With Paschal Donohoe, Peter Burke and Emer Higgins in attendance
Businesses will be talking about their challenges at a major conference this weekend.
Fine Gael is holding the event in Athlone today ahead of Budget 2025.
Ministers Paschal Donohoe, Peter Burke and Emer Higgins along with prominent speakers from enterprise and business will attend.
The party says the SME sector is the backbone of the Irish economy, employing over two-thirds of workers in the country.

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