2.00" Maria Dickenson, MD of Dubray Books, talks about being acqurired by Easons, Dubray's expansion plans, and of course - her five favourite business books for Christmas that are; • Start with Why by Simon Sinek• Smart Tips for SMEs, Understanding the SME Environment in an Irish Context by Jim Power and Cormac Fitzgerald• Leading Change by John Kotter• Atomic Habits by James Clear• Thrive by Ariana HuffingtonAnd being That Great Business Show we drift into her favourite book of fiction this year and Cork University Press get a big shout out for their 4kg blockbuster.Maria's 'hire in a heartbeat'? Ryan Tubridy - a one person bookseller already!25.00" Hugh Sheehy, co-founder of Go Eve, winner of the NovaUCD 'Start Up of the Year' has what could be a world-winning solution to charging electric vehicles. Their project is in association with Imperial College London and they've drawn on the resources of both colleges to make sure there's nothing like it anywhere in the world - and they're in the process of protecting their solution with worldwide patents. They're raising €3m so they can supply paying customers by Q4 2022 (so very soon!). Hugh's 'hire in a heartbeat', for obvious reasons (power, scaling, electricity, funding) is Mainstream Renewable founder Eddie O'Connor.46.00" Niamh Cooney, The Big Idea, is looking for mentors for their hugely successful Transition Year schools' programme (10,000 on the waiting list). They need another 200 plus mentors from across disciplines who need only give around 4 hours their time to guide young students with their TY business projects. It's a laudable thing to do, you 'pay it forward'. That'll make you feel good about yourself and you can also claim on your LinkedIn profile that you're a 'startup mentor'! Niamh had a couple of people she'd like to get on board her team. Her 'hire in a heartbeat' were Ariana Huffington, former President Mary Robinson and everybody's favourite (!) Richard Branson.Find all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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