Dear Member, 

Welcome to this edition of the SFA e-zine.

In this edition, we update food business operators on the launch of the EU’s Food Labelling Information System.

Join the SFA, AIB, Beauchamps and PKF O'Connor Leddy & Holmes for our webinar "Your Business: Planning for Exit and Succession" at 11am tomorrow. Our marketplace event Business Connect is going virtual on 11 February and we have a fantastic lineup of speakers for you - book today.

The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement is a welcome relief for Irish small firms, this week we look at the deal’s SME chapter and notify members on new guidance on Transfers of Personal Data from Ireland to the UK.

We have compiled some of our Top HR Covid-19 Queries that you can check out. We also encourage you to register for SEAI’s SME Energy Management Training and learn how to lower your energy bills long-term.

There have been some updates to the free 8-week business support programme MentorsWork, so make sure you apply today and put your business in the best position possible to tackle 2021. You can also check out our most 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 1602 or e-mail: sven@sfa.ie or tweet: @SFA_Irl or visit our website.

Kind regards, 

Sven Spollen-Behrens

SFA Director