Seanad Public Consultation on SMEs
ISME made a submission to Seanad Éireann for its Public Consultation on SMEs in Ireland. In our submission we highlighted:
- Access to finance
- Recruitment of suitably qualified staff and ongoing training/skills development challenges (including mentoring)
- Retaining staff
- Building strong routes to market
- Broadband and Poor Connectivity (including transport)
- Cost of doing business in Ireland (i.e. rates etc.)
- Macro-economic and political challenges and volatility
- Start up support for entrepreneurs – low risk tolerance/culture – planning permission issues etc.
- Challenges in selling on, or transferring a business to family members
- Poor integration and communication perception of State agencies
To read our full submission click here