Business owners on Lockdown 3: ‘We are tired, fed up, worried and helpless’
We asked SMEs how they were coping, and their hopes and fears for 2021. Here’s what they had to say
We asked SMEs how they were coping, and their hopes and fears for 2021. Here’s what they had to say
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‘We will be left with no option but to lay off the majority of our workforce’
Food business owners are coming up with inventive ways to stay in business, including a pizza ’n’ pints drive-thru in Dundrum
Keeping only those who must be on-site has been key to continuing operations
Business leaders warn of move as huge retail chains continue trading in non-essential goods
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If this is the pattern through 2021, with restrictions coming and going, then the Department of Finance’s own forecasts show that there will not be any kind of economic recovery and unemployment will stay at 14 or 15 per cent
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