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Headlines From Our SME Market Research
Have you developed a succession plan for your business to ensure the smooth continuity of operations after you retire/move on to other projects? Yes – 40% No – 60% Which of the following does this plan include (Select all that apply): A pension plan – 54% Leadership retirement plan – 38% Inheritance plan (Trusts / […]
Press Release – Investwise SME Succession Survey
60% of small/medium sized business owners do not have a succession plan Survey findings reveal female SME decision makers less likely to plan for business succession Dublin, 28th / 29th April, 2021: New research commissioned by Investwise Financial Planning, reveals that 60% of small/medium sized enterprises in Ireland do not have a succession plan in […]
Budget 2014 Ireland (Part 2)
Summary Update – Expenditure and Social Protection Brendan Howlin speech contained some interesting and unexpected points 1) Introduction of a Public Private partnership scheme for providing social programmes. The first pilot programme is to provide homes for homeless people in Dublin. This needs more detail but is an interesting development. 2) PPP to work on […]
Protecting your bank deposits – A recent article from Investwise for thejournal.ie
I wrote this article for thejournal.ie over the weekend which I thought might be of interest: Read Article
Budget Fairness, My View
It is crucial that budgets and the tax system as a whole are fair, and that those who have the ability to pay take a larger share of the burden. However, this government has done a reasonable job of sharing the load if you look at all budgets since 2008. Budget impact on incomes since […]