Do you think about how you cultivate and contribute to your entrepreneurial ecosystem?

I've been in Australia for the past three weeks and had some time to think, reflect, read etc and wanted to share 8 life lessons that may be of use to you.

I was MC for the 4th Annual Access to Finance conference at the Guildhall in Derry-Londonderry with British Business Bank, Invest Northern Ireland and InterTradeIreland. They have a superb format to maximise the value of the audience experience. After the speakers, panellists and networking, there is time for each table to have a conversation and identify their key takeaways, actions and introductions.The conference was split between (alternative) debt and equity financing as well as good governance, NEDs and networks.

I remember thinking "The Circular Flow of Income" explains so much about how the economy works!

Last week, we ( Carol Glynn FCA Conscious Finance Coaching and VectorVest, Inc ) ran a finance retreat in #Dubai focusing on money mindset and investing.

What if you found out that you had an extra €50,000 in your bank account? What would you do? How much of this hypothetical money have you spent already? I call this your "financial thermostat". 

Key practical insights from Insurance Explained” with Liberty Insurance What springs to mind when you think of “insurance”? For me, it’s something that I have to have but don’t want to ever have to use. Lots of people find it full of jargon, tricky nuance and a stressful experience if they have to claim. For all those reasons, Liberty Insurance , in association with Irish Times Training partnered to create the “Insurance Explained” series and they kindly invited me to interview four super people with the questions that are often on everybody’s mind.

In the latest ESG & Tech show , I delved right into the theme as it is the conversation of the day, the week and the year! First, it’s important to understand what drives inflation.