Education must promote a culture of entrepreneurship says ISME

August 17th 2016

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) has called for broader enterprise education to be introduced and encouraged throughout the education system from primary to third level. The association claims International evidence suggests that a practical approach to business subjects and an exposure to entrepreneurship from an early stage will lead to an increase […]

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New roadshow for SME’s

August 16th 2016

The Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor yesterday launched a series of roadshows which will be encouraging small and medium sized businesses to learn more about the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). The goal of the SBCI is to ensure access to flexible and affordable funding for Irish SMEs. The events […]

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Crime against Irish business costing €1.83b annually

August 15th 2016

Thirty one per cent of businesses have been the victim of crime in the past twelve months and 45% of those have experienced more than two incidents. This is according to the latest National Crime Survey released today by the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) today. The report indicates that more than one […]

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Government inaction threatens recovery warns ISME

August 12th 2016

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) has today called on the Government to prioritise business cost competitiveness in the wake of the Brexit vote. The Association warned that the pressure on export prices to the UK required a coordinated response from industry and government on all business costs including those influenced by the government […]

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Irish IT sector promoted to foreign direct investment companies

August 10th 2016

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor today joined forces with leading Irish owned IT services and networking company, Arkphire, to highlight the importance of having a strong local IT sector to support the growing numbers of foreign direct investment companies, now locating in Ireland. The 2015 IDA Annual Report cited the […]

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Sugar tax will damage the Irish economy, group claims

August 08th 2016

A sugar tax of 10 cent on cans of soft drink will increase the average household’s annual grocery bill by €60, but won’t help tackle Ireland’s obesity problem, said the Irish Beverage Council (IBC). The group, which represents companies that sell sugary drinks in Ireland, has produced a report arguing sugar taxes do not achieve […]

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Irish businesses losing over 200m to banks on their foreign exchange payments

August 05th 2016

Currency exchange experts, TransferMate have today claimed that the prices banks are charging Irish SMEs on currency exchange are “over the top” and that is having the knock-on effect of hundreds of millions being taken out of the Irish economy each year. Experts at the Irish FinTech say over €75 billion in foreign currency is […]

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Irish services industry growth hits slowest rate since 2014

August 04th 2016

Growth in the Irish services industry fell to its lowest rate since February 2014 as the fallout from Brexit continues to take its toll, new research has shown. According to the Investec Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a slight weakening was reported for a second successive month in new business. However, the index points out that […]

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