Toil and Trouble Booklet - A guide through the maze of self-employment
Message from Minister Mary Hanafin, T.D.
I am pleased to welcome the new issue of ‘Toil and Trouble’ by my Department in partnership with Inishowen Partnership in Donegal. This book is a very useful guide for anyone thinking of setting up in business, or indeed, for those already in business.
Starting out in self-employment poses many difficulties for people whether or not they are coming from a background of unemployment. However, it also presents many opportunities, perhaps the greatest being a fresh start to begin a life of self-management and entrepreneurship.
‘Toil and Trouble’ provides very comprehensive information on all areas and aspects of selfemployment, including my Department’s Back to Work Allowance and other supports, and is written so that the information needed can be easily found.
The information provided in the book covers everything the reader needs to know from being suited to self-employment in the first place, to market research, finding capital, keeping records, tax and PRSI, employing staff, money management and much more. The book also contains a very useful list of contacts for any further advice or assistance needed. I would like to congratulate all those involved in the production on the creation of a valuable resource. I would also like to wish all those who are thinking of taking the self-employment route or who may already have done so every success with their business ventures.
Mary Hanafin, TD
Minister for Social and Family Affairs