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Prepare to approach angel investors in Ireland: assess HBAN fit, calculate your funding ask and build a financial pack with clear forecasts, MRR and ownership.
Understand convertible loan notes in Ireland with a worked dilution example, interest and repayment scenarios, SAFE comparisons and questions before signing.
Prepare for PSSF with a milestone budget, matching-funds evidence and a cash forecast that tests delayed payments. A worked example for Irish startup founders.
Check VAT on software sales in Ireland, EU business reverse charge and consumer OSS. See worked invoices and a monthly reconciliation for Irish sellers.
Understand VAT on hairdressing, beauty treatments and cosmetic sales in Ireland. Reconcile mixed rates with a worked monthly example and practical checks.
Check Irish hospitality VAT rates for food, drinks, accommodation and takeaway. See a worked room-and-breakfast package and the bookkeeping checks.
Understand management accounts with a worked profit, cash and stock example. Learn what your reports should explain and which decisions to take next.
Incorporation needs more than a headline tax-rate comparison. Test your personal cash needs, creator contracts and the practical transfer of the business.
Your audience’s location does not decide the VAT on a brand deal. Identify the customer and service before invoicing or coding an overseas payout.
Brand deals, platform payouts and gifted products need more than a bank statement. See how an established Irish creator business can record income, check expenses and plan tax cash.
