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Marc O’Dwyer, Big Red Cloud

ISME Chair

Marc purchased the majority share in Big Red Book in 2000, having turned it around to be cash positive he then went on to set up and run the most successful SAP Chanel partner business in EMEA which he sold in 2008. He launched Big Red Cloud in June 2012, the online version of Big Red Book. To date, the company has in excess of 75,000 customers and converts 55% of trials into sales, with the number of customers growing rapidly.

Marc is a very keen sportsman, having played rugby for 20 years, represented Leinster at under 16 and under 20 levels, and league squash with Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club for 10 years. He has competed in 11 Marathons, including the London and Boston Marathons, and has completed several Triathlons. He has also completed six Ironman Races in Austria (x2), Frankfurt (Germany), Nice (France), Mallorca (Spain) and Copenhagen (Denmark).

Big Red Cloud is part of the Big Red Book stable of products. A business that specialises in developing simple and easy to use Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll software. Big Red Cloud enables Small business owner’s access to their accounts online. Always accessible, unlimited and with free access for their Accountant. We also offer telephone support to our thousands of customers.

Our company’s motto is to keep things simple. We strive to help small businesses succeed by enabling them to use an accounting system without any knowledge of accounts and run a more profitable business. In business for 27 years, we have developed a vast knowledge in this area and bring an expertise unparalleled in accounting software to all our 75,000 customers. Visit Big Red Cloud here.

Marc is the ISME Chair 2023-2025.