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Crowd Funding: A New Way to Go for Investors and Those Looking for Funding?

Crowd Funding

This article provides information on a service available that may be of interest to our readers and is not a recommendation or financial advice regarding making investments. Crowd Funding is a way of generating funds for a project by getting a number of people to invest money instead of, or in … [Read more...]

How Good are Your Accounting Systems & Controls?

Accounting Systems and Controls

Introduction & Start Up Years of Business When you first establish a business one of the most important issues you will need to consider is your accounting & systems of control. Appropriate systems need to be implemented to ensure that you are managing  the business adequately and that … [Read more...]

Doing Business in Europe: Resources to Grow Your Business Across Borders

Doing Business in Europe

Are you looking to grow your business by expanding to new markets? One of the advantages of setting up a business in Ireland is access to the highly desirable European market. Many of our clients from outside Europe choose to set up here, not only to do business in Ireland, but also as a base … [Read more...]

Gross Margin – How This Key Performance Indicator is Key to Maximum Profitability

slide profit

One of the key performance indicators (KPI’s) that we continually review during our business analysis work is the gross profit margin. Gross Margin is the percentage that the gross profit of the business bears to turnover. The gross profit is calculated by deducting the direct costs from … [Read more...]

How to Improve Business? The Answer is in Your First Quarter Results

how to improve business performance

Are you looking for ways to improve your business performance? The answer is right under your nose (or just a click away on your computer). So often businesses focus on increasing sales as the only way to improve business, but sales figures are only part of the equation. In order to really know … [Read more...]

What You Need to Know To Reduce Your Chances of A Revenue Audit

revenue audit

Recent focus of Revenue Commissioners audit teams have been on the ‘contracting’ sector and particularly on travel and subsistence expenses claims made by engineers, IT and other contractors by individuals operating through their own Limited Company. A total of 170 cases are currently under … [Read more...]

VAT in Ireland: What you need to know to Save Money – The DOs & DON’Ts

VAT Ireland Save Money

The law of VAT in Ireland is a complex & continually evolving area of Ireland's taxation structure. Without doubt this is where the most costly errors are  made by Irish businesses. With expert advice and knowledge many of these errors can be avoided. Here is a summary of our most common DOs … [Read more...]

Accounting for SME Business Start-Ups: New Proposals to Reduce ‘Red Tape & Bureaucracy’

Cut Red Tape

If recent proposals,  announced in Budget 2013 by Minister Michael Noonan, are adopted then we will see a significant reduction in 'red tape & bureaucracy' in accounting for SME self employed businesses. The proposals, part of the ten point plan introduced in the Finance Bill on 13 February … [Read more...]

Finance Bill 2013 to be Issued 13th February: Any Roses, Chocolates or Sweeteners for Irish Businesses this Valentine’s Day?

Finance Bill 2013

On the Eve of Valentine's 2013, Finance Minister Michael Noonan will issue his second Finance Bill and it is questionable whether there will be any early Valentines gifts in the detail for Ireland's Small & Medium Sized Business community. At a time when the Bank credit squeeze continues and … [Read more...]

Business Planning: Avoid Disaster, Maximise Success

Business Planning

'Most people don't plan to fail; they fail to plan! This popular saying was penned by successful business person & visionary John L. Beckley in the 1920's and often quoted, nearly a century later, due to the good sense it makes. Most people who end up on the tax defaulters list didn't … [Read more...]