This News Update is packed with practical information and aims to assist SFA members in running your business. It also includes information on forthcoming SFA member events. If you would like to give feedback on this News Update please email aisling.igoe@sfa.ie. Your feedback is appreciated.
The SFA Annual Conference is taking place on Tuesday, 27th September 2011 in Dublin Castle Conference Centre. The title of this years Conference is “Formula for Success”. Special Member rate is €80 + 21% VAT (€96.80) which includes the full day Conference, refreshments and lunch. For further information and to book your place please click here.
Topics covered in this edition include the SFA Member Information Update which we will be undertaking in early September, the JLC System Declared Unconstitutional, an update on the Governments Small Business Advisory Group, the recently published summary of the Credit Suggestions Initiative and the Government Jobs Initiative.
Also covered is the Late Payments Legislation – Interest Rate Change, how the Public Sector 15 day prompt payment rule has been extended, Dublin City Commerical Rates Revaluation, some Revenue items of interest, the Employment of Young Persons during the summer months, the recently announced €7 billion boost for Research and Innovation and the SFA in the Media in July.
We would also like to thank members who completed the SFA Quarterly Business Sentiment Survey in May. You can read details of the results by clicking here.
We are currently preparing the SFA Pre-budget Submission 2012 and we ask members if they have any issues they would like to raise for inclusion to please email: patricia.callan@sfa.ie.
Kind regards
Patricia Callan
SFA Director
