Business Information Centre
Setting up a Business - the Basic Requirements
Business Plan
Website Know How
Writing a Press Release
Assistance Available in Taking on Staff
Recruitment Tips
Setting up a Business - the Basic Requirements
There is a lot involved in setting up your own business - market research, checking out if it is financially feasible and so on. If you decide you are ready to set up, there are some requirements you will need to fulfil in order to set up the business correctly. Click here to download an information leaflet detailing all you need to know about how to go about it in the right way.
Business Plan
Do you need to develop a Business Plan for your new business? Perhaps you need to update your Business Plan. Click here to download a Business Plan template, which also includes a template for Projected Accounts.
Website Know How
SitesToGo InternetLAB have kindly given us some guidelines:
- Be suspicious of any hard copy invoice relating to domain names; most reputable domain name registrars never send invoices by mail.
- Never respond directly to an email that requests you to renew domains. If you know where the domains are registered, type the registrar's URL
directly into your browser and communicate directly with them through the email address, forms or login on the site.
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Writing a Press Release - some tips given by Lorraine Whelan of Axis Communications Limited
- What do you want to say? Summarise it in one short statement before you start to expand or develop your ideas.
- Try to create an active headline... it can often give the journalist his/her headline.
- Shorter is better when writing for the media. The release should be no more than one page long.
- Answer the five 'W's in the first paragraph - who, what, when, where and why?
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Assistance Available in Taking on Staff
Financial assistance may be available to enable you to take on staff. A number of schemes are currently available through Revenue, Social Welfare and FAS. Full details of all current schemes here.
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A Guide for New Companies with limited recruitment experience.
These tips have been provided to us by Tom Griffith at www.midlandjobs.ie
Here are the pit-falls to watch out for:
- Not allowing enough time: it can take roughly 6 weeks for advertising, the interview process and then a notice period for the successful candidate in their current job. (It can take a lot longer if it's a specialized or technical job.)
- Publicity: Don't presume suitably qualified candidates will come flocking to your door. Put the word out through both traditional press and online media and do it [underline]in good time[/underline]. Include local agencies in your search if your budget allows and certainly contact them if you're getting closer to your deadline.
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