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Back to Work Enterprise Allowance and the grant that goes with it
The Back to Work Enterprise Allowance lets you keep part of your social welfare payment while you build a business. It runs for two years, and it opens the door to a grant that is easy to miss.
Run your businessWhat is a sole trader in Ireland, and are you one?A legal structure, a tax status, and a risk you may meet only when something goes wrong. Worth understanding before you choose it, and worth checking if you are already trading.
Run your businessHow to register as a sole trader in Ireland: the two stepsRegister with Revenue and you are a sole trader. Register a business name with the CRO only if you trade under something other than your own name. Both are cheaper and faster than most people expect.
Run your businessVAT for the self-employed in Ireland: thresholds and when to registerTwo thresholds, a calendar-year test that also looks forward, and a decision about registering early that cuts both ways. Plus the backdating rule that costs money if you get the timing wrong.
Run your businessSelf-employed mortgages in Ireland: what lenders ask forSame lending limits, different paperwork. The evidence lenders want takes two or three years to build, which makes this a decision to think about long before you start viewing.