How to raise my prices
I have, like most others being paying attention to the Labelling problem with the Beef / Horse Scandal in Europe since December. Two major brands made statements that their prices had not increased in...
3 Apr, 2013
I have, like most others being paying attention to the Labelling problem with the Beef / Horse Scandal in Europe since December. Two major brands made statements that their prices had not increased in...
28 Feb, 2013
My thoughts today for this blog, is of the resistance to change, fear of collaborating together in case we loose out by an enterprise. I experienced first hand recently that fear of collaborating with...
26 Feb, 2013
We are dealing with a paradox. Craft or the handmade used to be at the centre of commerce and manufacturing and it was a viable, honourable way for people to make a good living....
30 Jan, 2013
Writing a Good Concept The difference between a concept and an idea is akin to that of the difference between a grocery shopping list and a recipe. Writing a good concept takes: Investing in...
12 Oct, 2012
This week, I finally got time to set aside to re-evaluating our USP, that 30 second (or even 10 second) pitch that we all get with those we interact with, that time that can...
11 Sep, 2012
What do business owners need to know about business model innovation? Business model innovation can consist of adding new activities, linking activities in novel ways or changing the way a party performs an activity....
7 Sep, 2012
All business are involved in the ‘business’ of relationship building. They build a rapport with their customers/clients and develop this relationship to enhance the fullfilment of their customer requirements. Selling – finding out the...
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Both Brian and Grainne have been working with eight Famers Markets in County Meath since January 2012, and have provided a focused analysis of the “state of the art” in terms of the markets current situation, potential for development and clear pathways for investment both in terms of capital and skills enhancement requirements.
As dedicated partitioners in the field.. they bring first hand knowledge and a pragmatic approach to this project taliered to their clients needs. It is apparent that th… Read more
I cannot praise Brian enough, he is a brilliant technical resource with excellent customer handling skills and a real pleasure to work with.
Mark Duffy, Service Delivery Manager, Ireland, Esp.co.uk
2012/11/01
Brian Andrews & Grainne Cleare, The Business Planners
The Ballymun Business Academy (BBA) provides training to entrepreneurs to enable them to stress test their strategic vision and reassess the company’s strategic direction. Brian and Grainne were contracted by the Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership in November 2012 to deliver a training module within BBA. In many entrepreneurship courses the focus is predominately on administering tools to aid entrepreneurs, however, Brian and Grianne’s … Read more
Brian joined us at Snap as part of his DCU Business Innovation Program. Our project at Snap was to introduce 6 new commercial products to Snap, over 6 months. Brian acted as Project Manager for the exercise. Working with Group Office, he completed the commercial negotiations and planned the rollout of the new products. A clear, precise and practically implementable method for rolloing out the products was developed by Brian and Grainne from DCU, with Snap’s group office team. The methodology inc… Read more
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