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80% of Irish organisations overestimate their digital readiness

May 08th 2017

Microsoft published its global and Irish Digital Transformation research findings. A Harvard Business Review report finds that while 80% of business leaders think their industry will be positively disrupted by Digital Transformation within the next three years, fewer than half have a digital strategy in place. In addition, findings from Amarach Research, commissioned by Microsoft […]

40,000 Irish jobs could be generated by social enterprise activity

May 03rd 2017

The newly elected President of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants Ireland (CPA), Deirdre Kiely, has called on the Government to make good on five year old promises to promote and foster the social enterprise sector in Ireland. Addressing the CPA Institute following her election, Ms. Kiely said that Irish social entrepreneurs were losing out […]

Almost 70pc of Irish workers believe SMEs and start-ups offer best office culture

May 02nd 2017

Almost 70pc of Irish workers would like to work in a small to medium-size enterprise (SME) or a startup, research has found – with respondents believing that startups and SMEs offer the best office culture. Younger workers are also following this trend, with close to half of those aged under 25 preferring to work in […]

SMEs with a website make an additional €24,000 a year

April 27th 2017

Irish SMEs with a website receive an average of 22 additional jobs a year with each job worth an average of almost €1,100, according to new IEDR research. The research, conducted by Ignite Research in March, also showed that nearly three-quarters (71%) of Irish shoppers are more likely to purchase goods and services from a […]

Cashless society getting closer

April 26th 2017

More than a third of Europeans and Americans would be happy to go without cash and rely on electronic forms of payment if they could, and at least 20% already pretty much do so, a study showed on Wednesday. The study, which was conducted in 13 European countries, the United States and Australia, also found that […]

Irish business prioritising talent retention

April 25th 2017

Four in five organisations have experienced skills shortages in the past two years and are now increasing development opportunities (57%) and upskilling the workforce (63%) to help grow their talent pipeline. Furthermore, attracting and retaining talent is the top priority for Irish business over the next two years, according to research from CIPD Ireland, the […]

Most Irish businesses not prepared for new data protection laws

April 20th 2017

The majority of businesses in Ireland are not prepared for the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to a Data Sec 2017 survey, carried out in advance of the GDPR focused event which takes place on Wednesday May 3rd in the RDS Concert Hall in Dublin. The survey found that just 6% of Irish businesses […]

Early 2017 better than expected for Irish Firms

April 19th 2017

Irish business sentiment improved through the spring of 2017 as the Irish economy has thus far defied fears of a marked slowdown while companies report ongoing and healthy growth in their own activity levels. This is according to the latest KBC Bank/Chartered Accountants Ireland business sentiment survey which reflects the view of Chartered Accountants working […]

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