CFO Services is currently looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant
The successful candidate will assist in the operation of our clients’ finance departments, while receiving the training needed to prepare accounts to trial balance, draft management accounts, produce draft financial statements, prepare payroll calculations, and draft tax computations. The role will involve liaising internally with other team members and management, and externally with client staff and management. For more information, go to our Careers page.
CFO Services sponsor the return of the Momentum Series
Join us in-person on Tuesday 15th March, for the 2022 return of the popular Momentum Series. During this event we will be joined by a panel of entrepreneurs who will discuss their journey and growing their business. The popular Momentum series provides Chamber members with access to some of the most exciting start-up founders and entrepreneurs who have successfully scaled their businesses. These events are [...]
Record €1.3bn haul in tech funding as more Irish firms become unicorns
A brace of new “unicorns” helped Ireland to a record €1.3bn haul in tech funding over the last year, new figures show. Funding for Let’s Get Checked (€123m), medical devices firm Mainstay Medical (€89m), fintech company Wayflyer (€62m) and software analytics company Kitman Labs (€52m) saw indigenous tech industry funding blow past previous annual totals, according to data compiled by the Irish Venture Capital Association [...]
Viatel Group in deal for Limerick-based ActionPoint
Dublin-based telecoms service operator Viatel Group has today announced a deal for digital transformation services provider ActionPoint for an undisclosed sum. The Limerick headquartered company provides cutting-edge software development and managed IT services to over 500 customers. These include Munster Rugby, Chill Insurance, National Lottery, the Department of Foreign Affairs and some credit unions. The company also has offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Lisburn. [...]
Guinness startup hub to cater for 220 firms after €10m makeover
The Guinness Enterprise Centre, a startup hub nestled in the old stables of Dublin’s landmark brewery, has just gotten a €10m makeover. Thanks to money from State agencies including Enterprise Ireland, a loan from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund and help from Guinness owner Diageo, two stories have been added to create a 100,000-square-foot base that can now accommodate 220 co-working companies, up from 160. [...]
Investments in startups surge to overtake pre-pandemic levels
Startups across the island of Ireland are now raising more money than they were pre-pandemic. Angel investors injected €8.38m into 37 startups in the first half of 2021, 13.5pc up on the same period in 2019, according to the Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN), an umbrella group for early-stage investors. According to HBAN data, the average amount invested in the first half of 2021 was [...]