How the Digital Economy impacts YOU! - William Halpin 20093531

Hi all, I hope you are well! Welcome back to my blog. I hope from last week's edition that you now know a bit about me and my background. This week I am going to delve into my first topic which is 10 reasons why Ireland is an attractive place to invest and do business.  This topic of conversation really interested me from the beginning. As a young adult in Ireland I am well aware of the underlying issues with the Irish economy which have caused so many young people to leave Ireland to places such a Australia & Canada. However, I am also aware of Ireland's good reputation as an ideal location to do business hence our huge numbers of foreign direct investment for many reasons including those listed below: Young, skilled & educated workforce Ireland has a staggering 1 million people in full time education and 50% of the population being under the age of  34. This young and most importantly educated labour force is a huge factor in bringing multinational corporations to Ir...

Hi all! Welcome to my new blog, I'm new to this so don't be too harsh! In this blog I will give my views and opinions on a range of different business related topics over the coming weeks, I hope to keep you engaged and maybe learn a thing or two.   As this is my first blog I am going to begin by introducing myself. My name is William Halpin and I am from a small parish called Slieverue in south Kilkenny, only 5 minutes away from Waterford city.  I am 21 years old and I am in my final year of BBS (Hons) at SETU Waterford. I am in the accountancy stream and am hoping for a minimum 2:1 degree from my final year studies. I feel I have benefitted greatly from my 9 month stint of work placement at PwC. I was a member of the tax team in the Waterford office and I was delighted to accept an offer to return to the company after my final year depending on my results.  During my placement I learned of the importance of information systems in the workplace. In the modern day wi...