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Barry Downes, managing partner at Sure Valley Ventures: ‘The hardest part of this job is turning down companies for funding.’

I’ve always had the view that entrepreneurship is a public good. It creates jobs and new technologies, and fosters dynamism in the economy. I’ve spent over 20 years working in and around start-ups and it’s my view that while it’s great to have multinationals in Ireland, we really need to go all out to back indigenous companies too.

Working at a start-up involves risk and entrepreneurs aren’t always rewarded for the work they put in. ...

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