As a new business owner in Ireland, you have to make sure that you have at least the minimum insurance requirements in place or your business career could be over quicker than you could ever imagine, as well as putting people's lives at risk.
If you have any cars or vans being used by the business make sure that you have van insurance quotes in Ireland and quotes for your car too. Make sure that all employees who could potentially use the car or van are covered, as you will face problems if they have an accident and are not named on the policy.
If you have any public liability issues, make sure that you are covered here too. If you are operating in people's homes, make sure that you have insurance in case there is any damage to the home or even to the home owner due to you or your staff's actions.
Whatever your type of business you are bound to need some type of insurance. If you are in the catering trade, make sure you are insured in case anyone falls ill as a result of eating your food.
Study your business model very carefully and make sure that you have in place all the insurances which you could possibly need or you and your business will be at risk – and your customers too.