Advanced Technical Concepts (ATC) now supplying physical distancing screens and ergonomic workstations

Physical Distancing and Visual Management in a Manufacturing Environment Physical Distancing Solutions Shannon Chamber member company Advanced Technical Concepts (ATC) is now supplying customers with screens for physical distancing purposes as well as  ergonomic workstations. Complete assembly cells and workstation partitions available from ATC help to eliminate cross-contamination thus ensuring health and safety standards are…

Collaboration at all levels Crucial to keeping business operational and people in employment

Shannon companies keeping essential supply chains moving and applying technologies in new directions to assist in the fight against COVID-19   Despite a tough few weeks, which has seen companies, whose products are essential to national and global supply chains, adjust their facilities to adhere to HSE and WHO directives, manufacturing  companies in Shannon and…

Chambers Ireland Covid-19 business community survey

Chambers Ireland Covid-19 business community survey

Survey conducted Friday 3 April – Monday 6 April Total respondents:                1149   Chambers Ireland survey results highlight severity of economic impact and calls for unprecedented economic stimulus for post-pandemic recovery   Chambers Ireland and its nationwide network of chambers, including Shannon Chamber, has today (9 April 2020) published the results of a survey of…

Minister Humphreys announces Major Expansion of Business Supports for SMEs

€1 billion in Liquidity Measures available for SMEs €180m Sustaining Enterprise Fund launched Expansion of two SBCI Loan Schemes by €450m to provide an extra €250m for working capital and €200m for longer-term loans, bringing the total allocation to support liquidity in companies affected by the COVID-19 crisis to €650m €180m Sustaining Enterprise Fund for…

Chambers Ireland launches latest Covid-19 Business Community Survey

Chambers Ireland launches latest Covid-19 Business Community Survey

This morning, Chambers Ireland launches our second Covid-19 Business Community Survey. This survey is targeted at business owners and operators, both those who are members of their local chambers of commerce and those that are not. With it we seek to chart out the effects of the Covid-19 restrictions on the Irish Business community, and…

New Government webpage available to receive offers of Covid-19 assistance

New Government webpage available to receive offers of Covid-19 assistance

2 April 2020 The Office of Government Procurement recently launched a webpage to facilitate offers of assistance from businesses and other organisations that are seeking to provide supplies or services in support of the national response to Covid-19. The webpage is available at: gov.ie/covidsupplies Since Covid-19 arrived in Ireland, businesses and other organisations have been…

Scaling Up “Re-n-Vent Summit” with Verne Harnish, Thursday, 2 April

With markets changing fast there is little time to sort through ideas and figure out what to do – especially since you must keep your hands on the wheel right now.  Verne Harnish, CEO, Scaling UP has done the heavy lifting to curate 12 well-known biz gurus – bringing your business immediate oxygen. No fluff…

Shannon Chamber Skillnet Keen to Play its Part in National Effort to Support Businesses through COVID- 19 Crisis and Beyond to Recovery

Shannon Chamber Skillnet, in partnership with Skillnet Ireland, is keen to play its part in helping businesses through the COVID- 19 crisis through responding speedily and effectively to companies’ training needs. During a video communication with all Skillnet networks in Ireland, the CEO of Skillnet Ireland, Paul Healy, stated that as remote working is likely…

Irish business coaches offer free support to SMEs amid coronavirus chaos

Irish business coaching experts are offering free online support to steer business owners through the economic chaos created by the spread of coronavirus. ActionCOACH Ireland Managing Director Paul Fagan says his team launched the initiative in order “to get behind the national effort to minimise the impact of the economic fallout from this crisis”. He…

Minister Humphreys Welcomes EU Approval on €200m Fund to Support Irish Business during Covid-19 Crisis

Minister Humphreys Welcomes EU Approval on €200m Fund to Support Irish Business during Covid-19 Crisis

Tuesday 31 March, 2020 Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, T.D., welcomes today’s announcement by the European Commission to approve Ireland’s €200 million scheme, in line with EU State aid rules, to provide financial support to Irish companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework…