# sfa - Wednesday 29 September, 2021
# Excessive Misconduct
From The42
# Excessive Misconduct
The Dundee striker, on loan from Celtic, claimed he had only meant to remove the item from the pitch.
# sfa - Thursday 4 July, 2019
# Small Businesses
# Small Businesses
The Small Firms Association is calling for a national Small Business Strategy to improve small business performance.
# sfa - Thursday 25 April, 2019
# Hat Into The Ring
From The42
# Hat Into The Ring
The SFA are looking to replace Alex McLeish, who was sacked earlier this month.
# sfa - Monday 22 August, 2016
# Capital Gains Tax
# Capital Gains Tax
The Small Firms Association wants the government to bring in a scheme to encourage landowners to sell up.
# sfa - Monday 21 March, 2016
# More Red Tape
# More Red Tape
Some 200,000 people are employed here due to trade between Ireland and the UK.
# sfa - Tuesday 29 September, 2015
# Punishment
From The42
# Punishment
The Scottish striker has been fined and given a suspended two-game ban.
# sfa - Monday 14 September, 2015
# Back In Business
# Back In Business
Together these businesses account for half the private workforce.
# sfa - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
# Battle Lines Drawn
From The42
# Battle Lines Drawn
The relationship between the SFA and FAI has been strained since November.
# sfa - Monday 25 May, 2015
# Pensioned Off
# Pensioned Off
The government wants a universal pension system – but not everyone thinks that’s a good idea.
# sfa - Thursday 26 March, 2015
# Doley Cow
# Doley Cow
The next budget is gearing up to be pretty generous one. It’s the latest in the pre-election extravaganza…
# sfa - Monday 23 February, 2015
# Positive Waves
# Positive Waves
Ireland’s guarantee scheme for small companies is being extended, while crowd-sourcers LinkedFinance announced a new €250 million SME loan fund
# sfa - Monday 15 December, 2014
# Tricolour Discount
# Tricolour Discount
But owner-operators say they are still taking far to long to get paid when they do get contracts.
# sfa - Friday 31 October, 2014
# Sbci
# Sbci
The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland is hoped to be up and running by the end of the year.
# sfa - Tuesday 14 October, 2014
# Budget... Meh
# Budget... Meh
The self-employed are still paying more tax than everyone else.
# sfa - Wednesday 8 October, 2014
# Bye Bye Money
# Bye Bye Money
The government should “think small first” and keep more tenders in Irish hands, SFA says.
# sfa - Tuesday 30 September, 2014
# Left Out
# Left Out
They’re among the groups under-represented in business which could be targeted in a national policy for entrepreneurs.
# sfa - Tuesday 2 September, 2014
# Jobs
# Jobs
Small businesses are expecting to hire extra staff this year… and to have to pay more for them.
# sfa - Wednesday 27 August, 2014
# Paid The Cost
# Paid The Cost
This afternoon Ged Nash said that businesses should try and award pay increases where possible.
# sfa - Wednesday 20 August, 2014
# Debt Hangover
# Debt Hangover
Jobs in the SME sector could be threatened by bad property debts, according to the Central Bank.
# sfa - Tuesday 5 August, 2014
# Fail Better
# Fail Better
The trade group is calling for the introduction of improved supports for struggling and failed businesspeople.
# sfa - Wednesday 11 June, 2014
# Mentoring
# Mentoring
Three SMEs will get international mentoring from senior executives at global companies, including VISA.
# sfa - Tuesday 10 June, 2014
# Confidence
# Confidence
Pretty good, a survey reveals, with 48 per cent expecting the overall business environment to be ‘good’ or ‘very good’.
# sfa - Tuesday 3 June, 2014
# No Derailment
# No Derailment
The EU Commission report found that lending to SMEs still remains weak.
# sfa - Monday 2 June, 2014
# Leadership
# Leadership
Taking lessons from the pitch to the boardroom.
# sfa - Tuesday 27 May, 2014
# Locked Out
# Locked Out
The small business lobby group has called for reform of the Government’s ‘daft’ policies.
# sfa - Tuesday 13 May, 2014
# Don't Bank On It
# Don't Bank On It
Domestic banks are failing to support a vital segment of the economy, lobby groups have said.
# sfa - Thursday 8 May, 2014
# Priority
# Priority
ISME chief’s comments come after the Minister said SME debt is far down his list.
# sfa - Friday 2 May, 2014
# Microfinance Ireland
# Microfinance Ireland
Microfinance Ireland has approved just €3 million from a €90 million lending budget.
# sfa - Sunday 20 April, 2014
# Not Adding Up
# Not Adding Up
The EIIS programme is poorly explained and flawed, trade bodies say.
# sfa - Thursday 10 October, 2013
# Back To Work
# Back To Work
The new initiative that rewards employers for taking on the long term unemployed was launched during the summer.
# sfa - Wednesday 9 October, 2013
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
The SFA is urging employers in small businesses to address mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.
# sfa - Friday 6 September, 2013
# Social Insurance
# Social Insurance
The proposed rise in Pay Related Social Insurance is being considered by Minister Joan Burton.
# sfa - Wednesday 21 August, 2013
# Money Money Money
# Money Money Money
Small businesses are having to wait an average of 62 days to get paid by creditors.
# sfa - Monday 27 May, 2013
# Unemployment
# Unemployment
The Small Firms Association says the lack of job opportunities has impacted on young people more than any other group in Irish society and called on the government to face the problem head-on.
# sfa - Monday 29 April, 2013
# SFA
# SFA
Results also show that 30 per cent of respondents rate the current overall business environment as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’.
# sfa - Monday 15 April, 2013
# Black Economy
# Black Economy
The Small Firms Association is to meet with the Joint Oireachtas on Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation tomorrow and outline measures which they believe will help tackle the issue.
# sfa - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
# Small Businesses
# Small Businesses
The Small Firms Association has said that a lowering of the cost of employment along with strong political leadership is required for economic recovery.
# sfa - Monday 7 January, 2013
# Money Money Money
# Money Money Money
Companies are now waiting an average of 62 days to be paid, according to a survey by the Small Firms Association.
# sfa - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
# Scotch Wrath
From The42
# Scotch Wrath
The Scots are winless in a ramshackle bid to qualify for the World Cup in 2014.
# sfa - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
# Small Business
# Small Business
However, there are still barriers to employment opportunities including a lack of business and unrealistic salary expectations.
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