As a small business owner, navigating the day-to-day pressure of running an enterprise while keeping an eye on financial deadlines and changing regulations is a constant balancing act.
Join the SFA in Waterford City on Tuesday, 15 September for an interactive morning briefing designed specifically for local business owners, leaders, and decision-makers. Grounded in reality and stripped of corporate jargon, this event will focus on the core areas critical to sustaining, protecting, and growing your business today.
This briefing will arm you with practical strategies to manage upcoming regulatory changes, demystify your tax obligations before the fast-approaching filing deadline, and glean real-world growth insights directly from peer business leaders right here in the South East.
Why Attend?
By stepping away from your desk for just one morning, you will gain:
- Navigational Clarity on HR Changes: Get ahead of upcoming, critical workplace reforms and compliance requirements with a direct update and interactive Q&A session with an SFA employment law expert.
- A Plain-English Roadmap for Tax Planning: Demystify your tax obligations before the autumn filing deadline. Learn how to stay compliant while identifying tax-efficient opportunities for business structuring, personal tax planning, and succession.
- Inspiration & Real-world Lessons: Hear an honest, candid panel discussion from local Waterford entrepreneurs on how they navigate hurdles, build resilient operations, and manage business growth.
- Valuable Peer Networking: Connect, share challenges, and swap insights with other ambitious business owners from across the Waterford region over a light networking lunch.
Event Agenda
10:30 AM – Registration & Networking
11:00 AM – Welcome Address
11:05 AM – HR & Employment Relations Update
- Speaker: Joe O'Reilly, SFA HR Executive
- A high-impact, 10-minute briefing on the vital regulatory changes small business owners must act on right now, followed by an interactive Q&A to address your specific operational concerns.
11:25 AM – Demystifying Tax: What Small Business Owners Should Do Before the Filing Deadline
- Speaker: Johnny O'Callaghan (FCCA), Managing Director of John O’Callaghan Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants
- Discover practical, jargon-free advice on tax compliance, smart business structuring, and exit planning. Learn how to stay fully compliant while identifying key tax-efficient opportunities before the clock runs out.
11:45 AM – Waterford Business Panel Discussion
- MC: David Broderick, SFA Director
- A candid, peer-led discussion exploring successes, hurdles, and hard-learned business lessons featuring a dynamic panel of prominent local Waterford business owners and entrepreneurs. Local businesses TBC.
12:15 PM – Networking & Light Lunch
1:00 PM – Event Close
Who Should Attend?
This briefing is highly recommended for Business Owners, Managing Directors, CEOs, Finance Directors, HR Managers, Operations Directors, and senior decision-makers of small and medium-sized enterprises in Waterford and the surrounding South East region looking to modernise, protect, and grow their businesses.
Spaces are strictly limited. Guarantee your spot and register today!