A Guide to Starting Business the Irish way by Kevin Lawlor gives the best business advice to Irish entrepreneurs starting in business. It takes each entrepreneur through the stages of setting up a business and managing it effectively with expert guidance given on business structure, intellectual property rights, developing business plans to present to investors and strategic plans to reach business goals. This book explains the taxation system for those new to business or in the early stages of business and guides
the business owner on the importance of cashfl ow and marketing as a means to bring the business from survival stage to a thriving business with solid structures in place.

As a former lecturer in Entrepreneurship in DKIT and now working in our own family packaging business, I see this book as a bible for new bubbling entrepreneurs – Delma Mulligan, Versatile Packaging.

This is a very useful guide for anybody hoping to start a small business. It is easy to pick up, and delves into a diverse range of areas from tax, insurance, marketing and entrepreneurship – Darren Orr, Englishour Language School.