In these uncertain times, businesses are combatting an increased amount of fraud. Throughout recent months, there have been widespread reports of an uptick in fraudulent websites, charity scams and fake emails purporting to be from banks, etc. This increase in fraudulent activity is being driven by opportunists who are attempting to take advantage of the […]

As we emerge from lockdown and return to the workplace, managers will need to ensure that employees feel safe. Over the coming weeks and months, many businesses will return to some form of normal operations. This means that staff will begin to return to offices, factories and other places of work. Managers will need to […]

The TP-Link RE 220 is a cheap and easy way to improve your Wi-Fi when working from home.  Working from home during the lockdown has meant that many of us have discovered parts of our homes where the Wi-Fi signal is weak or even blocked completely by walls, furniture, etc. If your home office is […]

Top tips for hosting an effective webinar. Webinars have quickly become a key marketing and customer communication tool for many businesses. Whether you want to update your clients on new industry developments or host online tutorials on how to get the most out of your products / services, more people than ever before are choosing […]

How do you create a resilient supply chain in uncertain times? Before the current Covid-19 crisis, for most businesses, sourcing supplies was all about pricing, timing and making savings where possible. Now that supply chains have become disrupted, the priority is to keep operations online by making sure those supply chains keep flowing. Volatility wreaks […]

The pandemic has forced businesses to adopt remote working across the board. Will employees want to continue working from home post-Covid-19? In the past 10 years or so, the number of people working remotely has increased significantly. Major contributors to this shift include technology-related advancements, cultural changes to work-life integration and family commitments. The Covid-19 […]

Revenue suspended debt collection and the charging of interest on late payment for the January/February and March/April VAT periods and February, March and April PAYE (Employer) liabilities. These arrangements are further extended to include May/June VAT and May and June PAYE (Employer) liabilities. For the purposes of clarity, PAYE (Employer) liabilities include income tax, universal […]

Whatever the size of your business, now is a really good time to evaluate your approach to marketing.  We are living in unprecedented times and all businesses need to make sure they are up with and preferably, ahead of the competition. Many businesses put marketing barriers up: I don’t have time, customer service comes first, […]

The scale of the pandemic was unexpected and the last two months have been difficult for many and tragic for some. The situation we face is one we cannot change. We must accept that, and it is the same for everyone – we know because our business depends on you. What you can do is […]

The Government has announced packages of assistance to sectors of industry and commerce that have been most badly affected by Covid-19. Manufacturing and international services A €180m Sustaining Enterprise Fund for firms with 10 or more employees in the manufacturing and international services sectors to be operated by Enterprise Ireland, providing advances of up to €800,000 […]