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Small firms

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Small and medium-sized businesses employ the majority of people in Ireland but with unemployment reaching record low levels this year there is not much room to grow.</p>

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Recruitment concerns among small firms remain key issue for growth
BPFI's SME Monitor warns that small and medium-sized construction firms are particularly vulnerable to recruitment issues
<p>The EU’s P2B Regulation aims to provide a set of rules which create a fair, transparent, and predictable environment for business users of online platforms.</p>

companies

‘David vs Goliath’ power imbalance between small  businesses and platform giants
<p>A deserted St Patrick Street in Cork at the start of the Covid-19 crisis in March 2020. Picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

economy

'Highly distressed' small firms to struggle as Covid-19 restrictions end   
CC FIANNA FAIL

economy

Minister writes to companies on examinership that 'offers hope for small firms to start again'
Ripping right past the password

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Cyber novices: One third of Irish firms are unprepared for online security breaches
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John Whelan: Why small firms will be worst hit as Ulster Bank pulls out
File Photo The Central Bank has said the economy could shrink this year by up to 14%, while it has also warned that unemployment
Central Bank report highlights outsized threat to food service companies      
Accommodation and food services among the worst effected by the challenges presented by Covid-19

Tue, 21 Jul, 2020

Small firms need greater protection in liquidations and receiverships
Small firms need greater protection in liquidations and receiverships

Small firms are still being butchered by the domino effect of liquidations and receivership by virtue of the fact that they are all unsecured creditors and are all owed money.

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