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SMEs

Companies

Google Ireland launches ‘2023 You’re the Business’ competition for Irish SME’s

The Us tech company has partnered with Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Office for the second year to launch the initiative
  • Lorcan Allen
  • September 26, 2023
Special Report

Squeeze on lending by banks leaves small companies reeling

Rising interest rates and reduced lending multiples from banks are already affecting some businesses’ plans for growth
  • Lorcan Allenand
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • September 24, 2023

Simply Better
Back to School

Delicious recipes by Neven Maguire

Business

Small Firms Association calls for Budget 2024 to take sting out of rising costs for SMEs

Lobby group says labour shortages, rising wages, taxes and new employment rules are putting small Irish businesses under severe pressure
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • August 27, 2023
SMEs

Over half of SMEs raise prices to counter inflation – report

54 per cent of businesses have taken measures beyond pricing to mitigate inflation
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • August 24, 2023
funding

Development Capital invests €6m in Dublin-based IP Telecom

Investment brings Development Capital’s Irish SME investment to €100 million
  • Emmet Ryan
  • August 23, 2023
Comment

Ian Guider: Despite the pain, hiking the minimum wage is a small price to pay to do the right thing

A hike of 12 per cent is unlikely to affect the multinationals, but it could cause problems for thousands of small firms that employ the majority of people on lower salaries
  • Ian Guider
  • July 30, 2023
SMEs

Insolvencies up 48% in first half of this year, report shows

Hospitality, construction and financial services sectors saw highest rates of bankruptcy
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • July 17, 2023

Bite Size: What’s hot in Irish food and drink in July

A craft lemonade, water kefir and two new restaurant menus are worth checking out this month
  • Food&Wine Magazine team
  • July 2, 2023
Investing

Venture capital funding for Irish SMEs hits record €502 million in Q1

The main driver of the record funding was the €300 million investment into Amarenco, the Cork-based energy company, in March
  • Emmet Ryan
  • May 29, 2023
Banking

Flatlining of loan demand from ‘very cautious’ SMEs, AIB’s Hunt says

“We have seen almost a flatlining of loan demand coming out of the SME sector going back many years,” the bank’s chief exec told the Business Post
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • May 7, 2023
Partner Content

Homegrown heroes: How Maxol can take your food or drink business to the next level

Do you have a great Irish-made food or drink product? Then the team at Homegrown at Maxol want to hear from you
  • Food&Wine Magazine team
  • March 16, 2023
Companies

Cork clothing company Zirkulu looks to raise €250,000 to further development

Zirkulu was first conceptualised in December 2020
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • March 13, 2023
SMEs

Multinationals say they are ‘not competitive’ because of Ireland’s housing shortage

Foreign companies claim they are losing out due to the cost of accommodation
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • March 1, 2023
Doing The Business

A family affair: Simon Rudd on going back to his food roots

Twenty years after his family parted ways with the business that bore their name, Simon Rudd is back with the brand and ready for a new era
  • Brenda McCormick
  • January 30, 2023
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 11, 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 6, 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 6, 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

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