Cybersecurity Irish cybersecurity firm Viso to create 22 jobs as part of UK expansionThe Dublin based cybersecurity provider plans to treble its workforce over the next three years following the €250,000 investment
Companies Meath manufacturing firm Turmec looks to enter American market with local acquisitionThe company, which designs and manufactures major recycling plants, already has a presence here, in Britain and Australia
Business ‘Investigate the market. It seems daunting at first’ – firms’ advice on exporting to NordicsThere 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
Making it Work Marker Content aiming to be the Shutterstock of the written wordAnyone 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
Companies Davis Events targets US customers with new office in TexasIrish events organiser says its new base in Austin, Texas will allow it to build on its existing American customer base
Tax Budget tax changes: devil will be in the details of Finance BillIf 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
Tax Tom Maguire: Tax Commission’s SME advice is weighty, but right on the moneyThe 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
This Working Life This Working Life: What to look out for when switching bank accountsYou 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
This Working Life Post-pandemic, SMEs can’t afford to ignore the benefits of digital upskillingSmall and medium-sized business owners must recognise that investment in digital solutions is an investment in their future that will pay dividends
Doing The Business Giselle Makinde of Cream of the Crop on growing her food companyFrom 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
Making it Work Streat School fills the void as founder shares food truck know-howThe 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
SMEs In pod they trust: Belfast-based glamping group Further Space seeks to expandFirm has already has a site open in Co Wexford, and plans more there and in Mayo, Cork and Kerry
The Big Interview ‘Anything we’ve said we’d do, we’ve done – and faster’: Michael O’Neill, Pure Ocean AlgaeThe 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
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
Google: Lack of SMEs online could hamper Ireland’s competitivenessWith 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
Investing Baker Tilly generates 15 per cent return for investors on first EIIS fundIn total, the accounting firm has raised almost €70 million in funding for SMEs through EIIS schemes in the last seven years
Tax As budget looms, we must strive to incentivise the SME sectorWhile 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’
SMEs Cost inflation ranked as top threat to growth in Irish food sectorA 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
Making it Work: Woebot aims to make a digital difference in mental healthAlison Darcy, the company’s founder, says her aim is to provide digital support to clinicians and their patients
Making it Work: Kerry 3D print firm targets German and Nordic markets for expansionWazp works on a model of ‘decentralisation, digitalisation and demand drivers’, building the product on site for customers if requested
