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During the first lock down in April, after working in management for more than 20 years Shirley Halvey began thinking about starting up her own business.

During the first lock down in April, after working in management for more than 20 years Shirley Halvey began thinking about starting up her own business. What commenced as an idea in April turned into reality six months later when her new company Halvey & Associates opened.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises, which have had to close in Galway during the Covid-19 pandemic will have their energy bills slashed in the coming months.

The pain and uncertainty of the impact of the Coronavirus on small business owners is staggering and likely to be substantial. For small business owners the situation is an unmitigated disaster. In fact, it couldn’t be worse. No currency crisis, Gulf war, oil shortage, terrorist attack or banking collapse would come close to the impact this virus is having on our economy - but in particular on our SME sector. And, to think we spent three years preparing for the “enormous, incalculable impact” that would result from Britain’s exit from the EU — a breeze compared to this business wipe-out tsunami.

A masterplan needs to be created for small and medium enterprises to help them"rebound" from the Covid 19 crisis, and to protect the economic future of the State.

Young entrepreneurs in Mayo are being encouraged to enter Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur 2019 competition, which has just been launched - as they stand as good a chance as anyone to win.