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PwC’s 11th Global Family Business Survey

Friday, 05 May 2023

PwC’s Family Business Survey 2023 comes at a time of great change. The optimism of a post-covid world has been sorely tested by the geopolitical

 

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A guide to family business succession planning

Friday, 11 February 2022

Succession planning is one of the most sensitive issues, and COVID-19 appears to have concentrated minds in this area.   Topics such as

 

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Tánaiste and Minister Donohoe launch new €90m fund for Irish start-ups

Thursday, 10 February 2022

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD and the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD launched a new

 

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The term “Intrapreneur” might not be as well known as entrepreneur yet but this phenomenon is quickly gaining ground and shaping the way we think of innovation.

 

For Example: Xerox company set up XTV for the purpose of investing in the promising technologies of the employees. The $30m fund has supported 12 start ups so far, only 2 which have failed.
XTV is ran as a venture capital firm providing seed capital and finding investors where necessary. one of the firms is Quad Mark which was created by Dennis Stemmle who is an employee there for 25 years. (
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3413.html)

 

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