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Grants and funding available for small businesses
- March 8, 2018
- Posted by: Wendy Good
- Category: Finance & accounting, Uncategorized
25 CommentsGrants, funding, money…whatever you want to call it, every business needs financial aid when starting out or expanding. Thankfully, Ireland embraces enterprise where possible and there are over 170 different Irish Government supports for small businesses – including grant money. There’s even a Government website set up to inform you, the business owner, of what
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Why having a mentor is so important
- January 10, 2018
- Posted by: Wendy Good
- Category: Uncategorized
The right mentor is key to your success They’ve been there, done that and seen it all. Yet, a woeful number of entrepreneurs start their businesses without a mentor. Some say you should rely on instinct, rather than an advisor. However, most tech titans had advisors. Steve Jobs mentored Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. Mike Markkula – an early
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Meet The Finalists Of The Business All-Stars 2017
- April 3, 2017
- Posted by: SBA Team
- Category: Uncategorized
The wait is nearly over……after weeks of intensive judging, the finalists for the Business All Stars Awards have been revealed. John McSweeney Project Manager Small Business Advice said “such was the standard of entries received this year, that deciding on our finalists was a very difficult decision” . The judging panel of judges was led by Dr Briga Hynes
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Small Business Advice Supervisory Board meet with Minister Breen.
- January 19, 2017
- Posted by: SBA Team
- Category: Uncategorized
Members of the Small Business Advice Supervisory Board, welcomed the opportunity to meet with Minister of State for Employment and Small Business Pat Breen The meeting outlined and acknowledged the excellent volunteer work that is being carried out by the Small Business Advice in Ireland and the many advisers who offer their services pro bono to
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How was you year?
- December 23, 2016
- Posted by: SBA Team
- Category: Uncategorized
How Was Your Year? This is a time of year when businesses are divided into those who have completed their year’s work, and those who are striving for the last few sales, contracts or deals. Retail in particular will be trying to finish the year on a high, and hopefully have a good Christmas season.
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Applying to Small Business Advice
- November 22, 2016
- Posted by: SBA Team
- Category: Uncategorized
Applying to Small Business Advice is easy however managing and successfully running a small business can be daunting, challenging and lonely. Why not seek some free external advice and apply to Small Business Advice for assistance? How easy is it to apply to Small Business Advice for assistance? Very easy, simple and quick. Log onto
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Business Planning isn’t easy
- October 9, 2016
- Posted by: SBA Team
- Category: Business plans, Uncategorized
Business Planning isn’t easy, there are certain things you should avoid when writing a business plan Not enough research – This is a killer for many small businesses and is easy to avoid. If you put the work in beforehand and are honest and accurate, then your business plan will be more impressive. Nobody wants to
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