The Small Firms Association (SFA ), the leading voice for small businesses in Ireland, has welcomed the commitment by new Fine Gael Leader Simon Harris to prioritise small businesses. In Simon Harris’s maiden speech to the Fine Gael Ard Fheis in Galway, he made a commitment to work with Government colleagues to develop a package to support small businesses.
PwC Insolvency Barometer released last week showed a 41 per cent increase in insolvencies, with SMEs accounting for 85 per cent of all business failures