I am delighted to inform you that Sven Spollen-Behrens will take up the position of Director of the Small Firms Association from Friday 1 September. His role description and contact details are provided below.
Each week in the SFA e-zine, we profile a different government support available to small businesses. In this edition, we focus on the Prompt Payment Code, a voluntary code of practice for businesses committed to paying suppliers on time.
Register your interest for the SFA Awards 2018 which open next week and register to attend the upcoming SFA Employment Law Conferences taking place in Limerick on 20 September and in Dublin on 9 October. Book your place at the SFA Annual Lunch 2017 taking place in the Mansion House on 10 November and complete the Irish Business Monitor Survey for your chance to win exhibition space at Your Business Live event. Plan your training calendar for September to December with our small business training courses. We also provide a summary of recent press coverage.
As always, we’d love to hear from you about any queries you may have, issues you wish to have raised with Government or other stakeholders and your ideas on how we can improve the business environment for us all. Please contact me on tel: 01 605 1626 or e-mail: linda.barry@sfa.ie or tweet: @SFA_Irl or visit: www.sfa.ie.
In a recent case, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) held that Tennis Ireland discriminated on the grounds of age when recruiting for the post of chief executive. The Adjudication Officer held that the complainant was “significantly better qualified” than the successful comparator who was 14 years his junior...
Small businesses have been major contributors to growth, job creation and regional economic recovery and the SFA believes they will continue to be, if the right choices are made in Budget 2018...
Spotlight on the Prompt Payment Code, a voluntary code of practice for businesses committed to paying suppliers on time. This article provides information on the scheme and advice on how to sign up...
Commencing on 1 June, non-EEA students graduating with Irish degree awards at Level 8 and 9 (or above) on the National Framework of Qualifications can now avail of an extension to their immigration permission under the Third Level Graduate Scheme for 12 and 24 months respectively...
‘Unlock Your Potential’ is a suite of training programmes tailored to the needs of small business. Book now for one and two-day courses in Project Management, Performance Management, Foundations in Management and Foundations in Employment Law...
With responsibility for strategy and overall management, lobbying, business queries, "Better Business" magazine, surveys and committee representation. Linda is the chief spokesperson and government and media liaison.
With responsibility for SFA National Small Business Awards, member networking events, webinars, communications, marketing, sales and membership queries, websites and social media.
