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SMEs

Cybersecurity

Irish cybersecurity firm Viso to create 22 jobs as part of UK expansion

The Dublin based cybersecurity provider plans to treble its workforce over the next three years following the €250,000 investment
  • Emmet Ryan
  • January 24, 2023
Companies

Meath manufacturing firm Turmec looks to enter American market with local acquisition

The company, which designs and manufactures major recycling plants, already has a presence here, in Britain and Australia
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • December 28, 2022
Business

‘Investigate the market. It seems daunting at first’ – firms’ advice on exporting to Nordics

There are currently over 50 Irish companies working on data centres projects across the Nordics and exports to the region reached a record high of €1.24 billion last year
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • December 10, 2022
Making it Work

Marker Content aiming to be the Shutterstock of the written word

Anyone who needs content can buy it on a subscription or per article basis from a library of 185,000 articles written by 30,000 contributors and tailor it to their own needs
  • Emmet Ryan
  • November 5, 2022
Companies

Davis Events targets US customers with new office in Texas

Irish events organiser says its new base in Austin, Texas will allow it to build on its existing American customer base
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • November 5, 2022
Tax

Budget tax changes: devil will be in the details of Finance Bill

If a reduction in the overall capital gains rate is not possible then consideration should be given to a reduction in the rate applicable for gains arising on the disposal of investments in SMEs
  • Tom Maguire
  • October 8, 2022
Tax

Tom Maguire: Tax Commission’s SME advice is weighty, but right on the money

The Commission on Taxation’s recent report touted laudable changes to make the ‘dynamic trio’ of EIIS, R&D tax credits and Keep more effective in nurturing small and young businesses
  • Tom Maguire
  • September 24, 2022
This Working Life

This Working Life: What to look out for when switching bank accounts

You may be dreading the administrative headache of your small business having to change banks, but it’s still important to act now to avoid cash flow problems
  • Mark O'Rourke
  • September 3, 2022
This Working Life

Post-pandemic, SMEs can’t afford to ignore the benefits of digital upskilling

Small and medium-sized business owners must recognise that investment in digital solutions is an investment in their future that will pay dividends
  • Anne Sheehan
  • September 3, 2022
Doing The Business

Giselle Makinde of Cream of the Crop on growing her food company

From working in a zero-waste restaurant in Amsterdam to studying the art of Italian ice cream, Brazilian ex-pat Giselle Makinde shares her business story with Jordan Mooney
  • Jordan Mooney
  • September 3, 2022
Making it Work

Streat School fills the void as founder shares food truck know-how

The Irish food truck provider and marketing agency, founded by Blasta Street Kitchen owner Seany McCleary, has helped 120 new street food outlets to get up and running in the past two years
  • Donal MacNamee
  • September 3, 2022
SMEs

In pod they trust: Belfast-based glamping group Further Space seeks to expand

Firm has already has a site open in Co Wexford, and plans more there and in Mayo, Cork and Kerry
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • August 28, 2022
The Big Interview

‘Anything we’ve said we’d do, we’ve done – and faster’: Michael O’Neill, Pure Ocean Algae

The fisherman and entrepreneur wasn’t sure what to do with the aquaculture licences he had applied for five years previously – but then an opportunity opened up to become a world-leading producer of dulse seaweed
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • August 27, 2022
Business

Ian Guider: Revenue must reconsider hitting SMEs with heavy tax bills

It would be a shame if the Revenue Commissioners’ lack of support scuppered one of the government’s best measures to help small firms survive the ongoing turmoil
  • Ian Guider
  • July 29, 2022

Google: Lack of SMEs online could hamper Ireland’s competitiveness

With 45 per cent of Irish SMEs lacking a website, the tech giant is concerned that a failure to embrace ecommerce could slow down Ireland’s economic recovery
  • Emmet Ryan
  • July 25, 2022
Investing

Baker Tilly generates 15 per cent return for investors on first EIIS fund

In total, the accounting firm has raised almost €70 million in funding for SMEs through EIIS schemes in the last seven years
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • July 23, 2022
Tax

As budget looms, we must strive to incentivise the SME sector

While we may disagree with the EU on certain tax measures, we can’t disagree when it says that ‘SMEs are the backbone of Europe’s economy’
  • Tom Maguire
  • July 9, 2022
SMEs

Cost inflation ranked as top threat to growth in Irish food sector

A PwC survey administered in conjunction with Love Irish Food found that more than 75% of SMEs do not think the economy will improve over the next year
  • Eva Short
  • May 17, 2022

Making it Work: Woebot aims to make a digital difference in mental health

Alison Darcy, the company’s founder, says her aim is to provide digital support to clinicians and their patients
  • Emmet Ryan
  • April 3, 2022

Making it Work: Kerry 3D print firm targets German and Nordic markets for expansion

Wazp works on a model of ‘decentralisation, digitalisation and demand drivers’, building the product on site for customers if requested
  • Emmet Ryan
  • April 3, 2022

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