SME satisfaction with government remains negative

August 10th 2017

Small and medium enterprises (SME’s) overall satisfaction with the Government has risen in the three months to 30 June, the second overall improvement this year. However, it continues to be in negative territory, declining to -7pc from -9pc in the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest survey from ISME, the independent representative association […]

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Facebook launches Irish SME Council

July 21st 2017

Facebook has  launched its Irish SME Council, as part of the company’s European-wide strategy to help support small and medium sized businesses throughout Ireland. The Irish SME Council brings together Facebook’s SME team and Irish business owners from a range of industries in a partnership designed to provide better digital tools for all businesses to grow. […]

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Irish Organisations among Top Global Investors in Technological Growth

July 03rd 2017

The world’s largest survey of IT leadership has found that businesses in Ireland are punching well above their weight when it comes to spending on technological growth. The Harvey Nash Survey – of more than 4,000 CIOs – revealed Ireland is one of the top performers in terms of investment in tech and places to […]

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Loan refusal rates for Irish SMEs on the rise

June 19th 2017

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) has today released its latest Quarterly Bank Watch Survey for the second quarter of 2017. The survey results show an improvement in time taken from decision to drawdown of credit and the demand for credit by businesses. However, the Association highlights its disappointment at the number of […]

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71% of Irish disappointed with digital skills education in schools

June 06th 2017

Just 29% of Irish people believe schools are equipping children with the necessary skills for the digital era, according to a survey commissioned by Ricoh Ireland. Ricoh commissioned Censuswide to survey 500 workers in Irish businesses with 100+ employees each in December 2016. The survey found that only a third of respondents feel that Irish schools have […]

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€60m Regional Development Fund launched

May 30th 2017

A new Regional Enterprise Development Fund of up to €60m has been launched by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor and Minister of State for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen today. The Fund is aimed at accelerating economic recovery in every part of the country by delivering on the potential […]

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Ireland’s Most Enterprising Town 2017

May 22nd 2017

Ireland’s national competition to find the country’s most enterprising town has been launched today by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys. Following the success of the pilot Enterprising Town Competition in 2016, in counties Kildare, Laois, Mayo and Roscommon, the National Enterprising Town Competition is being organised with the […]

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Irish tech start-ups raise €247m in the first quarter

May 10th 2017

Irish tech start-ups have raised over €3 billion since the financial crash of 2008, according to new figures that show SMEs obtained €247 million in funding the first three months of this year alone. This marks a 4 per cent rise on the first quarter of 2016 when €237.4 million was raised. It also compares […]

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