GUIDE to Enterprise in Dublin City              

The ‘Guide To Enterprise in Dublin City’ is a support to anyone who has a business idea and is thinking about starting up a new business.  It is also aimed at those looking to expand an existing business.

• Advice & Information
• First Steps -  If you’re considering starting up your own business
• Innovation – Doing things differently, better, quicker, more cost efficiently
• Protecting your ideas – Patents; Trademarks; Copyright; Intellectual Property
• Licences & Registration – EU Directives; Food Products
• Business Plan – Objectives and template
• Marketing – Entering the market; Growing your business; Small business markets, expand customer base
• Records – Keeping records; Record Keeping Systems;    Computer or Manual systems; Cash flow
• Export & Import– Customs
• Professional Advice – Business Name; Business  Structure
• Mentoring
• Enterprise Space
• Enterprise Centres / Incubation Spaces
• Location – Choosing a location; Planning Permission
• Safety, Health & Welfare – Legislation; Safety Statement; Help & Advice
• Finance & Grants
• Cash flow
• Financing your start up
• Equity
• Debt
• Grants
• Banks / Credit Union
• Understanding Taxation
• Registration
• VAT
• Corporation Tax
• Calculating Tax due
• Allowable Expenses
• Disallowable Expenses
• Motor Expenses
• Mixed Expenses
• Capital Expenditure
• Calculation of capital allowances
• Taxable income
• Training & Management Development
• How to start
• Training objectives / delivery
• Networking
• Networking Opportunities