As a small business owner in Ireland, have you struggled to get state support?

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In my role as a business consultant I regularly come across small businesses who are looking for help. They turn to business consultants for help as they fall into a blind spot when it comes to support from state agencies.

A small business is defined as one that has between 10 and 49 employees and has either an annual turnover and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding €10 million. According to the Central Statistics Office there are approx. 16,000 (probably ...

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JUL
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Funding, small businesses, Support for small business owners

Excuses we use to avoid planning for Brexit.

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Excuses we use to avoid planning for Brexit.

Many Irish businesses are using excuses to avoid planning for Brexit. I refer to them as excuses rather than reasons, because when challenged the reasons do not hold water. Here I am going to consider excuse no 1. I will address the others in follow on posts.

Excuse no 1 – There are too many uncertainties regarding Brexit so it’s not possible to plan for it.

Yes there are a lot of uncertainties when it ...

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23
JUL
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Brexit

Practical help to navigate Brexit

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Practical help to navigate Brexit

We are pleased to annouce that Denis is presenting at InterTradeIreland’s ‘Practical help to navigate Brexit’ event taking place in Sligo on 1st May 2018. In the session Denis will take attendees step by step through the Brexit planning process using a case study.

If you are in the area why not come along. It’s free to attend, but you need to register for the event via the ITI website.

 

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APR
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News

How to deal with Brexit risks

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How to deal with Brexit risks

In this article, I examine Brexit in the context of risk; specifically when it comes to customers, suppliers, and logistics.

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1. Customer risks
Let’s start by looking at customer related risks. When assessing this, you will need to consider risks posed by your customers’ customers and perhaps your customers’ customers’ customers. You need to look for risks ...

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8
NOV
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Brexit, Preparing for Brexit, Strategic Planning

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A practical costing and pricing workshop for small businesses in Tipperary

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A practical costing and pricing workshop for small businesses in Tipperary

Casey Business Consulting will deliver a costing and pricing workshop on behalf of the Local Enterprise Office in Tipperary Town on 14th November 2017. The venue is the Tipperary Community Centre on Michael Street and it runs from 9-00am to 1-30pm.

The workshop is designed to give participants a practical knowledge of the costing and pricing process for small businesses. During the workshop participants will have the opportunity to use their own data to calculate margins, breakeven positions etc for ...

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SEP
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costing, Pricing, small businesses, Workshop

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Three steps to a successful Brexit for your business

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Three steps to a successful Brexit for your business

                     Image by Jonathan Rolande – www.jonathanrolande.co.uk

As Brexit negotiations proceed tensions are increasing between the EU and the UK. This is only natural with the stakes so high and the world watching. As a business owner in Ireland it’s interesting to watch the negotiations playing out. However there is a more serious side to the Brexit process for businesses here. In this article I will outline the three steps ...

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20
SEP
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Brexit, Preparing for Brexit, Strategic Planning

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A Hard Brexit is coming – take advice from the scouts and ‘be prepared’

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As we all know the UK triggered Article 50 at the end of March and this began its two year withdrawal process from the EU. The formal talks on Brexit began today in Brussels. As a result the UK will leave the EU before April 2019. The departure could be delayed but only if this delay is agreed to by the UK and all remaining EU countries. The UK will not want to contemplate a delay in the process at ...

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20
JUN
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Brexit, Strategic Planning

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From plums to paintball: 6 tricks to maximise staff productivity

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From plums to paintball: 6 tricks to maximise staff productivity

A recent survey has revealed that just 25% of employees in the UK feel actively engaged in their job. Despite accounting for a considerable amount of our personal time, British working lives increasingly feel unengaging and undervalued. This state of affairs can have a marked impact on productivity and professional achievement.

So how can managers and businesses up their game and give staff the attention and investment they need to flourish in their roles? After all, having happy staff ...

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APR
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News, Productivity

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The 7 Benefits of Strategic Planning

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If you don’t know where you are going, then any road will take you there.

For some, “Strategy” and “Strategic Planning” is something that is done once a year which results in a report. Others think it is market position, operational effectiveness or an idea or business model.

Strategy is choosing to perform different activities that can be preserved and that will provide a sustainable competitive advantage. It is a mental exercise. It is a way of thinking about the world and ...

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29
JAN
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Strategic Planning

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6 Simple Steps on Preparing for Your Next Sales Meeting

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The days of asking a buyer the question, “So, what do you do?” are long gone. With so much information on the Internet these days, why is a buyer going to be perfectly fine with a meeting or phone call from a sales rep who didn’t take the extra steps to even look at their website?

Buyers expect you to know everything about their company in and out. Why? Because a buyer want a sales professional who understands their business and ...

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22
JAN
0

sales, Sales meetings

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