Dear Member,   

In this week's e-zine, we analyse a case where an employee was awarded €15,000 for unfair dismissal. We bring you the results of the DKM/BPFI SME Market Monitor which presents a mixed picture of the current SME environment. We also encourage you to create a free member advert on the SFA website and we have included a step by step guide on how to do this to ensure that you are getting the most from your membership.

Each week in the SFA e-zine, we profile a different government support available to small businesses. In this edition, we focus on the feasibility/innvoation grant, where buisnesses or individual enterpreneures can be given up to €15,000 to research if their business idea would be viable and sustainable. We have also included details about Revenue's new website.

We bring you information about the E3 Dublin event taking place on 29 June for which SFA members can avail of a 50% discount. Book onto one of of our upcoming training courses now to develop new skills for your business. 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.

Kind regards, 

Linda Barry

SFA Acting Director