaura, born in 2010 and based in Limerick, that has developed fleet management software that is keeping transport fleets in Ireland, the UK and Australia on the road...including two thirds of London's red buses, 3,500 HGV's belonging to the UK's largest truck company, Travis Perkins. How did they win these companies? Trade shows. Keep that in mind. CEO Shane Mann explains how they keep winning customers. Another...

E219 That Great Business Show VisionR (fka Glimpse) is a business that counts. That's what it does. It counts millions and millions of people every month. It tells retailers where their customers are spending their time, where they're not spending time, where browsing is converting into sales, what different ages and genders are doing on the shop floor...all with one aim. Drive sales. Co-founder Oran Mulvey explains where they went wrong, and wrong...and then how they found their sweet spot....

E218 That Great Business Show President elect Donald Trump says that tariffs 'is the best word in the English language', as he threatens to apply a 10% tariff (customs tax) on all imports into the US. Ireland is the biggest European exporter to the US on a per capita basis. "This is a very serious moment" - Dan O'Brien, Chief economist at the Institute of International and European Affairs. Dan also gives his views on what the next Irish government will face in economic terms. If you're...

Episode 217: That Great Business ShowRelease Date: November 7, 2024 Host: Conall O'Morain Welcome to That Great Business Show, the podcast where we bring you tips, insights, and opportunities to fuel your business journey. Each episode, we feature high-flying entrepreneurs and industry leaders, and today is no exception. In this episode, we’re diving into the power of communication, as well as the cutting-edge world of functional foods. But first, a big thank you to all our listeners and to...

E216 That Great Business Show Sharon Yourell Lawlor has mayonnaise degree - or at least she wrote a dissertation on the marketing of mayonnaise. She wasn't so much interested in the taste or formula of it, but in what made shoppers choose Hellman's over Goodalls. She's now a world expert in how and why people shop, covering every type of shop. On this episode Sharon tells us what's hot and what's not in shops and shopping. What new ways have shop owners find to make you part with your money...

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Episode 214 That Great Business Show Brendan Fitzpatrick RESTART JOURNEY – If you've had enough of your job, or your business is getting you down and you crave a change, then Brendan is the man for you. In 20 minutes he'll explain what you should and could do to make change happen. It could be life changing. Literally. His hire in a heartbeat? Sports mad Brendan would love to work with Bill Shankley RIP (and he wanted to play for Liverpool as well) Emma & Éabha Duffy, My Forever Tooth...

E213 That Great Business Show A daring raid by Italy's UniCredit bank has seen them take a 21% stake in Germany's Commerzbank - a pillar support of the Mittelstand (Germany's big SME's) - and German politicians aren't happy. This could be the start of a period of consolidation in European banking and though Ireland is tiny in European terms, there could be value for a predator bank in banks like PTSB and could attract overseas buyers. Financial analysts John Cronin gives his thoughts on what...

E212 That Great Business Show Nigel Owens, legendary rugby referee, on his life and times and why you should base your business in Wales. He's searingly honest about his own near brush with death, by suicide and his continuing battle with bulimia. This episode is essential listening for any person, of any age, going through tough times. Nigel is simply inspirational. Please share it. And of course, as one of the greatest after-dinner speakers, he tells side splitting stories about Peter...

E211 That Great Business Show Want to start your own food company, then this is the episode for you. You could be the next worldwide food brand, or you may have more limited aspirations, to keep it simple and local. Either way, author and food industry expert Oonagh Monahan, author of 'More Money for Jam', joins That Great Business Show with a checklist of ingredients to make sure your business is properly baked from the start. She also gives one really, really great business idea that she...

E210 That Great Business Show A biking business that has taken some years to flourish. GoBike.io founder, Ronan Whelan, has spent a couple of years refining his cycling holiday booking platform and now is looking for cycling tour providers to contact him, to check out his site and, ideally, to post holidays on the platform. A bit like mountain cycling, the road to success has been a bit bumpy. Learn from him about hiring a team, maxing available State funding - he also queries whether he...

E209 That Great Business Show Peter Davitt, CEO, FIT. (spoiler alert, nothing to do with fitness). No matter what your age or qualifications, you can switch to tech, thanks to FIT - fast track to information technology - basically a tech internship - earn while you learn. There are many, many vacancies, there are many, many opportunities. If you've passed a Leaving Cert equivalent (and even on that they're flexible) and you and have the aptitude and attitude, then you could be in...on the...

E208 That Great Business Show Government backed MicroFinance Ireland, the micro business specialist lender, has doubled its lending limits and businesses can now apply for loans of up to €50,000. MFI CEO Des McCarthy joins us on That Great Business Show to explain who can get this cash, and how best to go about getting it -but not if you're in sex, drugs or 'rock and roll' aka distilling (but brewing is OK?!). But if you're in food for example, and your business is under the cosh, they're...

E207 That Great Business Show We reveal a great Northern Ireland secret. OS Kitchens started 35 years ago on a kitchen table. Now they have a 450,000 sq ft plant, employing 360 skilled workers. Having conquered the UK and Ireland they have started to export to Chicago partially thanks to That Great Business Show. Listen to learn how. The business is backed by a UK funder called Rubicon, a specialist manufacturing investor. Tim Dillon explains why they're focussed on the US (he once worked for...

E206 That Great Business Show 'Highly Commended', Irish Podcast Award Winner Conor O'Donovan, Head of the National Enterprise Hub. Why do 100,000 SMEs not avail of government business supports? Too complicated, too much paperwork, too busy??? Not so says Conor, where they're working to simplify application processes and they've brought all supports under one National Enterprise Hub roof. You asked, they delivered, they say. Best of all, according to us, you can talk to a human,...

E205 That Great Business Show Irish Podcast Awards 'Highly Commended' Winner Tipple is shaking up the alcohol distribution business. Headed by Eoin Bara, based in Tullamore Co. Offaly, they have a growing number of warehouses to supply drink directly to the consumer - D2C. It's a very interesting business model, mixing Amazon know-how with a distillers insights. We spotted an ad for RedZinc, a company we've had on the podcast before, in the Business Post newspaper. RedZinc is raising money to...

E204 That Great Business Show Irish Podcast Awards, 'Highly Commended' Winner According to Revenue Commissioner figures customs' declarations jumped from 1.7 million in 2020 to 55 million to 2023. No wonder the process needs to be automated. That's what Customs Window Technologies does. Learn how they keep ahead of their competitors. Customs declarations are the law and if you don't fill out your declarations correctly you are breaking the law. Not good. And Ireland's Revenue Commissioner and...

E203 That Great Business Show Emma Meehan, founder of Precision Sports Technology, is about to revolutionise sports physiotherapy globally. She's put in the hard yards to create an incredible bit of tech. We've seen it in action. REAL TIME feedback on how you are moving, all from an iPad. Uses? Physios, sports clubs, gyms, anybody with any mobility problems, anybody who moves (it'll help you move better). The market is worth half a trillion dollars (so that's $500 billion, BIG!). She has...

E202 That Great Business Show Big news from Waterford company PlayerStat Data who have just cracked the North American market, with two deals they couldn't tell us about. But we asked enough questions so that you may be able to find out who the deals are with. Founder Colin Brett says that after seven long years (he almost had his CV on Indeed.com) the company that deliberately specialises in Youth soccer (as opposed to others who concentrate on elite teams around the world) has turned a big...

E201 That Great Business Show Lorcan Healy, goalkeeper with Shelbourne AFC and founder of Eos Elite sportswear. A professional athlete in the morning, a startup dynamo in the afternoon, and beyond. His secret sauce starts, he says, with his first hire, Simon Feeney, marketing and events manager. He explains how he has built a community of over 17,000 to date - he says that community is the way to cut through to your customers. He sells socks. But he makes them a little differently from...

E200 That Great Business Show Key Patent Innovations MD Angela Quinlan - incredible young (2020) Irish business, founded by Angela Quinlan, that bought 33,000 Blackberry patents for $170m. They now have to 'sweat' those patents. Think of buying a Prince or David Bowie back catalogue and finding new (and existing ways) of making the music sing (financially of course). Damien McConville, Project Manager InterTradeIreland and Stephen Barry-Hannon Project Manager at Circular Bioeconomy Cluster...

E199 That Great Business Show Commercial litigation can cost an absolute fortune. That's why more and more businesses are opting for mediation to settle disputes. Peter Leonard BL is a barrister, co-presenter of The Fifth Court legal podcast and he's a certified mediator. He joins That Great Business Show to explain how mediation works, what the process is, how much it costs, what it's good for and when it doesn't work. And he says, if it doesn't work, you can always go back to court. 80%...

E 198 That Great Business Show We may have confused Kilgarvan and Glencar in County Kerry, but we certainly didn't mess up a great business story - that of Glencar - a leading construction company, growing to become one of the UK’s most successful privately-owned contractors having been founded only in 2016 (revenues of over half a billion Pounds Sterling). The twist in the tail is that Glencar, founded by an Irish family in Britain, is bringing it all back home, to Kerry as their base for...

E197 - How to sell a dinosaur. You will never hear a business podcast like this elsewhere. Paddy Meade, former Dep. Chair and CEO of worldwide auction house Bonhams, is probably the world's best known seller of dinosauria. Paddy was asked to sell a dinosaur that had been pledged by a Creationist property developer (they believe the world is just 6,000 years old) as collateral in a failed property deal. When things went bust the dinosaur headed for the salesroom. This dinosaur, had spent five...