The Hidden Risk of Owner Dependency: When the Business Cannot Run Without You
Many Irish SMEs grow around the personality and capability of their founder. The owner does not just run the business in the early years. They are the business. They drive sales, sign off on decisions, hold key client relationships, train staff, fix problems, and carry most of the operational knowledge in their head. For a […]
Why Revenue Audit Activity Is Likely to Keep Rising and What Irish SMEs Should Have in Place
For many Irish SMEs, a Revenue audit feels like a remote possibility. Most owners go years without hearing from Revenue beyond the routine filing of returns, and audit preparation rarely becomes a priority until it is needed. In practice, the likelihood of a compliance intervention has been moving steadily upward for several years, and that […]
