24th April, 2017 Increase in 5 out of 12 confidence indicators. 35% of businesses will not increase pay this year. Current Exports down & Export Expectations drop by 19%. Brexit biggest concern among SMEs. The results of the ISME
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20th April, 2017 Government must assist SMEs in EU tenders Nominate one agency to drive international tender openings Last month, ISME, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association identified that billions of euro in tendering opportunities would open in the
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Half of Isme firms fear Brexit will hit profits as wages hold up, 28th March 2017 Irish Independent 77% of ISME firms feel Brexit will not hit staffing levels – survey, 28th March 2017 RTE news Almost half of Irish SMEs
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28th March 2017, 11% of members considering relocation of up to half of their business to the UK. 77% feel Brexit will not impact on staffing. ISME, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association today (28th March) publishes the results
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18th January, 2017 Businesses, citizens and Government must be prepared for a hard Brexit SMEs must prepare for currency fluctuations. 52% of SMEs will be impacted negatively by Brexit. ISME in response to the Theresa Mays speech yesterday on its
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Decrease in 8 out of 12 confidence indicators. 52% of SMEs expect Brexit to have a negative effect on profits. Services and Manufacturing sectors confidence is up. The results of the ISME Quarterly Business Trends Survey for the final quarter
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22nd December, 2016 In 2017 focus must be on reducing the cost of living. Government’s handling of jobs situation the only positive. Government should ‘Think Small First’. ISME, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, published the results of its
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ISME, 3rd November 2016. Businesses unhappy with Administration’s performance. Governments handling of business costs continue to be an issue for SMEs. Declines in all four indicators, Banking, Jobs, Economy, and Costs. ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, published
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ISME, Thursday 20th October 2016 Increase in 10 out of 12 confidence indicators. Effects of Brexit still the biggest concern. 49% of SMEs expect negative effect on profits from Brexit. Sectorally, Exporters most concerned over Brexit. The results of the ISME
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Friday 16th September, 2016 Delays in bank decision time not acceptable. 26% of SME applicants still waiting for decision. Refusal rate still too high at 36%. Access to credit continues to be a pivotal issue for SMEs. SME demand for
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