Gaeilge worth over €136m to Galway By Róisín Ní Fhlatharta A.C.A. Tá leagan Gaeilge ar fáil anseo. It’s Seachtain na Gaeilge 2023 (in reality 18 days – but sin scéal eile), and it’s worth examining how the Irish language can have a positive impact on your business. Brand Loyalty (Dílseacht Bhranda) A few years ago, […]
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The amount of grant assistance available under TBESS has been increased and the scheme may be extended as far as July 2023. The latest amendments are set out here. By Yvonne Moloney A.C.C.A., C.T.A. – Tax Accountant, DHKN Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme or TBESS was warmly welcomed by business owners and other organisations across
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Proposals published in 2022 indicate new opportunities for the Credit Union sector as well as confidence in its future as an essential part of the Financial Services Sector By Caoimhín Broderick F.C.A., P.I.I.A. Credit Unions play a significant role in the Irish financial sector with the total value of loans on their books currently around
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The introduction of Statutory Sick Pay and an increase in the National Minimum Wage are some of the recent changes. By Dave Hickey F.C.A. The rate of change in employment law in the past few years seems to be accelerating which makes it difficult for employers and their staff to be up-to-date with all the
EMPLOYMENT LAW CHANGES WHICH WILL IMPACT MOST BUSINESSES Read More »
SMALLER BUSINESSES SHOULD BE CRYSTAL CLEAR ABOUT THEIR CREDIT TERMS, MONITOR COMPLIANCE AND DON’T LET LATE PAYMENTS DRIFT… By Dave Hickey F.C.A. Any owner or leader of a small or medium business will confirm that providing a product or service to a customer and getting paid for it are two different things. Economic uncertainty as
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By Dave Hickey FCA The fastest and most effective way for a company to maximise profit is to get its pricing right. The right price can boost profit faster than increasing volume will; the wrong price can shrink it just as quickly. Yet many otherwise tough-minded managers shy away from initiatives to improve price for
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By George Alton ACG, Head of Corporate Governance & Compliance It is just over three years since the requirement for companies to maintain a Register of their Beneficial Owners (RBO) and provide this data to a central register became a requirement in accordance with The European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations
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By Dave Hickey ‘Normal is Gone’ was widely used in spring and summer 2020 to reflect the seismic change caused to society and business by the pandemic and its consequences. There was only one certainty: the ‘next normal’ would be different from the last one. Just how different was not predicted by anyone. Given all
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By Dave Hickey, FCA Leadership matters most – and is hardest to do well – when people face tangible threats, when old ways of working or interacting with others are no longer possible, and when confusion and anxiety abound. These are brutal times for business, for business leaders, for staff and their families or dependents.
LEADING AWAY FROM FEAR…TOWARDS HOPE Read More »
By Dave Hickey F.C.A. Business planning is pointless wishful thinking. Planning is rigid, slow and bureaucratic. The pace of technological change and industry disruption make planning redundant. Few, if any, of us foresaw the length and depth of the pandemic restrictions in Ireland or globally. The impact of the invasion of Ukraine or the re-emergence
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