Smart Business Workshops

SFA and Vodafone Ireland issued a joint press release on 7 January launching their ‘Smart Business’ workshops. The regional events will take place across five locations: Drogheda, Gorey, Galway, Cork and Limerick. This was recently covered in the Wexford People, Enniscorthy Guardian, Gorey Guardian and the New Ross Standard on 15 January. This also featured in the Sunday Business Post on 27 January. 

SFA launches Grow, Scale, Succeed online platform

The SFA issued a press release on 17 January launching a new online platform as part of its National Grow, Scale, Succeed campaign to empower small firms to recruit and retain the right people. This was covered in the Irish Examiner on 18 January and in the Evening Echo on 18 January and 21 January. 

7 key challenges facing Irish SME owners-and how to tackle them

SFA Director, Sven Spollen-Behrens wrote an article in the Sunday Business Post on 27 January discussing the seven key concerns facing small businesses in 2019 and and practical routes to tackle them.

Prompt Payment Code

The SFA was referred to in an article in the Sunday Business Post on 27 January as a supporter of the Prompt Payment Code.