A good financial plan will help you to establish your life goals and a realistic strategy to achieve them. It will also help you monitor your progress along the way,…
There’s no doubt the arrival of COVID-19 in Ireland was as unexpected as it was sharp. Businesses across the country have been challenged like never before. In addition to the devastation Covid-19 has inflicted on cash-flow and day-to-day operations, it has also introduced significant challenges too. This includes how business owners can plan for and protect the health of its customers.
The purpose of the SME Credit Guarantee Scheme is to encourage additional lending to SMEs by offering a partial Government guarantee (currently 80%) to banks against losses on qualifying loans to eligible SMEs. The Credit Guarantee Scheme does not substitute for conventional lending that would otherwise have taken place.
ESG considerations from an investing perspective has taken on a much more significant role in recent years. In fact, it is accelerating to a point, it may be forcing brands to make significance to how they operate, trade and manage employees.