IKEA Ireland recently announced that, since April 1st, all of its 413 employees are being paid the Living Wage of €11.50 per hour. They join retailers Lidl and Aldi who announced that identical measures would come into effect for their own workforces late last year and early in 2016 r

Airbnb has been facilitating stays in Irish homes since 2009 – over 419,000 to date. Between October 2014 and September 2015 alone, 7,200 hosts welcomed guests into their home. Though most of these travellers come from Europe, almost a third travel from the US, with small numbers visi

If you’ve got your own business, then perhaps growing your operations might be your most important new year’s resolution. If you’re not quite sure where to begin, ProStrategy is hosting a free briefing event discussing the important role played by IT in achieving bus

Any budding entrepreneurs in the audience? The free Empowering Better Decisions event will take place in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport on Tuesday September 29th. Hosted by ProStrategy, industry and customer speakers will be sharing their experiences on how you can use positiv

When you’re a teenager, chances are your mind is occupied with everything and anything but the thought of managing your money. And while many youths earn their own income, the bank of mum and dad is often there in the background, so why bother worrying about it too much? Startin

Do you constantly work overtime in order to meet deadlines or expectations, or do you simply show up, work your allocated hours and leave? If you fall into the former category then you’re not alone. A new survey by Matrix Recruitment has put paid to that notion expressed by Doll

Although we tend to focus on free and discounted courses from online provider Udemy, there are loads of great alternatives out there if you’re looking to learn and invest in your skills. Khan Academy A non-profit educational organisation, Khan Academy is a great resource for tho

These days, many Irish consumers will rely on credit in some form or another, whether that be a loan from a financial institution, a PCP for a car and so on. When assessing an application, lenders will look for information that will assure them that you can repay the loan, and that yo

Qualified Financial Adviser Shona Chambers explains how compound interest can leave you with more than you expect. A client of mine asked me recently ‘How can that projection report show a project fund value of €48,000 if I am saving €400 per month for five years?’ She correctly noted