Library of Knowledge

Library of Knowledge No. 46 Criteria from 1st January 2021. From 1 January 2021, the period to be reviewed to determine eligibility for EWSS will be 1 January to 30 June 2021. The reduction in turnover or customer orders (30%) between 1 January and 30 June 2021, is shown compared to the: same period in…

Library of Knowledge No. 45 Re: 2020 Commercial Rates Waiver (update) In Budget 2021, the Government announced an extension of the waiver of 2020 commercial rates for certain properties. The initial 3 month waiver period from 27th March 2020 was extended twice, to 27th September 2020 and finally to 31st December 2020. This waiver is…

Library of Knowledge No. 44 The National Minimum Wage increased from 1 January 2021 this applies to most employees. It is the minimum hourly pay rate that must be paid. It applies to full-time, part-time, temporary and casual employees. However the following categories of employees are excluded: Employees who are close relatives of the employer,…

Library of Knowledge No. 43 A new Brexit Business Loan was announced on 23rd November 2020 today by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D., to help small business prepare for Britain’s exit from the single market and customs union at the end of this year. The introduction of the…

Library of Knowledge No. 42 Local Enterprise Offices are running ‘Prepare Your Business for Customs’ workshops throughout the year and they’re open to ALL businesses, across ALL sectors and ALL industries. To find out what’s covered in the workshop, read the course outline here. These workshops are fully funded by the Department of Business, Enterprise…

Library of Knowledge No. 41 There are less than 50 days to go until Brexit happens for real – bringing massive changes to the way that companies trade with the United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland). Fortunately, there is now an extensive range of training material and information available online on the Government’s new Brexit Information…

Library of Knowledge No. 40 The ‘KEEP WELL’ campaign was launched last week and we thought it a worthy of inclusion in our Library of Knowledge.  There is no doubt each of us will find one element that would be personally beneficial. Keeping active – keeping active and being outdoors, even during the winter, is important…

Library of Knowledge No. 39 This new €20 million Ready for Customs grant, administered by Enterprise Ireland, will help SMEs involved in exporting and importing with the UK and further afield to put in place the staff, software and IT systems to be ready for new customs arrangements from 1 January 2021. Up to €9,000…

Library of Knowledge No. 38 The COVID Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) came into effect on Tuesday 13th October 2020 and will end on 31st March 2021 (unless extended). The scheme is not currently available to applicants. It is expected to be launched on or before Thursday 22nd October 2020. Criteria: Available to businesses located in…

Library of Knowledge No. 37 The Scheme offers a partial Government guarantee (80%) to participating finance providers against losses on qualifying finance agreements to eligible SMEs, small Mid-Caps and primary producers. It is designed to incentivise participating finance providers to continue to play their role in supporting the availability of additional liquidity to Irish businesses.…