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50% of Irish don’t believe any political party has a strong job creation policy

February 25th 2016

IrishJobs.ie have released new research which shows that almost 50% (49.2%) of people (both employed and unemployed) don’t believe any political party has a strong job creation policy. This is according to their latest Jobseeker Sentiment Survey which has been released a day before the general election. It shows that 36% of people feel that […]

Clare Local Enterprise Week 2016

February 24th 2016

It was announced yesterday that Clare Local Enterprise Week 2016 will take place from March 7th to 11th at various locations around the county. The weeklong series of business training workshops and networking events is aimed at informing, advising and motivating businesses and potential entrepreneurs in relation to the range of supports and opportunities in […]

Irish SMEs feel Government not doing enough for them

February 23rd 2016

In a survey of 540 IT decision makers throughout Ireland, just 24pc said the Government was doing enough for businesses like theirs, compared to 62pc who say the Government is under-delivering. Just over 20pc of SMEs felt the Government could reduce costs to the sector, by reviewing taxes, travel and childcare, while 17pc wanted the […]

Small Firms Association call for Small Business Minister

February 22nd 2016

To co-incide with the start of Election Week, the Small Firms Association (SFA) has circulated a Small Business Manifesto to its 8,500 members around the country. The Association have called for an end to “tax discrimination” against the self-employed and entrepreneurs. Their manifesto also calls for the need to tackle the rising cost of doing […]

74% of Irish SMEs see positive outlook in 2016

February 18th 2016

Three in four businesses in Ireland have a positive outlook for the next 12 months reflecting greater confidence in economic recovery, according to the second annual Regional Business Barometer Study, commissioned by telecoms and cloud services provider Magnet. The study, conducted by Amárach Research in January 2016, showed a total of 74% of businesses surveyed […]

Growth in consumer economy back to 2007 levels

February 17th 2016

The Marketing Institute of Ireland and UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School have today published their quarterly Consumer Market Monitor (CMM). The report covers the fourth quarter of 2015 and also provides a review of the full year. It shows that consumer spending looks set to keep an upward trajectory this year and for the foreseeable […]

New event to connect jobseekers with tech companies

February 16th 2016

A new event is to take place on February 16th which is designed to connect jobseekers with some of Ireland’s most innovative tech companies. ‘UpStarter’ is also aimed at anyone in the process of setting up a new company who is looking to find a co-founder. Over 300 Co-Founders, Developers, Marketers, Designers and Students have […]

Irish are more likely to stay longer with employers who are interested in their health

February 15th 2016

Seven in ten (69%) Irish people are more likely to stay longer with employers who show an interest in their health and wellbeing, while half would consider leaving employers who don’t. This is according to a survey of almost 1000 employees which was commissioned by the Nutrition & Health Foundation (NHF) to mark Ireland’s second National […]

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