MDC Member Profiles

Ms. Patricia Callan

Director Small Firms Association

Patricia Callan is the Director of the Small Firms Association - "the voice of Small Business” in Ireland, with responsibility for the overall management and coordination of the Association.

The SFA is Ireland’s largest small firm representative organisation, with over 8,000 member companies. Its services include the provision of economic, commercial, employee relations and social affairs advice and assistance, training programmes & networking opportunities, and cost-effective group schemes. The SFA launched its “National Centre of Excellence” for SME management development training in 2007, with €1.2mn funding from FAS.

Patricia holds a Masters in International Studies from the University of Limerick, a BA (mod.) in Economics from Trinity College Dublin, and a Diploma in Employment Law from the National College of Ireland (NCI).

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