Established in 2015 by Bank of Ireland, ThinkBusiness.ie serves as a comprehensive resource hub supporting Irish entrepreneurs and SMEs in their growth journey. Initially focusing on offering tailored information, tools, and templates, the platform has evolved to include diverse content such as guides, case studies, and podcasts featuring interviews with prominent figures in the Irish … Continue reading ThinkBusiness.ie: Serving as a comprehensive resource hub supporting Irish entrepreneurs and SMEs in their growth journey

A graduate of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland’s Ideas Academy, Mamobo Ogoro started Gorm out of frustration with how diverse voices and stories were represented in Ireland. There lacked a platform where communities could not only speak for themselves, but engage along lines of difference. With a simple but challenging mission to spark a movement of unity … Continue reading Gorm – A social enterprise that’s sparking a movement of unity and shared understanding

Having travelled abroad and become an English teacher and then a lecturer when she returned Niamh Kelly created Tigim because of her experience adapting the way she communicated with students to ensure it’s at their level of understanding. Since then she launch the platform that provides interaction intelligence for companies to help them create content … Continue reading Tigim – helping companies to create content that their customers can understand.

In 2018, a small but dedicated team of volunteers initiated a WhatsApp group with the aim of providing support to individuals engaged in remote work within local and rural communities.This quickly began to blossom and after creating a website, holding in-person in different chapters throughout Ireland, creating a social enterprise, training employers on the benifits … Continue reading Grow Remote – Supporting Diversity and Inclusion through advocating for remote working

Having had issues with dyslexia throughout his life Robert James Gaberial created Helperbird in 2015 to with a mission of making the digital world more accessible for everyone who uses it. It's now an extension that has more than one million users globally and has social responsibility built in to make it affordable to all. I … Continue reading Helperbird – Making the digital world more accessible for all.

LinkedIn, the world's largest professional social network, has solidified its reputation as the market leader in various aspects, including job posting, fostering business connections, and staying informed about both Irish and international business developments. Nonetheless, for individuals embarking on the journey of building their professional network or seeking employment opportunities, it can be a challenge … Continue reading LinkedIn Ireland’s Community Learn-in Sessions – Giving job seekers the tools to maximise their potential

Born out of frustration at seeing how difficult it was for a lot of great people to access the workplace, Founder Nessa Maguire and her team Allison Kushel and Máire O’Herlihy started EudaOrg. An all-in-one software solution to help companies make workplaces fairer for all. Working closely with Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) teams, EudaOrg … Continue reading EudaOrg – A tool for DEI teams to have one place to work from, enabling them to to have a greater impact towards their DEI goals

Bohemian Football Club or Bohs as they’re more commonly known, have been in operation since 1890. A fully member owned, the club has been using its community team to empower underrepresented groups and ensure that football can be accessed and enjoyed by all. Their Community work reached 10,000 people in 2022, while their 5 pillars … Continue reading Bohemian FC – Using football to be a force for good in their community

Originally created in 1967, WALK had a number of social causes, including people with disabilities in the community, WALK’s services include everything from providing job coaching to implementing supported employment for their user base amongst corporate companies in Ireland. WALK works with educational services, government services, other social enterprises and for-profit companies to make the … Continue reading WALK – Providing employment supports to people with disabilities in Ireland since 1967

A company born in the pandemic, Lisa-Nicole Dunne had a wide and varied career in change management in financial services, the automotive industry, mobile phone market and the Not For Profit sector as both a board member and in the senior leadership of many companies in the market. It wasn’t until the pandemic hit that … Continue reading Mantra Strategy – Providing strategic consulting services for Not-For-Profits

As the Special Olympics World Summer Games kicks off this weekend, I had the opportunity to interview Ayoub Deboub. Ayoub is a Special Olympics Ireland athlete who is currently studying Sports Exercise Management in UCD and has recently taken on the role of intern in the Communications, Marketing and Fundraising team. Ayoub told me about … Continue reading Special Olympics Ireland – Providing support, exercise and community to people with intellectual disabilities and their families

Having had huge successes in recent years, TU Dublin’s Entrepreneurship For People With Disabilities course is now looking for applications from people with disabilities who are interested and have an idea for running their own business. The course, which is supported by AIB and The Open Doors Initiative, is a best in its class initiative … Continue reading TU Dublin’s Entrepreneurship For People With Disabilities course is now looking for applications

Texthelp is a world leading inclusive technology company that helps all people to understand and be understood, which makes learning and working more engaging, and offers more choice to everyone in the way that they learn and work. Texthelp now operates in the UK, USA, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Australia and to date has helped … Continue reading Texthelp – making the world more accessible through helping everyone to understand and be understood

Publicjobs.ie is the online portal of The Public Appointments Service. It hires for all areas of the Civil Service in Ireland today. With a remit as broad as that, Publicjobs.ie has taken a number of steps to increase the work that they are doing in Diversity and Inclusion and make the Civil Service more representative … Continue reading Publicjobs.ie – helping to make the Civil Service in Ireland more reflective of Irish society

Melissa Roa created Coaching Close To You (CCTY) in 2021 as a way for individuals to empower, support and help you to “release your inner power and potential by growing your self-awareness and confidence to achieve your own goals”. By coaching a person through the journey to find what they want to do, to write … Continue reading Coaching Close To You – Empowering people and employers to reach their full potential