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PRESS 2012



Tues 18th Dec 2012
Shoppers and Retailers Targeted By Pickpockets and Shoplifters This Christmas

Mon 10th Dec 2012
Slight Improvement In Business Satisfaction With Government

Thur 13th Dec 2012
ISME Calls For One Year Pay Freeze

Mon 10th Dec 2012
ISME Quarterly Bank Watch Survey

Fri 7th Dec 2012
ISME urges consumers to BUY IRISH this christmas

Wed 5 Dec 2012
Budget A First Step to Kick-Start Economy

Wed 5 Dec 2012
Youth Emigration Disguising Unemployment Crisis

Thur 29 Nov 2012
Unemployment 'Nightmare' Continues

Wed 28 Nov 2012
Government's Inaction on Retail Sector A Scandal

Thur 22 Nov 2012
ISME Welcomes Debt Restructuring Changes for Small Business

Wed 21 Nov 2012
Micro Enterprises Casualties of Ministerial 'Turf-War'

Fri 16 Nov 2012
'SMEs' Are Key To Recovery - ISME Pre-Budget Submission

Thur 15 Nov 2012
Buying Irish An Investment In Our Future

Thur 8 Nov 2012
Danger of Government Complacency As Inflation Reduces

Thur 1 Nov 2012
Radical New Jobs Policy Needed

Fri 30 Oct 2012
SMEs - The Key to the Future

Fri 26 Oct 2012
Slight Improvement in Retail Figures No Excuse for Govt Complacency

Fri 19 Oct 2012
Deterioration in Business Satisfaction with Government

Wed 17 Oct 2012
ISME Welcomes Establishment of Credit Guarantee Scheme

Fri 12 Oct 2012
Mandatory Sick Pay Will Lead to Job Losses and Increased Absenteeism

Thurs 11 Oct 2012
Reduction in Government Controlled Costs Demanded

Mon 8 Oct 2012
SME Business In Crisis - SME Business Trends Survey Q3, 2012

Wed 3 Oct 2012
"Action Plan for Jobs" Failing Miserably

Mon 1 Oct 2012
ISME Credit Watch Survey Autumn 2012

Fri 28 Sept 2012
Retail Sector Facing 'Annihilation'

Thurs 27 Sept 2012
ISME Welcomes Establishment of Microfinance Scheme

Fri 21 Sept 2012
ISME Business Briefing Sessions

Wed 19 Sept 2012
Jobs Strategy Not Working

Thurs 13 Sept 2012
Inflation Figures Mask Increased Government Controlled Costs

Mon 10 Sept 2012
ISME Quarterly Bank Watch Survey

Wed 5 Sept 2012
'Awful' Live Register Figures

Fri 31 Aug 2012
Ulster Bank Redress - A Miserly Response

Tues 28 Aug 2012
Retail Sector in 'Wretched' State

Wed 22 Aug 2012
ISME's Reaction to Central Bank's SME Lending Report

Thurs 9 Aug 2012
Government Controlled Cost Reduction Essential

Wed 1 Aug 2012
Loose Talk Costing Jobs

Mon 30 Jul 2012
ISME and IGB Announce New Business Showcase Partnership

Fri 27 Jul 2012
Retail Strategy Group Required To Prevent Further Job Losses

Wed 25 Jul 2012
Booming Black Economy 'Killing' Small Business

Thurs 12 Jul 2012
Bank Interest Rate Reduction Would Help Reduce Inflation

Tues 10 Jul 2012
Government Satisfaction Rating Survey - Government Performance Must Improve

Thurs 5 Jul 2012
Government Must Force Bailed-Out Banks To Pass On Interest Rate Reduction In Full

Wed 4 Jul 2012
Abysmal Jobless Numbers Increase As Government Bickers

Sun 1 Jul 2012
Is Medical Profession Aiding & Abetting Fraud?

Fri 29 Jun 2012
Dip in SME Business Confidence - SME Business Trends Survey Q2, 2012

Thurs 28 Jun 2012
Retail Sector In Danger of 'Wipe-Out'

Mon 25 Jun 2012
ISME Credit Watch Survey: Late Payments Delay Recovery for SMEs

Fri 22 June 2012
Two Thirds of SMEs Targeted By Scams

Fri 22 Jun 2012
Small Business Must Not Be Penalised By Ulster Bank

Mon 18 Jun 2012
ISME Quarterly Bank Watch Survey: Banks hindering recovery as loan refusals hit 54%

Thurs 7 Jun 2012
Disastrous Unemployment Shows Jobs Strategy Not Working

Thurs 7 Jun 2012
Competitiveness Undermined Through Rising State Influenced Costs

Fri 1 Jun 2012
"Think Small First" Must be The Focus For Government

Wednesday 30th May 2012
"Less Talk More Action" Required as Live Register Figures Disappoint

Monday 28th May 2012
Retail "Wipe Out" Threatened

Friday 25th May 2012
Business Crime Costing SMEs €1.5bn Per Annum

Thursday 10th May 2012
Inflation Figures "Mask" Rising State Influenced Business Costs

Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Danger of Complacency as Slight Reduction in Live Register Announced

Friday 27th April 2012
Retail Trade Being Ignored by Government

Thursday 12th April 2012
SME Competitiveness Being Undermind by Government Influenced Costs

Wednesday 11th April 2012
Overdue Credit Guarantee Scheme Welcomed by Small & Medium Business

Wednesday 4th April 2012
ISME Calls For Government to Deliver on Jobs Promise

Monday 2nd April 2012
Significant Improvement in SME Business Confidence - SME Business Trends Survey Q1, 2012

Wednesday 28th March
ISME Demands Stronger Measures to Combat Black Market Operators as Retail Trade Struggles

Tuesday 27th March 2012
Small Business Disappointed With Government Performance

Monday 26th March 2012
Thousands of Business Suffering due to Late Payments From Big Business and Government Agencies

Friday 23rd March 2012
Central Bank Figures Show Banks Not Meeting Their Commitment to Government

Friday 16th March 2012
Bank Appeals Procedure Not Working For SME's

Thursday 15th March 2012
Competitiveness Being Eroded by Government Driven Costs

Monday 12th March 2012
ISME Quarterly Bank Watch Survey: Half of All SME Bank Credit Applications Refused in Last 3 Months

Wednesday 7th March 2012
Emigration Masks Dire Unemployment Figures

Friday 2nd March 2012
ISME Welcomes Central Bank Governor's Statement on SME Lending

Wednesday 29th February 2012
Live Register Figures Confirm Need For Immediate Action On Jobs

Tuesday 28th February 2012
ISME Demands Strategy Group to Assist Perilous Retail Trade

Thursday 23rd February 2012
Government Must Prioritise Cost Competitiveness

Monday 13th February 2012
Jobs Plan Lacks Immediacy & Bite

Wednesday 1st February 2012
Actions Not Promises Needed to Deliver Jobs

Friday 27th January 2012
Many Retailers Facing "Armageddon" as Business Propspects Remain "Bleak"

Thursday 26th January 2012
ISME Calls for Derogation For SME's in Redundancy Rebate

Monday 23rd January 2012
ISME Survey Confirms That Mandatory Sick Pay Will Lead to Job Losses and Increased Absenteeism

Thursday 19th January 2012
Government Imposed Costs "Strangling" Enterprises

Wednesday 11th January 2012
ISME Demands Government Publish Redundancy Figures

Thursday 5th January 2012
Immediate Jobs Initiative Essential

Wednesday 4th January 2012
ISME Warns Burton to Drop Mandatory Sick Pay