The Companies Registration Office is the central repository of public statutory information on Irish companies and business names. The CRO operates under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment. This is an essential source of information for all aspects of company and business name registration. You can download forms and returns and submit returns online.
Revenue
You can avoid them but you certainly must not evade them! Taxes that is. However there are lots of rules, reliefs and help available to ease the pain. The Revenue Commissioners website lets you find out lots of useful information and you can download forms and leaflets on all aspects of the Irish Tax System. Add it to your favourites on your browser.
Getting Irish Business Online
Getting Irish Business Online is a great site to visit if you are a start-up business who wants to establish a presence on the world wide web. It saves time and money, both very scarce in a fledgling business, and gets you up and running very quickly. Included in their package is a free domain for the first year plus a free easy to update website.
County and City Enterprise Boards
County and City Enterprise Boards offer a range of supports to entrepreneurs and small business start-ups. Some financial support in the form of grants is available as well as "soft" support in the form of mentoring and training. There are 35 boards spread around the country. 
Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
The Companies Acts place onerous duties and responsibilities on individuals who take the benefits and privileges of incorporation. Forming a limited company is relatively easy but with it comes extensive requirements to comply with the Companies Acts. The website of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement outlines the duties and powers of companies and directors. Look at this site before deciding to incorporate. SortMyBooks Online gives you complete freedom of work location. You can login in anytime and from anywhere to either get an overview of your business to prepare a quote, or send an invoice to a customer, if you are a retailer check up on the last Till Cash up. It allows you to share your information with your employees, accountant, bookkeeper and partners with a simple invitation.
No more digging through piles of paper and keeping your fingers crossed about the amount of money you owe the Revenue. Using SortMyBooks Online step-by-step guide you can do year-end close easily and efficiently.
