Gerry Breen, former Lord Mayor of Dublin, asks politicians to let the proposed flexible working time bill to 'wither on the vine' and to get out of the way of business doing its thing.He references the work done by politicians in setting up the PIAB and how that is now showing results. The next step he says is to 'hammer the insurance companies. He also wants politicians to take on, finally, the legal system, and he describes the legal process in his own floral way. He's in favour of a full-time Lord Mayor and as a former Lord Mayor himself, he shares his inside knowledge on why. He talks about the Drumcondra Business Group that he's involved in and recommends the model to others in business. He advises on how to get SBCI funding at 3% - "where would you get it" and he gives his two top tips on running a business. His 'Hire in a Heartbeat'? Michael Burke of Loughrea, Galway based Chanelle.35.00" Elaine Berkery, director of Castletroy, Limerick base Eastway Tech. They're a company that monitors critical machinery for some of the world's best biggest industrial names, all done from their Limerick base. They have units in Singapore and California, USA and are about to expand into the Eurozone, specifically the Benelux countries. Her ambition? 5% of the $1.78bn global machine monitoring business. In one case she cited their business saved a client $250,000 via preventative downtime, cost the client just a fraction of that amount. The company is hiring and you can hear all the details straight from Elaine.Her 'Hire in a Heartbeat'? Rendela Wenzel, Global Maintenance and Reliability Leader at Eli Lilly Find all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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