Make your business shine on social media
Irish Examiner

Tweeting Goddess as she is better known in the social media sphere says this is a time for small businesses to really shine on social media and she says there is no need to panic if you are still not sure how to navigate it all.

“People need to remember that social media really is about connecting with people and making contacts and you already through your own customer base have people who are interested in your business so you need to start by building on that and go from there”.

While working as a Social Media strategist Samantha is also founder of the global Women’s Inspire Network (womeninspire.ie) which is a global on-line network created to help and support women entrepreneurs. Read More

Exit interview: Dan Hilferty reflects on 10 years at the helm of Independence Blue Cross
John George, Philadelphia Business Journal

After 10 years at the helm of the region’s largest health insurance company, Dan Hilferty stepped down as CEO of Independence Health Group on Jan. 1 and handed off the top post at Independence Blue Cross’ parent company to former CFO Gregory Deavens. In a wide-ranging interview with the Philadelphia Business Journal during his final days on the job, Hilferty talked about health care reform, industry consolidation, Covid-19, mental health care, and more.

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Irish pharma group ICON plc carried out trial of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
The Irish Times

The trial, involving 44,000 participants, was largest trial of a Covid-19 vaccine

Irish clinical trials group Icon has revealed that it carried out the late-stage trial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.

The trial, which involved 44,000 participants over a four-month period last year, was the largest trial of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Pfizer and BioNTech were the first to announce positive efficacy results from a late-stage study, and the first to receive authorisation for deployment.

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