Enterprise minister aims to 'slash red tape' for small businesses 

Enterprise minister Peter Burke recently introduced an ‘SME test’, with Government departments and agencies required to measure the potential impact of new policies on small and medium-sized business.

The enterprise minister has called on Government agencies to cut red tape and simplify State engagement processes with small businesses.

Peter Burke is set to meet with the heads of all agencies under his department’s remit on Tuesday, calling for simplification of processes that small businesses engage with, including reducing the size and complexity of application forms for grants.