Down To Business

Starting a business can be terrifying. It is estimated that 90% will crash and burn. That means heartache and pain, both emotionally and financially, both for the entrepreneur who came up with the idea and the investors who backed it. It doesn’t have to be that way. Why Startups Fail’ has just been launched. It’s written by a man who has worked in venture capital for 21 years & has also been part of that 90%, but he dusted himself down and went again. Dr Bernard J Bulkin joins Bobby to discuss.

Ice cubes used to be quite functional, but Richie French, the founder of the LXRY Ice Collection, thinks it is just an important feature in any luxury setting. He joins Bobby to discuss.

For this week’s Industry Review, Bobby goes goes beyond the headlines and takes a closer look at the job of being a columnist.
● Tanya Sweeney, features writer and columnist for the Irish Independent
● Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent for The Irish Examiner
● Brenda Power, columnist with the Sunday Independent & Irish Daily Mail

Bobby is joined in the Executive Chair this week by Peter Hyland, CEO of Carroll's Irish Gifts.

Joining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Breda Browne of Unique Media & Ciaran Hancock, Business Editor of the Irish Times.