Taoiseach launches National Small Business Awards

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has today launched the fourth SFA National Small Business Awards which recognises the vital contribution of the small firms sector to the economy.

Launching the awards, Mr Ahern said he would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the extraordinary contribution that the small business sector is making to the Republic’s economy. There are some 250,000 small businesses currently operating in the Irish economy.