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Budget 2014 and Small Business

An Article by Patrick  Sutton, partner of O’KellySutton in the Sunday Business Post October 2013

Budget 2014 has its pros and cons however it does give a level of income certainty to consumer’s which is to be welcomed. It is hoped that this consumer confidence will be reflected in increased spending on the high street and give a lift to SME’s in general.  Some of the 25 pro-business measures unveiled in the budget are looked at here:


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O’KellySutton appointed as Strategic Business Advisers to Irish Greyhound Board.

As appeared in The Irish Times, Tuesday, 28th August , the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has hired consultants at Kildare-based accounting firm O’Kelly Sutton to advise on its five-year strategic plan. This will involve evaluating some 1,200 submissions from stakeholders in the industry and formulating recommendations for the greyhound board that will take it to 2017.

The review comes when State funding
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Government’s plan to target core €500 million research budget at turning goods into good jobs.

Ministers Burton and Sherlock launched a Research Prioritisation Plan on 1st March to target the majority of the Government’s core €500million budget
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Government announces Jobs Initiative – ‘Connect Ireland’ (March 2012)

It will be interesting to see what take up there will be on the latest Government jobs initiative launched “Succeed in Ireland”. It is an innovative programme, launched on 8th March 2012. It aims to create 5000 jobs within five years by targeting international companies and business people, who would otherwise not be reached by the State enterprise agencies, for employment opportunities to Ireland.
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Government announces Entrepreneurship Development Programme – ‘New Frontiers’ (Feb 2012)

Pat Sutton of O’KellySutton Chartered Accountants and Strategic Business Advisors is pleased to see another Entrepreneurship initiative launched. The government announced a new national entrepreneurship development programme ‘New Frontiers’ in February 2012. It will be delivered at a local level through Institutes of Technology throughout Ireland.
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