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The Local Enterprise Office (Carlow) is your first port of contact for Enterprise supports such as business planning, financial supports, training and advice.

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    21/12/2017

    Smyth and O'Reilly

    Silver Spear Gin is the inaugural product by Artisan Irish Distillers Smyth & O’Reilly which they launched to market in 2017. The distillery is located at Ballydarton House in Carlow and it is run by Gavin O’Reilly and husband and wife team Charles and Dawn Smyth. The brand is built on an extremely interesting and unique history which adds authenticity, prov- idence and heritage to their brand story and with the support of Local Enterprise Off ice Carlow and others along the way they are now successfully exporting this fantastic artisan product internationally from their base here in Carlow....

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    21/12/2017

    Valg Studio

    Valg Studio is the brainchild of Liga Valge who first began working with polymer clay in 2011, quickly becoming fascinated by the possibilities that this versatile medium had to offer. Since then Liga has set up Valg Studio and designs jewellery and homeware pieces, each designed and made by hand. Liga Valge is a member of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland and the International Polymer Clay Association while also being a member of FORM Carlow. FORM Carlow promotes Carlow as a destination for high-quality design and craft and provides a forum for the exchange of views, common objectives, collective activities, constructive criticism and feedback amongst highly skilled designer-makers and craftspeople. This is a really interesting profile for anyone interested in design, crafts or indeed anyone with a family to care for who is thinking about returning to work and...

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    20/12/2017

    Payzaar

    Payzaar is a new, revolutionary approach to global payroll. Their philosophy is simple; allow customers to leverage what works (i.e. the existing local payroll expertise) and augment it with what is lacking (i.e. the integration and harmonisation across the local payrolls). Rather than forcing customers to rip and replace their local payroll solution in order to benefi t from an integrated global solution, they decided to leverage those existing local solutions and build around them. It is a powerful platform that helps to streamline global payroll operations and gain unparal- leled insights into your organisation’s global employee bases and payroll data. No matter how far reaching your business operating territories are, Payzaar brings it all together for you. This is an interesting Q&A with Trevor Townsend, Co-Founder and COO of a relatively new company, this is certainly a company to watch and one we can all learn from....

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    20/12/2017

    CGL - Bringing brands to life

    CGL Retail Solutions formerly Carlow Graphics is a really exciting business that provides fi tting, printing, sign making, display and creative design solutions and they are based here in Carlow for over 23 years. CGL Retail is a superb company to read about as they started out as a small printing and sign making business back in 1994 and through hard work, adapt- ability and exceptional standards CGL Retail Solutions has grown to the exciting entity it is today. We love their mantra “Dream Big” and we hope you enjoy this Q&A with company owner Mark Dowling....

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    20/12/2017

    BioLogiq Solutions

    BioLogiQ provides expert, up-to-the-minute and customised management system consultancy, auditing services and training courses that are both comprehensive and practical. They work with public and private sectors to assist them in meeting their environmental, health and safety, laboratory, quality, energy management, social responsibility and sustainability requirements as well as ecological studies and screening reports....

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