The new Government must take action to tackle spiralling inflation, according to the Small Firms Association (SFA). The Director of the Small Firms Association, Patricia Callan has expressed concern that the annual rate of inflation has now increased to 3.2% stating that “high inflation is damaging to individuals, to businesses and to the economy...
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Posts Tagged ‘ Small Firms Association ’
Bank credit remains challenge for small business
Access to credit remains a huge challenge for many small firms, according to Avine McNally, Director of the Small Firms Association.
SFA welcome four year plan
The government’s four-year plan unveiled on Wednesday provides an outline to address the challenges facing the public finances and hopefully an environment which is conducive to economic growth, according to the Small Firms Association.
SFA welcomes Funding for CEBs
The Acting Director of the Small Firms Association, Avine McNally, has warmly the announcement by An Taoiseach of a €3.3 million funding boost for the country’s network of county and city enterprise boards (CEBs).
SFA slams road tax proposal
A proposal by Minister John Gormley to order local authorities to force commercial drivers and small vans to legally declare that they will not use them for domestic or pleasure purposes is ‘another nail in the coffin for small business’, according to the Small Firms Association (SFA).
SMEs struggling to get credit – SFA
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to get bank credit, which is causing serious challenges to many viable, according to the Small Firms Association (SFA).
SFA Jobs Sentiment Survey
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has released the findings of its Q2 2010 Jobs Sentiment Survey.
Small business under pressure – SFA
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has released the findings of its Summer Business Sentiment Survey.
Concerns over small firms access to public sector contracts
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has released findings of a survey which highlights the problems faced by small firms in relation to public procurement.
Businesses continue to haemorrhage jobs – SFA
The April redundancy figures show that firms continue to haemorrhage jobs in the first quarter of 2010, and the figures show a complete absence of a government strategy to save small businesses and buy doxycycline jobs, according to Avine McNally, Acting Director, Small Firms Association.
Marked improvement in business sentiment
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has released the findings of its Spring Business Sentiment Survey.
SFA Jobs Sentiment Survey
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has released the findings of its Q1 2010 Jobs Sentiment Survey.
SFA welcomes establishment of Credit Review Office
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has welcomed the establishment of the Credit Review Office, which will allow small businesses to appeal refusals for bank finance from the NAMA covered financial institutions, to this independent body.
SFA welcomes late payments developments
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has welcomed the publication by An Tánaiste of figures showing that central government departments are making progress at implementing the decision of Government last May to pay their bills to small businesses within 15 days.
NAMA no direct benefit to small business – SFA warns
The Small Firms Association has welcomed the decision by the European Commission to approve the established of the NAMA, but has warned it will be of no direct benefit to small businesses.
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