I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who attended the 2015 St Patrick’s Event on Saturday 14th at Safran Zunft. The organization and hard work over the last few weeks was well worth it to have such an enjoyable afternoon. The Ambassador Martin Burke and Minister Kevin Humpreys definitely added a…
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Invitation to Basel Irish Club St. Patricks day celebrations
Dear Members, We hope that you are all enjoying Fasnacht! Time is fast approaching for our St. Patrick’s Day Lunch Celebration which will take place on Saturday, the 14th March 2015, in the beautiful and historic surroundings of Safran Zunft in Basel Stadt (www.safran-zunft.ch/en/), which recently hosted the official dinner of the 21st Ministerial Council…
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Invitation to :Taste Contemporary Craft at Artgenève 2015
The Irish perspective Taste Contemporary Craft has been selected by Artgenève to curate a special exhibition to showcase the best in contemporary craft at the 4th edition of the international art fair which will run from Thursday January 29th through to Sunday February 1st, 2015 at the Palexpo in Geneva. Taste champions the work of…
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Presidents report for 2014
Dear IBN Switzerland Members, As 2014 comes to a close, we can again look back with pride on our achievements – one major Swiss wide event – the trade mission and 4 chapter events. We also had many changes to the team – passing on the baton and bringing new ideas to ensure we stay…
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Report on Basel event December 2014
That time of the year again … the final IBN event for 2014 took place at an evening reception in Basel at Gasthof zum Goldenen Sternen. This was a follow up to the successful trade mission, which took place in June. Many thanks to the Enterprise Ireland team (Dusseldorf) – Orla, Jane and Eddie for…
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IBN EVENT in Lausanne 06th November 2014
We would like to invite you to the next Suisse Romande Chapter Event: Date: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 Location: Starbucks Coffee Trading Company, Rue du Grand-Chêne 1, 1003 Lausanne Time: 6.30 pm Arrival and refreshments, 7pm Presentation Start Event Details: The evening will commence by an introduction to our Host, Mr Colman Cuff, Managing Director…
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IBN Next Event in Zürich 23rd October 2014
The Next IBN Event will take place on October 23rd, at the Honorary Consulate of Ireland, Claridenstrasse 25, Zurich 8027. Time: Arrival at 6.30pm for refreshments, presentations starting 7pm. The theme will be show-casing Irish Entrepreneurial Spirit by members of the IBN within the Zurich Region, primarily focused on Technology. The first speaker will be…
Business News from Ireland
Open invitation to Swiss Irish Business Association Golf and Walking Event in Ireland
Members of the Irish business network in Switzerland are invited to attend the Annual Golf and Walking event of the Swiss Irish Business Association in Ireland. The golfing event takes place in Dromoland Castle in Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare on the 5th of September and the Walking on the Burren will take place on…
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Enterprise Ireland-backed venture capital investment rises
00 Enterprise Ireland’s Venture Capital and Seed Programme aims to get more private funding into the Irish market Investment firms backed by Enterprise Ireland invested €5m more last year than in 2012, according to the semi-State agency. Firms using its Seed and Venture Capital Programmes invested €59m in 94 companies during 2013, it said, compared…
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Irish National Plan on Corporate Social Responsibility 2014
Irish National plan on Corporate Social Responsibility 2014-2016 Corporate Social Responsibility A Green paper from the European Commission states that “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby enterprises integrate social and environmental concerns into their mainstream business operations on a voluntary basis”. The Irish government provides a regulatory framework governing issues such as employment…