Growth is often viewed as a positive challenge for Irish SMEs. More customers, larger teams and increased activity usually suggest progress. However, as businesses expand, complexity often increases alongside it. New systems are introduced, additional processes appear and responsibilities become more layered. Some level of complexity is unavoidable. The challenge arises when complexity grows faster…

Many Irish SME owners describe their working week in similar terms. There is always another issue requiring immediate attention. A staff problem appears unexpectedly. A client deadline changes. Cash flow becomes tighter than anticipated. A supplier issue emerges. Before one problem is resolved, another takes its place. For many businesses, this way of operating gradually…

Documentation is one of the least glamorous parts of running a business. It rarely appears on the management agenda, it is almost never the priority when something else is on fire, and it tends to be deferred for years before anyone treats it as urgent. For many Irish SMEs, the documentation that should exist either…