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A quieter week for stats releases with good news for the motor industry as the number of vehicles licensed for the first time remained strong, while further evidence released shows continuing recovery in the construction sector.

Government this week launched Enterprise 2025, a 10-year strategy whose key aim is to delivering sustainable, enterprise-based jobs growth. We've details about the strategy's targets, and how they will be delivered.

A busy week in the agrifood sector with winners announced in this year's Food & Drink Awards and sustainability targets set for food and drink manufacturers as part of the Origin Green programme.

Having read how many chickens one person eats in their lifetime (a surprisingly high number), this Galway farmer decided to focus his family's dry stock farm on poultry production. Find out how he grew his business with the help of his Local Enterprise Office.

This week sees a fall in the unemployment rate and positive news for service providers and manufacturers. The Central Bank also released statistics showing that the net worth of Irish households is continuing to rise, and over 4,000 startups were set up last month.

Looking to break into new markets with its product to prevent cattle going lame in the winter months, find out why this Ballymun based company turned to SBCI funding to help them achieve this goal.

SBCI has announced finance partnerships with two new non-bank lenders in the last fortnight. We've the details, as well as more information on who can avail of the funding, and how to go about it.

With the Global Irish Civic Forum in Dublin this week, All About Jobs caught up with one Donegal company who is connecting with diaspora to encourage them to live and work here.

Budding entrepreneurs aged 18-30 are being invited to to apply to the national competition, which has an overall prize fund of €2m. Find out more about the competition and how to apply.

Panel Duct took the top prize at this year's Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation awards. They spoke to #allaboutjobs about how their idea evolved into a new innovative product.