#054: The Bottom Line- Business news from the week, Mountain View Farmers Market, Smart Villages, Invoice Redirect Fraud & New Shopping Experiences

On this weeks episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR Samantha McCaughren Business Editor of the Sunday Independent spoke with John about the business stories that had been hitting the headlines in the past week as well as other business topics that continue to feature in the news.Last week John visited the Mountain View Farmers Market in Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny and while there he caught up with Bee O’ Grady who runs the Mountain View events and wedding venue. Bee along with many of the market traders spoke with John about their businesses, working through Covid and the farmers market.Kilkenny Leader Partnership recently held a Smart Villages briefing  for community groups in the Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre and Kilkenny Leader Partnership CEO Declan Rice spoke with John to discuss the smart villages concept in more detail and what it will mean for local communities.Invoice Redirect Fraud is a crime which can impact businesses from the very small to large corporations and this week John spoke with Detective Chief Superintendent Patrick Lordan of Garda National Economic Crime Bureau to understand how this type of fraud can occur as well as steps to prevent it from taking place in your organisation.Heidi Good of Goods, High Street, Kilkenny spoke with John about working through Covid, looking at new ways of operating their business such as offering shopping appointments to those who may wish to shop during quieter times and developing their online store. With thanks to O’Neill Foley, Produced by Deirdre Dromey.To contact the show, email [email protected]