Dear Member, 

Welcome to this edition of the SFA e-zine. 

Do you want your business featured on the SFA Instagram? Find out how here.

The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation with support from the Enterprise Forum and the Retail Consultation Forum have launched a survey to get a better understanding of business issues around implementing Covid-19 Prevention Measures. Results from this survey will be used to inform strategies that can help businesses implement measures to further reduce the spread of Covid-19 for both customers and employees. You can find the survey here.

Ibec member Duff & Phelps have put together advice for small business owners in relation to commercial leases and the current Covid-19 crisis.  

If your business is having difficulties paying electricity and gas bills, read about the Commission for Regulation of Utilities temporary supply suspension scheme for non-domestic customers impacted by Covid-19 restrictions. 

Check out the resources available to members to support the reopening of small firms post COVID-19.

Two years on from the implementation of GDPR. it is important to regularly ensure your business is being compliant with the processing of personal data. Read to learn about the eight privacy rights for individuals under GDPR and what they mean for your business. 

Finally, we also provide 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