Small Firms Association

The SFA Annual Lunch 2024 is just a week away! We have only a few spots left and sales will close soon. Taking place next Friday, 8th of November in the Round Room at The Mansion House, the SFA Annual Lunch will have Colm Meaney, renowned Irish actor, as its guest speaker. He will be sharing stories about his international career and Irish roots. From the big screen to the boardroom, this event promises an unforgettable experience for everyone attending! In case you haven't yet, book your seat today and join us for this amazing event! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7Ra6vnh SFA Annual Lunch 2024 | Irish Grit, Global Greatness: A Conversation with Colm Meaney | Friday, 08 November 2024, The Round Room at The Mansion house | Registration and Drinks Reception starting at 12.30PM Proudly supported by AIB and sponsored by Azets Ireland and MentorsWork #BusinessLunch #Networking #SFA

You saw him on the TV last night at the Late Late, come see him in person on Friday at the SFA Annual Lunch! Availability is limited, so make sure you book today! ⏱️ https://lnkd.in/e7Ra6vnh #ColmMeaney #SFAAnnualLunch

📑 Better Business Magazine, Autumn Edition is out. In this edition, we focus on politics as the country heads to a General Election; The SFA reached out to key political stakeholders to ask what their respective parties (or political groupings) would do to assist the small business community. We also talk about Budget 2025. The HR section focuses on understanding disabilities and detailing the legal obligations related to employees with disabilities for small business owners. The health page focuses on ergonomics, an all too preventable issue for office-based work. The value of Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports were almost €16.3 billion in 2023, according to Bord Bia, so our sector highlight this time is on food and beverage producers. As always, Better Business contain stories that will both inform and inspire. Amongst its pages you will read about great companies and people like Laura McCarthy from Drink Botanicals Ireland, Regina Bushell from Grovelands Childcare, Dara Keating from Pinergy, Noel Leahy from Sliabh Aughty Honey /Leahy Beekeeping, Jack Murphy Clothing, Child Paths, 3Q Recruitment Ltd. Rent a Recruiter Clonakilty Distillery, Scatter Box, Klearcom, Little Rainbows Daycare, Ashvale Creche, Oishii Foods Ltd, Stonewell Cider, Brian Farrell, Karl Flannery, Carol Deasy, Dave Casey, Lorna Conn CDir, Tracy ORourke and so many more! Read the full issue online now 👉 https://lnkd.in/eS4zkk-v #BetterBusinessMagazine #SmallBusiness #IrishBusiness #GeneralElection #FoodandDrink #HR

⏱️ FINAL CALL! Close to 8 hours until applications close for the #SFAAwards2025. Apply now at SFAAwards.ie or contact awards@sfa.ie for more information! 🎯 Hear from Caraldine Nolan, Founder and MD of Weighless Wonders, Emerging New Business winner in the #SFAAwards2024

⏱️ The clock is ticking! A little bit more than 24 hours to go until applications close for the 21st edition of the SFA National Small Business Awards. If you're still wondering if you should spend a few minutes to submit an application, let yourself get inspired by this year's winners and their experience. Watch the video below and be sure to submit your application 👉 https://lnkd.in/esaP2fbU Contact awards@sfa.ie or call 01 605 1776 in case you need any assistance. 🏆 The fantastic winners in the #SFAAwards2024 are: Hills Art - Workplace Wellbeing, sponsored by DeCare Klearcom - Exporter of the Year, sponsored by Enterprise Ireland JJ Burke Car Sales - Retail, sponsored by One4all Group Drink Botanicals Ireland - Outstanding Small Business, sponsored by Elavon Europe Oishii Foods Ltd - Food & Drink, sponsored by Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board Zeus Scooters | 2024 Innovator of the Year | 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist - Innovator of the Year, sponsored by National Standards Authority of Ireland OSENG - Services, sponsored by Sage OB-1 Hair Salon - Sustainability, sponsored by (SBCI) Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Leinster Environmentals - Manufacturing and Overall winner, the manufacturing category is sponsored by PTSB The Management Training is the Awards is sponsored by Skillnet Ireland Did you apply for the SFA Awards 2025 already? Let us know in the comments below. #SFAAwards2025 #BusinessAwards #EnterToday #SmallBusiness #IrishBusiness

🚨 Deadline Extended! https://lnkd.in/e_7dUVnX Great news for all innovators and small business leaders in Ireland! 🎉 The submission deadline for the SFA Awards 2025 has been extended until October 30th! Don’t miss this opportunity to highlight your excellence and hard work within the Manufacturing, Services, Retail, Food & Drink, or Exports sector, or your Sustainability and Wellbeing initiatives! Whether you’re a small business in Ireland leading ground-breaking initiatives, driving operational success, advancing industry standards, or just have an exciting business in which you poured your heart, sweat and blood into - the SFA Awards celebrate each one of you! 🔗 Submit your entry today at www.SFAAwards.ie and join a distinguished list of companies and professionals vying for this prestigious accolade. A big thank you to the programme sponsors: PTSB, Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board, National Standards Authority of Ireland, (SBCI) Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, Sage, Elavon Europe, One4all Group, Microfinance Ireland, Skillnet Ireland, DeCare #SFAAwards2025 #ExtendedDeadline #BusinessExcellence #IndustryLeaders #Recognition #SFA #BusinessAwards Veronica Murphy James Burke Brian Crooke Paul Berry Lorna Duffy Paula Egan Michelle Whelan Olivia Caslin Sarah Bohan Frank Collins Declan Coppinger Des McCarthy Dave Casey Terry Spence Sue O'Neill MentorsWork

We are thrilled to announce the launch of Gewardz Health – the latest offering from SFA Member Advantage Network! 🩺 With Gewardz Health, SFA Members will be able to provide their employees (and their household members) access to unlimited online GP appointments, counselling and other wellbeing services for less than one hour's wages per month. Give your employees access to immediate and on-demand GP, Counselling and also improve their productivity by ensuring appointments are available on the day, avoiding any delays. This is an incredible opportunity for our members to offer their employees excellent healthcare benefits, fostering a healthier and happier workforce. Check out the offer here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNxrsc6n Not a member? No worries, leave us a message or call 01 605 1776 to learn more about Gewardz Health, the SFA and our Member Advantage Network! #healthcare #productivity #employeebenefits #SFA #GewardzHealth #SFAMemberAdvantageNetwork

⚡ Only one week to go until applications close! It’s not very often that we can sit down and look back on how far we’ve come, and this is a great chance to do so. The application process itself is an opportunity to reflect on your achievements and set the stage for future growth. But more than a chance to celebrate your hard work, if selected as one of the 45 – 50 finalists, you will automatically get a spot in our bespoke mentorship programme MentorsWork, a spot in a Masterclass Weekend entirely designed to help your business grow, you will be able to showcase your business at our flagship event #BusinessConnect, and also create important business connections and open doors to new opportunities. As a finalist there’s also invaluable media exposure and direct contact to industry leaders, customers, and potential partners. To get started, simply visit https://lnkd.in/e_7dUVnX and choose what categories better represent your business, from there just fill out your free application and submit it before 5pm on Friday, 25 October. The SFA Awards wouldn't be possible without the programme sponsors: DeCare , Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board, National Standards Authority of Ireland, (SBCI) Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, Sage, PTSB, Microfinance Ireland, Elavon Europe, Enterprise Ireland, One4all Group and Skillnet Ireland Did you submit your application already? Let us know in the comments below and inspire other businesses! #SFAAwards2025 #SFA #BusinessAwards #SmallBusinessSuccess #SuccessStories David Broderick Jonathan McDade Brian Crooke Paul Berry Catherine Doyle Des McCarthy Frank Collins Michelle Whelan Paula Egan Arianna Taroni Olivia Caslin Sarah Bohan Lorna Duffy Declan Coppinger Veronica Murphy

Thank you to everyone who attended our B2B event: Driving Small Business Success: from Sales to Awards this morning. We had a fantastic time and we hope you did as well! Special thanks to our fantastic speakers and panellists: Ian Kehoe from The Currency, Aidan Corcoran from Elavon Europe, James Loughran from Leinster Environmentals and overall winner of the #SFAAwards2024, and Laura McCarthy from Drink Botanicals Ireland and winner in the Outstanding Small Business category, also from the Awards 2024. We look forward to seeing you all at our next event: SFA Annual Lunch - Irish Grit, Global Greatness: A Conversation with Colm Meaney on the 8th of November. In case you haven't yet secured your spot, do so quickly here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7Ra6vnh Did you attend the SFA B2B event? Tell us about your experience in the comments below. . . David Broderick Jonathan McDade Geraldine Magnier #SFA #SmallBusiness #Networking

🎯 Roughly 10 days left to apply for the SFA Awards 2025. Have you submitted your entry yet? If not, waste no time! The competition is free to enter and open to any business in Ireland with 50 employees or less. A prize package valued at €50,000 for ALL finalists is at stake and includes: a strategic Management Masterclass weekend, participation in the SFA Business Connect event as an exhibitor and, guaranteed spot on MentorsWork programme. It also includes broad-ranging national and local media coverage, a feature in a special supplement in the Irish Independent on the day of the Gala Presentation of Prizes and more. Whether you are a member of the #SFA or not, choose one or more categories to apply and submit your #FREE entry today - https://lnkd.in/esaP2fbU The #SFAAwards2025 is supported by One4all Group, DeCare , Sage, (SBCI) Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, National Standards Authority of Ireland, PTSB, Skillnet Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board, Microfinance Ireland and Elavon Europe #IrishSmallBusiness #BusinessAwards #SFAAwards #EnterNow