Business Support and Information
The current situation is having an enormous impact especially on business.
Small independent businesses are particularly affected & there is a realisation of the importance of supporting local business and products.
Below is a current (30April) list of business support & information sites, services & support hubs from government, business & independent organisations with guidance, advice & direct assistance
Some also provide services to set up online or add your business to their website.
Most have specific support in relation to Covid-19.
A wide range is covered here but at least one of them may provide you with something useful.
DBEI Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Government supports for COVID-19 impacted businesses – DBEI
Download our guide to business supports
https://dbei.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Supports-for-SMEs/COVID-19-supports/
Small Business Advice
Your Business and COVID-19 – Small Business Advice
Small Business Advice is a free and confidential advice service offered by Ireland’s business community to help small businesses like yours grow
http://smallbusinessadvice.ie/your-business-and-covid-19/
ISME, the Irish SME Association,
is the only independent representative association for Small and Medium Enterprises , independent of big business, big banks and government and gives voice to the issues facing SME owner-managers.
ISME is a not-for-profit membership organisation whose National Council is made up of elected owner-managers of SMEs from all over Ireland and from a variety of sectors.
https://isme.ie/
https://isme.ie/Coronavirus/
Irish Point of Single Contact for the Services Directive
Support available for business – Irish Point of Single Contact for the Services Directive
http://www.pointofsinglecontact.ie/online-services-for-business/online-services-for-business.html#
Business in the Community Ireland
is a movement for sustainable change in business. In a dynamic and changing environment, sustainable businesses are successful businesses.
Irish Business Response to Covid19 – Business in the Community Ireland
https://www.bitc.ie/join-the-network/business-response-covid19/
Business Support for Irish SMEs
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Business Support for Irish SMEs | Friday Blog
https://www.friday.ie/blog/covid-19-coronavirus-business-supports-irish-smes/
Small Business Advice Ireland
is a free and confidential advice service offered by Ireland’s business community to help small businesses like yours grow. Over the last seven years 1250 small businesses throughout Ireland have benefited from the advice offered by the Small Business Advice Programme.
http://smallbusinessadvice.ie/
Small Firms Association SFA
https://www.sfa.ie/
SFA Ireland COVID-19 advice and support
https://www.sfa.ie/Sectors/SFA/SFA.nsf/vPages/Advice~Health_and_Safety~covid-19-(coronavirus)?OpenDocument
Press Releases – 2020 | SFA Ireland
https://www.sfa.ie/Sectors/SFA/SFA.nsf/vPages/News~press-releases—2020?OpenDocument
IBEC -For Irish Business
A lobbying force, campaigning for real changes to the policies that matter most to business
We also provide a wide range of professional services and management training to members on all aspects of human resource management, occupational health and safety, employee relations and employment law.
https://www.ibec.ie/
Chartered Accountants Ireland & UK
Online Accountancy Services
an online financial technology company based in Ireland. We help you to launch, grow and manage your business.
We are a team of accounting and company secretarial professionals, using cloud technology to help clients access our professional services simply, easily and securely
https://accountantonline.ie/
Think Business
16 examples of the best of Irish initiative during Covid-19 | Think Business
https://www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/irish-initiative-covid19-people-best/
Enterprise Ireland –
Business Response Unit at businessresponse@enterprise-ireland.com
or contact us at 01-727 2088.
Covid-19 Business Response –
https://enterprise-ireland.com/en/About-Us/Services/Covid-19/Supports/
Enterprise Ireland
Covid-19 – Enterprise Ireland business response
https://globalambition.ie/covid-19/
Startups.ie
Starting a Business in Ireland the longest serving, largest & most comprehensive advice platform covering everything you need to know start, buy, run or sell a business in Ireland. Startups.ie is dedicated to those who get up and get started!
https://www.startups.ie/
State Grants
I’M Looking For State Grants- Starting a Business in Ireland -Help for Ireland’s Entrepreneurs-Start Up Your Own Business
https://www.startups.ie/partners/im-looking-grants-state-support/
Citizens Information
Supports for businesses impacted by COVID-19
https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/types_of_employment/self_employment/supports_for_businesses_covid19.html
Local Enterprise Office
https://www.localenterprise.ie/Tipperary/
COVID-19 Pandemic: Business Response – Local Enterprise Office
https://www.localenterprise.ie/response/
Supporting SMEs Online Tool – Local Enterprise Office
https://www.localenterprise.ie/Discover-Business-Supports/Supporting-SMEs-Online-Tool/
Bank of Ireland Business
Supports for businesses affected by COVID-19 | COVID-19 | Bank of Ireland Business Banking
https://businessbanking.bankofireland.com/covid-19/supports-for-businesses/
Guaranteed Irish | All Together Better
championing businesses in Ireland
The Guaranteed Irish symbol helps consumers and businesses to identify products and services that are #AllTogetherBetter choices for communities across Ireland.
https://www.guaranteedirish.ie/
Opinion: Brid O’Connell, ‘A New Wave of Reinforcements is on its Way – Look out for the Leaving Certs of 2020’ – Guaranteed Irish
https://www.guaranteedirish.ie/news/opinion-brid-oconnell-a-new-wave-of-reinforcements-is-on-its-way-look-out-for-the-leaving-certs-of-2020/
Failte Ireland
Fáilte Ireland is committed to supporting Ireland’s tourism and hospitality industry, business owners and the wider tourism community as we work to navigate the COVID‑19 situation together. This crisis is affecting every tourism business in the country and the road ahead is uncertain.
At Fáilte Ireland, we are doing everything we can to help as this situation evolves via this dedicated COVID-19 Business Supports Hub.
COVID-19 Support Hub | Fáilte Ireland
https://covid19.failteireland.ie/
Love Irish Food
Love Irish Food – Supporting Irish Manufactured Food and Drinks Brands
Love Irish Food aims to help shoppers make informed choices about buying Irish manufactured food and drinks. Our overall aim is to safeguard the future of food and drink manufacturing in Ireland.
https://www.loveirishfood.ie/
Shop Local Online
Add Your Business – It’s Free.
Whether it’s the butcher around the corner; the bookshop in the next town or the gym offering classes by Skype… local businesses need our support. Now, more than ever.
Choose a category, county and town to find your nearest supplier.
https://shoplocalonline.ie/
Trusted Local Tradesman
Find a Trusted Local Tradesman | Local Heroes
We’re here to help you find skilled and vetted local tradespeople, quickly and easily. Here’s how it works:
https://www.localheroes.ie/
https://www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0032_2020.pdf
The Doorstep Market
Local Stores – The Doorstep Market – Stay Home. Shop Local.
https://www.thedoorstepmarket.ie/
The Doorstep Market is a one-stop shop for small, independent Irish businesses, and consumers who want to support them by buying local products and services.
It has been created with love by volunteers in response to the COVID19 crisis.
Our aim is to support our local Irish businesses, while creating an exciting virtual shopping experience
Our e-commerce platform facilitates small businesses to get online quickly, and take online orders and payments
https://www.thedoorstepmarket.ie/vendors/?kas_state=TA
MABS – The Money Advice and Budgeting Service
– State’s money advice service, guiding people through dealing with problem debt.
MABS runs a Helpline (0761 07 2000, M-F, 9am to 8pm) and over 60 locations nationwide.
MABS is free, confidential and independent.
https://www.mabs.ie/en/
MABS Blog combining the COVID-19 (coronavirus) Update Hub
https://www.mabs.ie/en/how_we_help/mabs_blog/
Silicon Republic
Silicon Republic | Technology, science and start-up news
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/
BT & ITV – How to take your business online
Jake Humphrey explains how you can take your business online, build an audience and share your work. If you want to share these tips and tricks with others, you can also download the simple step-by-step guide below.
How to take your business online
Jake Humphrey explains how you can take your business online, build an audience and share your work. If you want to share these tips and tricks with others, you can also download the simple step-by-step guide below.
https://www.bt.com/tech-tips
Facebook for Business
Small business resource hub: Build resilience during challenging times |
https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/resource?
Online video conference, meeting and collaboration
Google Meet
https://meet.google.com/
Google is rolling out its video-conferencing tool Meet to all users, providing free access to features that were previously reserved business and education customers.
Today (29 April), Google announced that it is making Google Meet, its premium video-conferencing service, free for everyone, with availability rolling out over the coming weeks.
From early May, anyone with a Gmail account can sign up for Google Meet to access the video features that were previously only available to G Suite’s business and education customers. These features include the ‘simple scheduling’ feature, screen sharing, real-time captions and changeable layouts.
How to Support Local Business on Social Media
How To Help.
As a small LOCAL business it is very difficult to compete with larger companies regarding advertising, and its getting even harder with Facebook as posts are not reaching the intended audience.
Here’s how followers & customers could help small businesses in a BIG way… it only takes seconds.
☕Go to the top of our page
☕Scroll across the top, go to ‘COMMUNITY’
☕Click ‘INVITE FRIENDS’
☕Click ‘ALL’
☕Wait 10-15 seconds for the invitations to send.
MUCH MUCH APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Edit – New additions –
BuyLocal
Irish Local Producer source for locally produced food. Our hope is to encourage the purchasing of locally produced products in supporting locally, healthy food choices and knowing what you buy and where you buy are important.
http://www.buylocal.ie/
IrishTechNews
online publication aimed at keeping you informed of all the latest news from the world of Technology. With the main focus on Irish based news,
https://irishtechnews.ie/category/health/covid-19/
https://irishtechnews.ie/10-free-marketing-tips-to-help-business-in-2020/
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