EU may be losing €60bn in annual sales through IP theft in goods and services

Counterfeiting is a global phenomenon, and online marketplaces are an increasingly important source of income for criminal gangs

Counterfeiting and piracy cost Ireland €900m in lost sales

Piracy losses amount to 54% of total Irish sales, according to EU report

Determining whether a business has what it takes to be successful

Countdown to Launch by Irish authors Greg Devlin and Liam Fennelly offers a rigorous six-week bootcamp process for start-ups

An approach to business innovation built on openness to failure

Strategist Alexander Osterwalder urges firms to test up to 250 projects at the same time

Cheaper and better: how ‘costovation’ can transform businesses

Innovation can benefit customers and the bottom line, says Stephen Wunker

The best business books of 2017 and the ones to avoid

A trawl through this year’s offerings unearths a few inspirational gems among the dross

Time to stop scapegoating Airbnb and start building houses

Claims accommodation website is adding to housing crisis not supported by figures

Visualising the new world of business data

Turning numbers into charts is increasingly important for data-saturated executives

Mixed views on Sky deal amongst GAA officials in Britain

Reservations remain about increased cost but profile of games is seen to have benefited

120-year-old D2 building for sale

The vacant premises has 200sq m (2,154 sq ft) and traded recently as hairdressing salon

Book review: Hit Brands

Daniel M Jackson, Richard Jankovich and Eric Sheinkop. Palgrave Macmillan, €29.99

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