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Bizin-Bizout is a new kind of advertising service

to new and existing businesses.

It is designed to assist new businesses to

advertise their products and services through the

media and the internet.

Featured Companies

whoseview.ie

techtv101

freightfox.ie

talkshop.ie

Blue-Spire Ltd

Inside:

• €20,000 Start Up Package Giveaway for Wexford’s Newest Entrepreneur Pg3• Tenders Pg9

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www.whoseview.ie is Ireland’s new social

review based website that enables consumers

rant or rave local services from restaurants, bars,

beauty salons, hairdressers, butchers, cafes,

fashion shops, car dealers etc. The site was

launched on July 17th 2009 with 38,000 Dublin

businesses and close to 650 customer reviews.

The goal is to concentrate on city locations,

moving to Galway and Cork in September,

before launching into the UK in early 2010.

With consumer’s now trusting customer

recommendations more than any other medium,

www.whoseview.ie ultimate goal is to help

people make informed decisions through trusted

connections. Secondary to this is the facilitation

of conversations between consumers and

businesses/brands.

The site contains a number of exciting and

unique features for a customer review website.

Some of these are:

1. Search and filter top rated services by

category, ranking and area e.g. 1 of 65

restaurants in Ballsbridge, 3 of 40 dry

cleaners in North City Centre.

2. Monitor the likes, dislikes and

recommendations of your trusted network of

friends via your private dashboard.

3. Recommend and share special offers with

your friends as posted by businesses on

WhoseView.

4. Be kept informed of your favourite businesses

in terms of reviews and offers through our

notification tracker.

5. Receive recommendations via your

dashboard on services and offers deemed to

match your personal preferences.

6. Earn WhoseView points for action, whereby

10 points = €0.01 cent and can be redeemed

against exclusive offers posted to

WhoseView.

There are multiple ways businesses and brands

can engage in WhoseView, from building their

profile, conversing privately with reviewers,

leveraging their reviews via RSS/Widgets, to

sponsoring premium listings similar to Google.

More information can be found on the business

owner’s page on WhoseView.

www.whoseview.ie was founded by Helen

McCarthy and Michael McFionbhear in

partnership with Lightbox Multimedia. They are

also supported by Enterprise Ireland.

To celebrate the launch of www.whoseview.ie,

everyone who posts a review before August 31st

2009, is entered into a draw to win a €250

shopping voucher for Dundrum Town Centre.

www.whoseview.ie

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New version of Gaming, Technology and Gadgets

website now online

Today sees the Re-launch of

www.techtv101.com. Techtv101.com is a video

based website that looks at the latest Gadgets,

Games and Web content from an Irish perspective.

The sites creator Michael Brennan previously

Produced Irelands first dedicated Computer

games TV show “Game On” for intermission

studios for Channel 6 Ireland, and has worked in

the Television industry for the past 13 Years.

“Techtv101.com is basically an Irish web TV site,

based with Irish presenters and Irish related

technology news. Along with gathering the best

and biggest news from around the world in relation

to everything from games releases to the latest

phones, The primary focus of the site is to get user

involvement from its viewers and provide a one

stop shop where users can see all the latest video

content at an Irish site”

The show originally was being produced by the

Techtv101 team as a project to see if users would

show any interest, and with over 40,000 unique

user visits covering the site and blog so far, has

been a total success. All of

the production team are still giving their services

and time generously for free, with the hope of

progressing into something that can bring value

and entertainment to the Irish viewing public

The site also hopes to connect its users using its

YouTube channel which has been ranked number

1 in Ireland a number of times since launch –

www.youtube.com/techtv101,

The Features are presented by 3 presenters, they

are:

Tony Reilly

Lynn Larkin

Claire Solan

For more Information, Interviews and Presenter

Info/ Photos Please contact

[email protected]

whats new?www.Techtv101.com

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€20,000 Start Up Package Giveaway for

Wexford’s Newest Entrepreneur. The search has

now begun for Wexford’s Newest Entrepreneur in

a Dragon’s Den style competition. This is one of

the biggest enterprise competitions launched in

Ireland this year.

As a voluntary community organisation Innovation

Wexford through its Wexford Enterprise Centre is

pleased to announce their new innovative job

creation initiative. The search has now begun for

Wexford’s Newest Entrepreneur in a Dragon’s

Den style competition. This is one of the biggest

enterprise competitions launched in Ireland so far

this year. The 20/20 Visionary Search Business

Start Up Competition was launched as part of

Wexford Enterprise Centre’s 20th anniversary

celebrations.

The overall winner will receive a start up business

package worth an amazing €20,000. This

represents €1000 for every year Wexford

Enterprise Centre has been in operation. The

package includes office accommodation, start up

finance, radio advertising, financial and

accountancy services, website and hosting,

business mentoring, broadband and

communications, business insurance and

computer equipment.

Ten chosen finalists will pitch a presentation to a

panel of carefully selected judges with each judge

bringing specific areas of expertise and skill set to

the judging process. The other 9 finalists will

receive a detailed analysis from the judging panel

outlining the pros and cons of their business idea.

Start Up PackageGiveaway forWexford’s NewestEntrepreneur

€20,000

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They will also be the

recipients of Enterprise

Ireland’s Entrepreneur

Workshop specifically

developed for this initiative,

as well as a place on Wexford

County Enterprise Board’s Start Your

Own Business Programme.

Wexford Enterprise Centre is Innovation

Wexford’s most prestigious job creation project

and is one of Ireland’s largest and most

successful centres of its kind. With this

competition, Wexford Enterprise Centre is aiming

to create a real opportunity for new entrepreneurs

to reach their full potential and to encourage

individuals to consider self employment as a real

option. We are looking to find a brand new

business start up with an innovative idea that will

create sustainable employment in County

Wexford.

This unique competition will make a significant

contribution to Wexford’s economy. It is providing

an opportunity for the winner to establish and

grow. It will also create a platform for the nine

runner up companies to develop their ideas

further thus enhancing real employment

opportunities in County Wexford. We are sending

out

a positive message that in

these uncertain times opportunities do exist for

people willing to invest time, drive and energy into

developing new business ventures. Supporting

Wexford Enterprise Centre in this innovative

venture are Enterprise Ireland, South East Radio

(Media Partner), Wexford County Enterprise

Board, Sheil Kinnear, FBD Insurance, Graphedia,

Ennis & Co Business Consultants, Celtic Linen

and Skytel.

This competition spans

over three months. The ten

finalists will be announced

in August. They will pitch

their presentations to the

judges in September. The

winner will be announced

during Spirit of Enterprise

Week in early October.

Further detailed information and application

requirements can be found on the competition

website www.wec.ie/vision or contact Wexford

Enterprise Centre on 053 9141711.

Freight, Logisticsand Supply ChainManagement companies

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“International trade can be daunting

when you don’t know your ro/ro from

your lo/lo,” says Lara Walsh, Online

Business Developer for freightfox.ie.

“At least that’s what I felt like when I

first came on board to develop the

FreightFox website. It’s been my

challenge to transfer the expertise

demonstrated in the pages of the

Irish Supply Chain Management

Services Directory to an online

medium in a meaningful way. And I

think we’re getting there.”

freightfox.ie helps those looking to export to find

companies that ship to/from Ireland to all over the

world. It also provides a place for people new to

international trade to find out information through

its freight dictionary and freight news sections.

“Malahide Promotions has been publishing the

freight directory for over twenty years now. We’ve

seen many competitors come and go and I like to

think the fact that we’re still in existence is

because we know this industry better than most,”

commented Ms Walsh. “Going online means we

get the opportunity to expand our position as the

‘go to’ place for Irish based firms to get information

on operators using, providing and servicing the

freight industry in Ireland.”

The re-designed freightfox website will go live this

August and the latest edition of the Irish Supply

Chain Management Services Directory is available

to purchase online from the 6th of July for €44

(plus VAT and P&P).

Contact Details:

Lara Walsh, Online Business Developer

Tel: 01 845 4640 email: [email protected]

www.freightfox.ie

About the Irish Supply Chain Management

Services Directory

Find freight information fast with the Irish Supply

Chain Management Services Directory.

Services connected with the movement and

handling of imports and exports are listed in over

90 categories segregated into 14 major sections.

Over 300 full colour A5 sized pages contain the

addresses, phone and fax numbers (in Ireland and

abroad) to the ‘Who’s Who’ in the freight industry.

All in all there are

• 4,000 companies organised by services offered

• 100+ comprehensive company profiles

• A Quick Reference section showing which

companies ship to which countries

• Freight Dictionary and Glossary explaining

common and not so common freight

terminology

Published by Malahide Promotions, The Irish

Supply Chain Management Services Directory is

now in its 23rd year and still going strong.

About Malahide Promotions

Malahide Promotions are specialists in promoting

the voice of the freight industry in Ireland.

Established in 1988 by Colm Walsh, a veteran of

the logistics trade, Malahide Promotions is small

but perfectly formed to handle communications

and marketing services for companies involved in

the freight industry in Ireland.

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Ireland’snewest ShoppingForumwww.talkshop.ie haseverybody talking!

Co. Meath, Ireland — 06 Aug. 2009

A great new site has just launched called

http://www.talkshop.ie for all those of you out

there who love not only shopping, but TALKING

about shopping!! The forum is only new, but the

driving force behind it, Sian Maloney from

http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie

is hoping that it will become a

premier resource for people looking

to exchange information and get

shopping deals in Ireland.

They have an Ask the Experts section

for people looking for advice on what

wine to buy for that special meal, what

fabrics or furnishings will match that

specific room, advice on your appearance from

your own personal Image Consultant. Ask your

own Landscape Gardener advice on your

garden, advice on what baby gift or clothes to

buy and even their own Wedding Specialist!! So

why not hop on over there and ask!

www.GiftsandVouchers.ie is a site that has

brought together online shopping from some of

Irelands best retailers in one place and allows

you to browse by category, so why not check

out their wide range of gift ideas and have them

delivered anywhere in Ireland. And then let

everybody know on

www.talkshop.ie

all about it!! Join

the chat.

shoppingwhats it all a

bout?

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Blue-Spire Ltd offer a cost-effective, easy &

secure way to backup company data as an

alternative to manual tape backup systems from

as little as €23 per month for a small business.

Blue-Spire Ltd is the brainchild of industry IT

expert Ken Gummerson who has over 20 years

experience in the field of information & computer

technology. According to Ken, ‘We differ from

other online data security providers in Ireland in

terms of the technology we use & security we

can provide. Blue-Spire goes a step further than

the standard offering. We researched the best-in-

class providers globally, then tailored and priced

the service competitively for the Irish market.

Currently, we are the only providers of this level of

service in Ireland’.

Blue-Spire backup use the highest levels of on-

line banking and military-grade encryption

available (128-bit SSL and 448-bit Blowfish). This

ensures data is secure during transportation via

the internet and during storage. Data is stored

remotely off site in a state-of-the-art, purpose

built data centre in the US. Data is double-backed

up to a second location and both facilities are

built to withstand 7.5 magnitude earthquakes and

run on their own diesel generators.

The service can be set-up within 1 hour,

technicians don’t have to call out to the office, so

there is minimal disruption to business during set-

up. In the event of data loss, Blue-Spire’s system

can start to restore saved data in a matter of

minutes.

The

process of backing up data in

a small business is usually performed using

manual tapes. It is an essential task in order to

protect the information held on computers. In the

event of files being lost, the backup data system

should hold a second copy of the missing files.

However, tapes have proven unreliable &

expensive at the best of times. Trying to recover

lost data can be crippling, both in terms of lost

business and the money spent trying to restore it.

The cost of maintaining a tape backup system for

a small business can reach €1.4K per year. Blue-

Spire offer a simple, automatic, secure on-line

backup service starting at €23 per month based

on for a small office with 1-3 people on a server.

Other business packages are available from Blue-

Spire including home packages from €10 a

month.

Blue-Spire Ltd is based in Bailieborough,

Co. Cavan, tel: 042 9694724 or website

www.backup.blue-spire.ie.

shoppingEntrepreneurship &Innovation Alive & Wellin Cavan

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Supply Delivery and Support of USB Flash

Drives

Ref: AUG125001, Deadline: 01-Sep-09

By An Garda Síochána

Document Type: Invitation to Tender

Supply and installion of an Energy Monitoring

and Targeting System

Ref: AUG124878, Deadline: 31-Aug-09

By University of Limerick


Tourism Ireland Imagery Website


By Tourism Ireland


Pension Scheme Administration, Actuarial and

Consultancy Services


By Commission for Energy Regulation


UL0183 Supply & Installation of AV equipment

for Moot Court Room, University of Limerick


By University of Limerick


Operation of Museum Café Licences

Ref: JUL122501, Deadline: 01-Sep-09

By National Museum of Ireland


IRL-Dublin: IT services: consulting, software

development, Internet and support

Ref: AUG124835, Deadline:

By Legal Aid Board

Document Type: PIN Notice

Online Golf Tee Time Provider


By Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development

Authority


Broadband Services


By Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas

Document Type: Contract Notice

Tenders

Supply Delivery and Support of USB Flash DrivesSupply and installion of an Energy Monitoring andTargeting System Broadband Services Tourism IrelandImagery Website Online Golf Tee Time ProviderOperation of Museum Café Licences Wireless Networkfor Cork University Hospital Campus Supply Deliveryand Support of USB Flash Drives

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What expenses can I claim for?

You can claim for any business expenses which

you have incurred in order to earn your profits.

These expenses are normally referred to as

revenue expenditure.

Revenue expenditure is your day to day running

costs and covers such items as:

• Purchase of goods for resale

• Wages, rent, rates, repairs, lighting and

heating etc.

• Running costs of vehicles or machinery used

in the business

• Accountancy fees

• Interest paid on any monies borrowed to

finance business expenses/items

• Lease payments on vehicles or machinery

used in the business

If you are registered for VAT the expenses you

claim should be exclusive of VAT

Directorybestpricewins.comemail: [email protected]

blueleafgallery.comTel:+353 18333456email: [email protected]

Blue-Spire LtdBailieborough, Co. Cavan

freightfox.ieLara Walsh, Online Business DeveloperTel: 01 845 4640 email: [email protected]

jdldigital PhotographyJohn LowesTel: 087 9456446Email: [email protected].

magicmundo.comTel:+353 1 4937908email: [email protected]

solecv.comTel: 045 982812 / 086 6008016email: [email protected]

talkshop.ieSian Maloney Managing Directorwww.giftsandvouchers.ieMorningtonCo. Meath, Ireland086 3702831

techtv101.comMichael BrennanWebmaster/ ProducerCo. Dublin, Ireland+353 867914055

whoseview.comMichael McFhionbhear CEO44 Ballintyre WalkBallintyre HallDublin 16Co. Dublin, Ireland086 8068760

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