Introduction
Enterprise Boards
www.empower.ie
This website is managed by Ireland’s 35 City and County Enterprise Boards and is intended to help Irish businesses create and develop an online presence (a website and e-mail facilities for conducting part or all of their business online) in a simple and cost effective way.
A full list of Enterprise Boards is also accessible from the website of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment at www.entemp.ie/enterprise/local/cebcontact.htm
Business Information Centre
www.dublincity.ie/living_in_the_city/libraries/
find_your_library/business_information_centre.asp
The Business Information Centre, run by Dublin City Public Libraries, is a reference service specialising in company and market information. It is a key information resource for those setting up a business.
Commercial companies
www.aib.ie
The Allied Irish Bank website has a direct link from the front page to a ‘Starting Your Business’ section. There is also a link to an AIB publication ‘A Practical Guide to Starting Your Own Business’ (downloadable in pdf format).
www.bankofireland.ie
The Bank of Ireland website has a direct link from the front page to three relevant sections:
‘Starting Your Business’
‘Running Your Business’
‘Growing Your Business’ all of which contain useful information.
www.oaktreepress.com
The home site and online shopping venue for the business publishers Oak Tree Press, this site is also known as The Success Store. This site is very up-to-date and often contains ‘hotlinks’ to current business courses and items of interest.
www.planware.org
This company sells business software. Some information and software is available free from the website. Click on Irish Enterprise. See also the ‘Business Plan’ section.
www.omahonydonnelly.ie
This commercial website is produced by the business advice company O’Mahony Donnelly Ltd. From the first page, click on ‘Starting a Business in Ireland’ from the list on the left of the screen.
www.pwc.ie This commercial website is produced by the legal, business and financial services company Price Waterhouse Coopers Ltd. It is useful for up-to-date business related information.
Trade organisations/Charitable trusts
www.ibec.ie
The Irish Business and Employers Confederation is an umbrella body for sectoral groups in the Irish business world.
www.isme.ie
The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association provides a monthly newsletter and several publications.
www.sfa.ie
The Small Firms Association is a subscription only association.
www.liffey-trust.com
The Liffey Trust is a charitable trust that exists to support entrepreneurs. The Trust runs a business park, delivers courses and gives advice. Their online guide to preparing a Business Plan is simply written.
