This guide takes you through all the stages of setting up your business:
Deciding whether you have what it takes
Researching your idea
Writing a business plan
Raising finance
Getting help from State and other agencies
Getting your business up and running

This expanded edition includes the most comprehensive directory ever assembled of State, EU and private sector organisations that provide assistance - in a wide variety of forms - to start-ups and small businesses. Details of almost 700 organisations in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are included.

A dedicated website, www.startingabusinessinireland.com, now registering 100,000 visitors annually, keeps the directory up to date and provide additional information on all aspects of starting a business

With more than 20,000 copies sold, Starting a Business in Ireland remains the essential guide for anyone looking to go out on their own.

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